Classroom Activities for Math Teacher Educators

Enhance your teacher education program with these sample downloadable activities that feature the use of TI-Nspire™ learning technology, TI-84 Plus family graphing calculators, and the TI-73 Explorer™ graphing calculator.

Algebra

Activity Level Concept Technology
Do You See What I See? Middle Grades Math Coordinate Graphing TI-73 Explorer™
Body Cooling Rate Middle Grades Science Investigate the cooling rate of different surface areas TI-73 Explorer

Data Mate App
TI-Connect™ or TI-GraphLink
CBL™ or CBL 2™
Unit-to-Unit link cables
How Many Drivers? High School Investigating the slope intercept form of a line TI-83/TI-84 Plus
Tracing Paper Inequalities High School Graphing systems of linear inequalities in two variables TI-83/TI-84 Plus
Crawling Around: Parametric Plots High School Plot experimental data in a y versus x graph. TI-83/TI-84 Plus

CBL™ / CBL 2™
Motion Detector Sensor
TI-Connect™ with connectivity cable
Unit-to-Unit cables
Vernier LabPro®
What is My Rule? High School Experience with the language of the Cartesian coordinate system TI-Nspire or TI-Nspire CAS
Algebra Nomograph High School Explore inverse functions. TI-Nspire or TI-Nspire CAS
River of Life High School Analyzing and interpreting data TI-Nspire or TI-Nspire CAS

Geometry

Activity Level Concept Technology
Geometry and Measurement Middle Grades Math Understanding of length, area and volume TI-73 Explorer
Simple Constructions High School Perform basic constructions using straightedge and compass, and/or drawing programs describing and justifying the procedures used. Distinguish between sketching, constructing and drawing geometric figures. TI-83/TI-84 Plus

Cabri Jr.
Angles of a Triangle High School Investigate the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle. Explore interior angles, and their relationship with the exterior angles of a triangle. TI-83/TI-84 Plus

Cabri Jr.
The Pythagorean Theorem High School The Pythagorean Theorem
Acute and Obtuse Triangles
TI-Nspire or TI-Nspire CAS
 
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