Download Calculator Scavenger Hunt Activity

TI-30XS Scavenger Hunt
Use the TI-30XS to find answers for the questions listed here.
For the skills you cannot complete, find someone who can. Introduce yourself, have them
demonstrate the skill to you and describe how to do the skill in the box.
1. Describe how to
clear the screen
2. Describe how to
clear the memory
3. You have
entered 5 * 6 + 2
but want to change
the 6 to a 3.
4. How do you
show 5566778899
in scientific
notation?
5. If you enter
more lines than the
display will show,
how can you get to
the lines before
and after what the
display shows?
6. How do you
access the green
functions?
7. How do you find
cube roots?
8. How do you
input fractions?
9. How do you input
10. How do you
change fractions to
decimals using the
toggle
key?
Find the square
root of 784
Solve:
Solve:
Solve: 3
11. Solve:
2 + 3 * 5 – (8 +6)
12. How do you
=
enter an exponent?
Does the TI 30 XS
automatically do
order of operations
correctly?
What is
?
+ =
13. What’s the
difference
between
and
mixed numbers?
+2 =
14. Solve:
What is 15% of 35?
Change to a
decimal
15. Enter the
function y = x + 3.
What are y values
when x is -2, -1, 0, 1?
TI-30XS Scavenger Hunt Answer Key
Use the TI-30XS to find answers for the questions listed here.
For the skills you cannot complete, find someone who can. Introduce yourself, have them
demonstrate the skill to you and describe how to do the skill in the box.
1. Describe how to
clear the screen
2. Describe how to
clear the memory
Press Clear
(located under
large oval at top
right)
1. Press 2nd
2. Press 0
3. Press 2
3. You have
4. How do you
entered 5 * 6 + 2
show 55667788 in
but want to change scientific notation?
the 6 to a 3.
1. Key in 55667788
1. Push the left
2. Press mode key
arrow on the
3. Press down
oval until you get
4. Press right
to 6
to highlight SCI
5. Press enter
2. Key in 3 where
6. Press 2nd
the 6 is blinking
7. Press mode key
3. Press enter
8. Press enter
5. If you enter
more lines than the
display will show,
how can you get to
the lines before
and after what the
display shows?
Push the up or
down arrow
Return to NORM mode
for next problems!
6. How do you
access the green
functions?
- Press 2nd
Find the square
root of 784
1. Press 2nd
2. Press
3. Key in 784
4. Press enter
7. How do you find
cube roots?
8. How do you
input fractions?
9. How do you input
1. Press 3
2. Press 2nd
3. Press ^
4. Key in number
5. Press enter
1. Key in numerator
2. Press button
3. Key in denominator
4. Push right arrow
1. Press 2nd button
2. Press button
Solve:
=
- Answer is
8.Push
7. Key in denominator
Solve: 3 + 2 =
- Answer is
enter an exponent?
1. Enter the base
number
2. Press ^ (middle
Does the TI 30 XS
of far left row)
automatically do
3. Enter exponent
order of operations 4. Press enter
correctly?
- Answer is 3
- Yes
3. Key in whole number
on oval
Solve: + =
- Answer is 6
12. How do you
What is ?
- Answer is 6561
10. How do you
change fractions to
decimals using the
toggle
key?
1. Enter the fraction
4.Push
2. Press right
5.Key in numerator arrow
6. Push down arrow 3. Press toggle
- Answer is 28.
11. Solve:
2 + 3 * 5 – (8 +6)
mixed numbers?
13. What’s the
difference
between
and
=9
= -9
- Use parenthesis
to solve negative
exponents!
(under + sign)
4. Press enter
Change to a decimal
- Answer is .125
14. Solve:
What is 15% of 35?
15. Enter the
function y = x + 3.
What are y values
1. Enter 15
2. Press 2nd
3. Press ( (above
when x is -2, -1, 0, 1?
8)
4. Enter multiply
5. Enter 35
- Answer is 5.25
1. Press table
2. Enter x +3 (x is
left of 4 button)
3. Press enter until
it goes to a chart
4. Use
Answers:
(-2,1)(-1,2)(0,3)(1,4)