Chapter 1: Number Sense Section 1: Integers
Topics in Algebra 1 © 2001 Texas Instruments Teacher Notes 1-9
Activities
Scoring
:
Students earn 2
points for each correct
response.
Unless you specify point
or time limits for this
activity, students can play
the activity until they have
answered incorrectly four
times or they press
á
QUIT
â
to stop. There is
no time limit.
What Is My Sign?
Tell students to:
1. Quickly solve the expression in their heads before it slides all
the way to the left.
2. Move the expression into the correct category (
+
,
0
, or
M
) using
$
and
#
. Once the expression is in the correct row, they can
press
!
to slide it quickly to the left. If the answer is incorrect,
the correct answer is displayed; press any key to resume play.
3. Follow your instructions. For example, students can play:
•
Until they have answered incorrectly four times (no time
limit).
•
Until a certain amount of time has expired (highest score
with the fewest misses wins).
•
Until a certain score has been reached
(first student to
reach the score with the fewest misses wins).
•
Repeatedly over a period of time (days, weeks, etc.) for
tracking improvement of high scores.
4. Record their score.
5. Record how many incorrect answers they had.
(Shown in top right corner of the screen.)
Scoring
:
Students get
two attempts to solve
each problem. They earn
2 points for a correct
answer on the first try, 1
point for a correct answer
on the second try.
Students can earn up to
10 points.
Tip
: You may want to
remind students playing
at the gold level about the
Order of Operations rules.
Integer Smash
Tell students to:
1. Highlight a level (bronze = least difficult; gold = most difficult),
and press
b
to select it.
2. Bronze or silver levels only: Press
á
+
â
,
á
N
â
,
á
¦
â
, or
á
÷
â
to select
the operation that they want to practice.
3. Enter the missing number (press Ì for negative numbers) and
press
b
. As they play the activity, write each number
sentence and solution, showing all of their work on the
worksheet.
4. Record the level and operation (bronze and silver only) they
played.
5. Record their score.
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