Texas Instruments TI-73 - Manual (Page 28)

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Activity 5
The Twin’s Towers
Students develop the concept of a variable while solving
problems using the b key and the - ¢ key.
Patterns and Functions
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problem solving
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percents
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adding fractions
Materials
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blocks or cutouts
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student activity sheet (provided)
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TI-73 ³
Setup
Discuss the following situation with your class.
My twin brother and sister are building towers with
blocks. They built them in the following ways.
1-level tower 2-level tower 3-level tower
The twins want to know how many blocks they will need
for a tower 27 levels high. Can you help them find this?
No. of levels 1 2 3 4 5 . . . . . . 27
No. of blocks 3 4 5 6 7 . . . . . . 29
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Build the towers with
blocks as you discuss this
activity or have the
students build them with
you.