Collecting Pens (Continued)
In this activity, students learn how to instruct the calculator to collect and organize the results from several trials of a simulation designed to find out how many boxes of cereals a customer would have to buy to collect all six color pens. Students enter a prewritten program, analyze the resul...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/collecting-pens-continued
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "Rampage" - I...It...Itera...Iteration
In "Rampage," a suspect enters the FBI Bullpen and moves about, apparently shooting people at random. Charlie examines a diagram of the killer's path through the Bullpen and suggests it might resemble Brownian motion. In this activity, students first model this motion with ten iterations by hand...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--rampage--i---it---itera---iteration
Collecting Data
In this activity, students investigate how to use random numbers to collect samples and how to randomly assign subjects to experiments to collect data. They also use the CBL system to collect data in real time.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/collecting-data
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "Mind Games" - Walkabout
In "Mind Games," Charlie uses the Fokker-Planck equation to predict the movement of illegal immigrants. The equation is used to predict the likely movement of something under the influence of external forces. It was originally developed to study Brownian motion, the apparently random movement of ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--mind-games--walkabout
Demonstrating Probability, Simulations, and Probability Distributions
This activity demonstrates the probability of an event happening with the simulation of a coin toss. Students will learn how probabilities can be computed. They will simulate distributions to check the reasonableness of the results. They also explore various probability distributions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/demonstrating-probability-simulations-and-probability-distributions
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "Mind Games" - Thumbs Up!
In "Mind Games," the FBI hires a psychic to help them solve a series of murders. To test how good he is, they show him the backs of a set of 25 playing cards and ask him to predict whether each is red or black. He gets every single one wrong. In this activity, students conduct an experiment and ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--mind-games--thumbs-up
Interpreting Confidence Intervals
This activity is used in conjuntion with the famous M&M's experiment for introducing confidence intervals in AP Statistics. Navigator is used to allow each student to contribute the endpoints of a CI obtained from their own sample of M&M's. Quick polls are used to questions student confidence i...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/interpreting-confidence-intervals
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "Mind Games" - Right or Wrong
In "Mind Games," a psychic shocks Charlie by incorrectly guessing the color (black or red) of 25 cards in a row. As Larry says, "the probability of getting them all wrong is the same as getting them all right." This activity applies the binomial theorem to the probability of correctly guessing a ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--mind-games--right-or-wrong
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "Judgement Call" - Filtering Suspects
In "Judgement Call,"Charlie helps the FBI sort through their case files for relevant suspects. He applies a logical filter to find the files most relevant to a specific crime. This activity explores Bayesian Filtering and exposes students to how math can be seen in the world around them.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--judgement-call--filtering-suspects
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "Harvest" - Markov Chain Links
In "Harvest," Charlie is trying to identify possible destinations and unrecorded routes of an ambulance driver suspected of transporting stolen organs. Charlie tells Colby that they can use a Hidden Markov Model to help narrow down these possibilities.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--harvest--markov-chain-links
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "Double Down" - That's So Random
In "Double Down," three college students attempt to get an edge in a casino card game by analyzing the mechanical randomization process used to shuffle the cards. As Charlie explains, the auto-shuffler relies on an algorithm to deal the cards in random order. The students are able to crack the al...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--double-down--thats-so-random
Binomial Simulation Lab - Using ProbSim App
Binomial simulation using TI-83+ or TI-84+ graphing calculators. Students will use the Probability Simulation application on the calculator to simulate Eric Gordon shooting free throws. TI-Navigator™ instructions are also included.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/binomial-simulation-lab--using-probsim-app
Explore Transformations with Matrices
Students will use a graphing calculator to explore transformations with matrices. They will analyze how each element of the matrix affects the position of the image. This Technology Lab accompanies Lesson 12-3 from the ©2007 Holt, Rinehart and Winston Geometry textbook.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/explore-transformations-with-matrices
Math TODAY: Thirsty For Oil
Students will use the USA TODAY® Infograph 'Thirsty For Oil' to explore the area of a trapezoid and determine how to find area. Students will find the area of a parallelogram and use this to determine a formula for the area of a trapezoid. Applying the relationship to a real-world problem will he...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/math-today-thirsty-for-oil
Fractions to Decimal Form
This program and activity sheets allow teachers and students to explore both terminated and repeating decimal forms of any fraction (within limits). This version 1.0 allows for one conversion but can be rerun indefinitely.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/fractions-to-decimal-form
Discovering the Quadrilateral Properties
This activity will use Cabri™ Jr. to allow students' the ability to discover all of the properties of each quadrilateral, rather than simply copying them out of a textbook.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/discovering-the-quadrilateral-properties
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "Soft Target" - Is This Seat Taken?
In "Soft Target," Alan is considering how to arrange people in seats at a wedding. Charlie points out that although there are many possibilities for seating arrangements, you reduce those possibilities if you decide who needs to sit next to whom.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--soft-target--is-this-seat-taken
Exploring the Centroid of a Triangle
In this activity, students investigate what happens when all three medians of a triangle are drawn. They learn how to locate the centroid. NCTM Geometry Standard covered: Analyze characteristics and properties of 2- and 3-dimensional geometric shapes and develop mathematical arguments about geome...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-the-centroid-of-a-triangle
Exploring the Diameter and Circumference of a Circle
In this activity, students explore the relationship between a circles' circumference and its diameter which leads them to their own "discovery" of a value for pi. NCTM Geometry Standard covered: Analyze characteristics and properties of 2- and 3-dimensional geometric shapes and develop mathematic...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-the-diameter-and-circumference-of-a-circle
Exploring Platonic Solids
This activity is best at the very beginning of a unit on solids. Students will observe Platonic solids using an interactive website (from the NLVM) projected to the whole class. Students will predict the number of edges, vertices, and faces of the five solids and record their predictions on a Lea...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-platonic-solids
Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return
In this activity, students deal with cash flow and its present value, which is its worth in today's dollars. They will compare alternative investments by determining their Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return. They will also determine, when called for, whether it is more profitable to le...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/net-present-value-and-internal-rate-of-return
Present Value of an Ordinary Annuity
In this activity, students carry out financial computations to find out how much money should be deposited today so that a fixed amount can be drawn at regular intervals. These calculations involve determination of the present value of annuity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/present-value-of-an-ordinary-annuity
The Golden Ratio
The students will engage in a hands on activity to determine how they fit into the golden ratio which is considered the mathematically perfect ratio. Is it necessary or important to relate to this number?https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-golden-ratio
Returns on a Share of Stock
In this activity, students will determine the internal rate of return of the cashflows associated with the stock purchase, dividends, and sale. They will carry out explorations by varying the selling price of the stock and examining the impact on the rate of return.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/returns-on-a-share-of-stock
Investigating Lengths of Segments in a Triangle
In this activity, students connect the midpoints of two sides of a triangle, to draw the midsegment of the triangle. They investigate how the length of this segment relates to the third side of the triangle. NCTM Geometry Standard covered: Analyze characteristics and properties of 2- and 3-dimens...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-lengths-of-segments-in-a-triangle