Chapter 1: Number Sense Name
Section 3: Real Numbers Date
Topics in Algebra 1 © 2001 Texas Instruments Student Worksheet 1-24
Activities
The
Activities
help you practice real number concepts. You can select from two activities—
Raining Reals
and
What Is My Property?
Follow these steps to play the activity and complete
your worksheet.
1. Make sure you are in the
Activities
for this section.
2. Highlight an activity using
$
or
#
, and press
b
.
Scoring
: Every correct
placement earns 2 points.
The game automatically
ends if you have
answered incorrectly four
times (shown in the top
right corner), or you press
á
QUIT
â
to stop.
Raining Reals
1. Highlight a level (silver = less difficult; gold = more difficult),
and press
b
to select it.
2. As the numbers fall on your screen, quickly determine if the
“raining” number is rational or irrational.
3. Press
!
to move the number into the
RATIONAL
set, or press
"
to move the number into the
IRRATIONAL
set. If the
answer is incorrect, the correct answer is displayed; press any
key to resume play.
4. Follow your teacher’s instructions for how long to play the
activity.
5. What level did you play?
6. What was your final score?
7. How many incorrect answers did you have?
(Shown in top right corner of the screen.)
8. Write a paragraph describing the activity. Describe your
strategy for playing.