Fundamental Topics in Science © 2001 Texas Instruments Introduction vi
Organization of Fundamental Topics in Science
Fundamental Topics in Science is organized in table-of-contents form. There are six topics.
1:SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Helps students understand that science is a process, not just dry
facts, and involves them in following such a process as they study
human heart rate.
2:PRECISION & ACCURACY
Helps students learn the difference between the two terms. It then
introduces them to significant figures (significant digits) and
provides hands-on practice.
3:SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
Introduces scientific notation and provides hands-on practice in
using scientific notation, including practice with conversions to
and from decimal notation and basic arithmetic operations.
4:UNITS & CONVERSIONS
Demonstrates the need for units and introduces students to SI
units. It also covers conversions and dimensional analysis.
5:DATA & GRAPHS
Shows that presenting some data as tables and graphs can help
significantly in understanding the data. The chapter introduces
students to curve fitting.
6:VECTORS
Defines vectors and explains vector arithmetic and vector
resolution, while providing students with practice in both.
Each topic is presented in three subsections.
1:INTRODUCTION
Presents a brief overview, often showing the real-world usefulness
of the topic.
2:CONCEPTS
Presents definitions, concepts, and examples.
3:ACTIVITIES
Includes interactive activities that reinforce the concepts
presented in the
INTRODUCTION
and
CONCEPTS
sections and that
help students practice skills related to the topic.
Fundamental Topics in Science Classroom Materials include
Teacher Notes
and
Try-It!™ on
Your TI
83 Plus
reproducible student activity sheets for every topic.
Several topics contain
WRITE IT DOWN
screens. These questions are usually of a discussion
nature, as are questions on the
Try-It!
activity sheets. If your students are keeping journals,
Fundamental Topics in Science is appropriate journal material, so you may prefer that students
record their responses in their journals.
Try-It!™ on Your TI
83 Plus
These activities help students learn features of the TI
83 Plus and of the free
SCIENCE TOOLS
application, which is accessible from the
SCIENCE CHAPTERS
menu when it is installed.
The TI
83 Plus features are described more fully in the
TI
1
83 Plus
guidebook. The
SCIENCE
TOOLS
application is described more fully in the
TI
1
83 Plus Science Tools
user guide.
Note:
The international version of
SCIENCE TOOLS
is not accessible from the
SCIENCE CHAPTERS
menu; use
the
n
menu.
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General
