Simulating Fairness
In this coding activity for the TI-84 Plus CE Python, students will create a simulation for the game “Evens or Odds”. The simulation will allow students to investigate the fairness of different variations of the game.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/simulating-fairness_84
Factor Darts
In this coding activity for the TI-84 Plus CE Python, students will create a dart game that generates four random quadratic expressions. For each question the player answers correctly, the player will get another shot at the dart board.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/factor-darts_84
Arc length and Area of Sectors
This is an introduction to finding the arc length and area of sectors of circles. Students should have the formulas for Circumference and Area of circles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/arc-length-and-area-of-sectors
Constructing Regular Polygons
Constructing regular polygonshttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/constructing-regular-polygons
Test for Parallelograms
Test for Parallelogramshttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/test-for-parallelograms
Operations of Signed Numbers( focus on vocabulary)
This activity will explore operations on integers with a focus on different vocabulary used to describe changes in signs and changes in operations.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/operations-of-signed-numbers-focus-on-vocabulary
Measuring Angles
This activity will introduce and/or reinforce estimating the measurements of angles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/measuring-angles
Transformations with Cabri Jr.
In this activity, get instructions on how to perform transformations using the Cabri Jr. Application on the TI-84 Plus.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/transformations-with-cabri-jr
Solving Equations with Solve It
This activity will provide an opportunity for students to review solving equations on an application and still get credit for it.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solving-equations-with-solve-it
Midpoints in the Coordinate Plane
Beginning with horizontal or vertical segments, students show the coordinates of the endpoints and make a conjecture about the coordinates of the midpoint.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/midpoints-in-the-coordinate-plane_1
Are you interested in my dream car?
Students use the computer and finance application to calculate interest and payments associated in purchasing their "Dream Car".https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/are-you-interested-in-my-dream-car
Shark Frenzy
Students examine equations in the family of linear functions which are of the form y = m x, each of which correspond to a different family of sharks. They relate the slope to the ratio of the shark’s fork length to its total length. When comparing two sharks of the same length, students con...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/shark-frenzy
Exterior & Remote Interior Angles
Students investigate an exterior angle and its two remote interior angles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exterior--remote-interior-angles_1
Parabolic Hoops
In this coding activity for the TI-84 Plus CE Python, students will create a virtual basketball court. Using the location of the hoop and the vertex, the shooter will calculate the amplitude, a, needed to “Swish” nothing but net!https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/parabolic-hoops_84
Putt Putt with Python
In this coding activity for the TI-84 Plus CE Python edition, students will create a golf game. The golf game gives the user two random points, one for the golf ball and one for the golf hole. The user will enter a value for the slope.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/putt-putt-with-python_84
Shortest Distance Problem
This is a great follow-up to the Introduction to Properties in Reflections. Students may have trouble producing a scaled drawing. Using a scale of 1 to 5 works well. See the figure below for a possible scaled construction.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/shortest-distance-problem
Operations of Integers
This set of multiple choice questions asks students to find the intercepts and vertices of quadratic functions. Solutions are included.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/operations-of-integers
Law of Large Numbers: Equal Opportunities
In this activity, students will use the Probability Simulation application to roll a fair die and explore the Law of Large Numbers. They will conduct probability experiments that involve tossing a fair die, graph the results, compare the experimental probability to its theoretical probability and...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/law-of-large-numbers-equal-opportunities
Perimeters, Areas, and Slopes - Oh, My!
Students create geometric figures, and use analytic and coordinate geometry to investigate their attributes. They go through the process of proving that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/perimeters-areas-and-slopes--oh-my
Perpendicular Bisector of a Line Segment
Students learn to draw a segment and its perpendicular bisector. They understand right angles and congruent segments. Students observe that changing the length or orientation of the segment changes the perpendicular bisector. NCTM Geometry Standard covered: Analyze characteristics and properties ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/perpendicular-bisector-of-a-line-segment
Opposite Angles in a Cyclic Quadrilateral
This activity uses Cabri™ Jr. to discover that opposite angles in a cyclic quadrilateral are supplementaryhttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/opposite-angles-in-a-cyclic-quadrilateral
Exponential Growth Experiment
Students will work in pairs and will conduct a growth experiment. They will record their answers for 7 to 10 trials. They will make a scatterplot of their data and share their graphs with the class.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exponential-growth-experiment
Exploring Exponential Decay
Students will work in pairs and conduct an experiment with M&M's where they start with a cupful and continue to decrease the n umber of M&M's in their cup.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-exponential-decay
Polygon Area
Students will compare areas of different polygons with a fixed perimeter and find the shape that gives the maximum areahttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/polygon-area
Working with Point Rotations in the Coordinate Plane
Using Cabri Jr. and the properties of rotations to get a true understanding of how a figure is rotated about a point.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/working-with-point-rotations-in-the-coordinate-plane