How Fast Is the TI-Rover?
Introducing Middle School Students to Linear Equation Slopes
Keywords:
multiple representations, problem solving, slope, graphing technologyAbstract
The author engaged 6th-grade completers in a fun activity involving Texas-Instruments Rovers, CBR 2 motion sensors, and TI-nspire graphing calculators, introducing them to the linear equation slope via the statistical problem-solving process. In this paper, the author discusses students’ engagement, warts and all.
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Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI). 2010. Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Washington, DC: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers. http://www.corestandards.org/wp-content/uploads/Math_Standards.pdf
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