Lesson 5

Part III (Intro to Basic eActivity Manipulations, continued)

In this part, we will try and we will succeed in linking an equation to the Geometry window. When you move the graph in Geometry, you will see the equation update in eActivity. When you change the equation in eActivity, you will see the graph update in Geometry. Near the end, we will save our file as an eActivity for use in Lesson 6.

1. Inserting a Geometry Link

2. Linking an Equation to Geometry

3. Exploring with Geometry Link

4. Creating a Folder in the eActivity Application

5. Saving an eActivity into your Folder

6. Opening an eActivity

Part III


Practice Exercises

  1. Open the file GeoLink (called an eActivity) that you just created.
  2. Expand the Geometry strip and drag your graph slightly.
  3. Get a screen capture and paste it into your Lesson 5 document (under a title of PART III).
  4. Edit the equation in eActivity to be: y=x^3-3x+1.
  5. Press EXE so that its graph in the Geometry window updates.
  6. Get a screen capture. Add two blank spaces following the first screen capture and paste this one.
  7. Edit the equation in eActivity to be: y=abs(x^3-3x+1) [Note: abs stands for absolute value] and press EXE.
  8. Get a screen capture and paste it following the second screen capture for this practice set.

Part IV

Reflection Exercises

You have just completed the fifth lesson in ClassPad 101. Awesome! Please take a few moments to copy and paste the following three questions at the end of your Lesson5 document and answer them.

  1. Approximately how long did it take you to complete this lesson?
  2. Which activity did you enjoy the most?
  3. Did you find any part of this activity difficult to follow? If so, which part? Also, how did you overcome the difficulty?

Assessment 5: Introduction to Basic eActivity Manipulation