Designed to promote student links to mathematical concepts by using physical experiments with familiar items, such as boxes and boards

Geometry Experiments: Exploring Algebraic Connections

Teen & Young Adult

Mary Jean Winter

Ronald J. Carlson

Education & Reference

Dale-Seymour Publications

Used in conjunction with any algebra text, these experimentsbring the real world into your classroom! Students construct models of thereal world using linear and nonlinear functions and learn basic conceptsalong the way. Topics include the connection between an equation of afunction and its graph, the influence of constants on a graph, andfunctional growth. Requires a graphing calculator or computer. Bookfollows NCTM Standards.

Algebra Experiments II: Exploring Non-Linear Functions

Science & Math

Mathematics

Book by Carlson, Ronald J., Winter, Mary Jean

Transforming Functions to Fit Data: Mathematical Explorations Using Probes, Electronic Data-Collection Devices, and Graphing Calculators

Key Curriculum Press

Graphing calculators are powerful tools for teaching and learning the concepts of probability. With calculators, your students can quickly run numerous trials in a simulation without the tedium that can come from flipping a coin or rolling dice many times. Through calculator simulations, students more easily understand how the observed relative frequency for a large number of trials approaches the theoretical probability, and they begin to understand variability in sampling.
 Use the investigations in Probability Simulations to develop and reinforce the basic concepts of probability. The activities can be used to enrich any mathematics curriculum or to further the ideas covered in standard textbooks. They are ideal for extended class periods.
 Any graphing calculator with a random-number generator can be used to complete the thirteen probability simulations. Calculator programs for the activities can be downloaded from the accompanying CD-ROM onto TI-82, TI-83, or Casio CFX-9970, 9870, or 9850 graphing calculators, entered by hand from the program listings, or adapted to other calculators following the program annotations.
 As a teacher acquainted with the basic concepts of probability, you can use this book to create a rich and rewarding classroom experience.

Probabilty Simulations

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Geometry Experiments: Exploring Algebraic Connections

Algebra Experiments II: Exploring Non-Linear Functions

Transforming Functions to Fit Data: Mathematical Explorations Using Probes, Electronic Data-Collection Devices, and Graphing Calculators

Probabilty Simulations