The Pirate Problem
The classic geometry problem developed in 1947 by George Gamow comes alive with the interactive platform of TI-Nspire. Will the treasure still be found after the palm tree in the treasure map disappears? What begins with inductive reasoning ends with a formal proof. This lesson, easily adapte...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-pirate-problem
Learning to Do Linear Regressions
This activity compares children's age to height to teach linear regressions. The handout includes notes for students and teachers with a step-by-step lesson on how to do 3 types of linear regressions - Best Fit line, Median Median Line and Least Squares Line.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/learning-to-do-linear-regressions
Solution 12185: Algorithm Used by TI Graphing Calculators for Computing Quartiles.
... graphing calculators compute quartiles by simply averaging the values of adjacent ordered measurements.Consider this example using the data {14, 29, 32, 38, 41, 45, 68, 71, 74, 83, 86, 87}. TI calculators use the formula .25(n+1) to calculate the position of the lower quartile. In this case, it ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/12185
AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-Nspire™ CX Graphing Calculator
...ifference in two population means. Inference procedures for proportions are indicated by “Prop” in the title of the command on the calculator. A Chi-squared test for homogeneity has the same mathematics as a Chi-squared test for independence, so there is only one Chi-squared test option for these...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/apstatstipsfornspire
Going for Gold: 5 Sports-Themed Activities to Engage Your Students
...he women be running faster than the men and, if so, when will that happen? What will the time for the 100-meter world record be if/when the two are equal? This table contains the split times for each 10-meter interval for an entire 100-meter race for each world record set through 2009....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/goingforgold
Girl Scouts + Texas Instruments = A Winning Equation
...orm with them on ways to achieve a badge, help them complete a badge already in progress, or simply create a fun, engaging STEM event, like our STEM Squad. We will do our best to support requests large and small. For example, this April, my colleague, Beth Smith, will help Girl Scouts of West C...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girlscoutsloanprogram
Best of Middle Grades Science Activities
...Ring of Fire This activity takes students on a journey around the Pacific Rim and the infamous “Ring of Fire.” Students will plot locations of earthquakes and volcanos to see if any pattern emerges. Screenshots from the Ring of Fire activity. 3. Earth’s Water: Fresh Water — T...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofmgscience
BestofChemistry
...e. Periodic table, periodicity, atom, atomic structure, atomic mass, atomic weight, atomic number, protons, neutrons, electrons, balancing chemical equations, bonding, chemical bonding, ionic compounds, ionic bonding, intermolecular forces, Electron configurations BestofChemistry website...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofchemistry
Best of Biology
...Mendelian Genetics — Punnett Pea Predictor This activity enables students to explore the rules of Mendelian Genetics through an interactive Punnett square. Students are given multiple scenarios of pea plant “parents” that they must identify the possible genotypes. Screenshots from th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofbiology
Trigonometric Patterns
In this activity, students will use the unit circle to examine patterns in the six trigonometric functions. Students will compare angles created with the x-axis in all four quadrants and discuss with one another what is happening at each coordinate as they move the point around the circle. Tri...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-trig-patterns
Trigonometric Patterns
In this activity, students will use the unit circle to examine patterns in the six trigonometric functions. Students will compare angles created with the x-axis in all four quadrants and discuss with one another what is happening at each coordinate as they move the point around the circle. Tri...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-trig-patterns
Trigonometric Patterns
In this activity, students will use the unit circle to examine patterns in the six trigonometric functions. Students will compare angles created with the x-axis in all four quadrants and discuss with one another what is happening at each coordinate as they move the point around the circle. Tri...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-trig-patterns
Trig Patterns
In this activity, students will use the unit circle to examine patterns in the six trigonometric functions. Students will compare angles created with the x-axis in all four quadrants and discuss with one another what is happening at each coordinate as they move the point around the circle. Tri...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-trig-patterns
Solution 34872: Performing Chi-Square Computations on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
Solution 34872: Performing Chi-Square Computations on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators. Solution 34872: Performing Chi-Square Computations on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators. global Solution 34872: Performing Chi-Square Computatio...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/34872
Solution 23891: Setting Constraints to Remove the @n Symbol From a Trigonometric Equation Using the Solve Command on TI-89 Family, TI-92 Plus Family and the Voyage™ 200.
Solution 23891: Setting Constraints to Remove the @n Symbol From a Trigonometric Equation Using the Solve Command on TI-89 Family, TI-92 Plus Family and the Voyage™ 200. Solution 23891: Setting Constraints to Remove the @n Symbol From a Trigonometric Equation Using the Solve Command on TI-89 F...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/23891
Call it ...Dominant or Recessive
In this activity, students simulate a Punnett square of a cross between two heterozygous individuals and produce a histogram. They compare actual and expected results of genetic crosses.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/call-it----dominant-or-recessive
Work-Energy Theorem Applied to a Cart Pulled Down a Track
In this activity, students will analyze the relationship between the maximum speed of a cart pulled by a falling mass and the work done by gravity. Students will measure the speed of the cart, calculate the work in each trial, make a graph of speed vs. work, and determine an equation which will ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/workenergy-theorem-applied-to-a-cart-pulled-down-a-track
Two Hot, Two Cold
In this activity, students collect both Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature data for several water samples of varying temperatures. They use the data to find a conversion equation that will calculate the Fahrenheit temperature for any given Celsius temperature.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/two-hot-two-cold
Forensics Case 10 - Dropped at the Scene: Blood spatter analysis
In this activity, students graph data to find quantitative relationships and create a standard reference curve for comparison with unknown data. They analyze blood spatters and examine r2 values for linear, natural logarithm, quadratic, and power curve fit. They find the curve that best fits the ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-10brdropped-at-the-scene-blood-spatter-analysis
Forensics Case 14—Hot Air, Cold Body: Using Newton's Law of Cooling to Determine Time of Death
Students create a temperature versus time graph for cooling and become familiar with Newton's Law of Cooling. They use the cooling-rate equation to estimate time of death of the victim.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-14hot-air-cold-body-using-newtons-law-of-cooling-to-determine-time-of-death
DC Circuit Analysis
Shows three examples of the use of nodal analysis to solve linear circuits. The first two examples use the solve() command to solve a set of linear equations for circuit. The third example shows how to write the equations in matrix form and use simult() to solve them.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/dc-circuit-analysis
Fourier Series
Shows how to compute and graph the complex Fourier Series coefficients for a square wave.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/fourier-series
Marching Columns
Students investigate constructing arrangements of different numbers of manipulatives into equal groups. They learn to use mathematical language, identify patterns with numbers, recognize the commutative property, and transfer the arrangements made with manipulatives to grid paper.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/marching-columns
Manipulating Lab Data: The Diode
Introduces the Shockley diode equation, which gives the voltage-current characteristics of a diode. The equation is plotted and compared to actual diode data taken in a laboratory. The method of importing data to the TI-89 is shown, followed by instructions on how to manipulate the data to prep...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/manipulating-lab-data--the-diode
Dividing Notes
Students create an altered musical melody by dividing fractions. They compute the value of notes in terms of fractions and make their sum equal to the time signature.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/dividing-notes