Organization Of Fundamental Topics In Science; X95; • Try-It! On Your Ti 83 Plus - Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus Software Manual

Organization of Fundamental Topics in Science

Fundamental Topics in Science is organized in table-of-contents form. There are six topics.
1:SCIENTIFIC METHOD
2:PRECISION & ACCURACY
3:SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
4:UNITS & CONVERSIONS
5:DATA & GRAPHS
6:VECTORS
Each topic is presented in three subsections.
1:INTRODUCTION
2:CONCEPTS
3:ACTIVITIES
Fundamental Topics in Science Classroom Materials include
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Fundamental Topics in Science
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.
Helps students learn the difference between the two terms. It then
introduces them to significant figures (significant digits) and
provides hands-on practice.
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.
Demonstrates the need for units and introduces students to SI
units. It also covers conversions and dimensional analysis.
Shows that presenting some data as tables and graphs can help
significantly in understanding the data. The chapter introduces
students to curve fitting.
Defines vectors and explains vector arithmetic and vector
resolution, while providing students with practice in both.
Presents a brief overview, often showing the real-world usefulness
of the topic.
Presents definitions, concepts, and examples.
Includes interactive activities that reinforce the concepts
presented in the
help students practice skills related to the topic.
reproducible student activity sheets for every topic.
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INTRODUCTION
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