advocacy
...s’ education by advocating for high quality teachers and high education standards. Below are some documents that will to help you learn about the issues and the action you can take to support excellent education for all students. Advocacy for Success in Mathematics Sollicitudin Purus Co...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/funding-and-research/advocacy
Probability and Simulation
...f cards where hearts represented a success. Answer: A Understanding Simulation can be used to estimate answers to complicated probability questions. What are the students doing? Students use simulation models to determine the probability of an event occurring in real situations. What ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/probability-and-simulation
Outliers
...through both visual and computational approaches. They can describe the impact of outliers on measures of center and spread. Vocabulary outlier upper quartile lower quartile interquartile range In this lesson, students develop a working definition of outliers and use it to analyze da...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/outliers
Modeling Linear Relationships
... between the two variables. 416972 Modeling Linear Relationships Planning and Resources Objectives Students identify an association between two quantitative variables as strong or weak, positive or negative, and interpret the association in context. They model relationships between two quan...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/modeling-linear-relationships
Introduction to Histograms
... can change the story in the distribution of the data. What to look for Note that histograms are ordered according to a number line and are used with quantitative data while bar graphs have no inherent order and are used to indicate some feature of qualitative data. Sample Assessment The graph be...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/introduction-to-histograms
Intro to Data
... DOC TNS Lesson Snapshot Students are introduced to the notion of a statistical question, a question that anticipates variability in the response. This helps to set the stage for this series of lessons. What to look for As stud...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/introduction-to-data
Comparing Populations using Sample Statistics
...tions. They recognize that measures of center and spread are important in comparing means from two different populations. Vocabulary mean median interquartile range mean absolute deviation random sample In this lesson, students compare two populations based on samples of the same siz...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/comparing-populations-using-sample-statistics
Mean as Fair Share
... 397182 Mean as Fair Share Planning and Resources Objectives Students interpret “fair share” as totaling all of the data and sharing the total equally, that is dividing the sum of the data values by the number of data values, which leads to the standard definition of mean. Vocabulary mean ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/mean-as-fair-share
Mean as Balance Point
... Lesson Snapshot The mean is the balance point of a distribution; the sum of the absolute deviations for values below the mean is equal to the sum of the absolute deviations for values above the mean. What to look for Have the students think about the number of steps that the t...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/mean-as-balance-point
Law of Large Numbers
Law of Large Numbers website In this lesson, students investigate how the relative frequency of an outcome approaches the actual probability of that outcome, as the number of repetitions ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/law-of-large-numbers
Comparing Distributions
...distributions of the same measurement collected from different populations. Vocabulary symmetric skewed mound shaped bimodal mean median outlier interquartile range (IQR) mean absolute deviation (MAD) In this lesson, students extend their previous work on describing a single data di...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/comparing-distributions
Box Plots
...termined by the box plot reflect the spread of the data values and that each interval contains approximately 14 of the data. Vocabulary median upper quartile lower quartile minimum maximum interquartile range (IQR) box plot In this lesson, students will construct box plots from the...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/box-plots
Transforming Data
...ves Students recognize how common data transformations affect measures of center and spread. Vocabulary transformation distribution mean median interquartile range (IQR) mean absolute deviation (MAD) In this lesson, students investigate what happens to the summary measures for the ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/transforming-data
What is a Variable?
...iable might be used in a universal statement that is true for all numbers; or a variable might stand for a specific value such as the solution to an equation or word problem. What are the students doing? Students evaluate expressions, write expressions that correspond to given situations, and use...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/what-is-a-variable
Adding Ratios
Adding Ratios website In this lesson, students build upon their knowledge that ratios represent the relationship between two (or more) related quantities; and that, since the values in a ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/adding-ratios
What is an Exponent?
...What is an Exponent? Planning and Resources Objectives Students should be able to use and interpret the definition of an exponent. They create equivalent numerical multiplication expressions using whole number exponents. Vocabulary exponent base factor power square cube This les...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/what-is-an-exponent
Fraction Multiplication
Fraction Multiplication website This lesson uses interactive unit squares to explore the concept of fraction multiplication. 393723 Fraction Multiplication Planning and Resources Obj...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/fractions/sequence-1/fraction-multiplication
Extending Exponents
...plain numerical expressions involving exponents that are 0, negative, or \(\frac{1}{2}\) or \(\frac{1}{3}\). Vocabulary exponent base factor cube square power In this lesson students investigate how patterns in the computations for \(a^n, (ab)^n, (a^m)^n\) that held for positive ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/extending-exponents
Building a Table of Ratios
Building a Table of Ratios website Students generate equivalent ratios in a table, where values in each row of the table are a multiple of the values in the original ratio and that the en...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/building-a-table-of-ratios
Dividing a Fraction by a Fraction
... of the number lines. What to look for Ask students how the number lines are connected to their thinking about division of fractions and the role of equivalent fractions in the process. This can lead to a productive discussion about the mathematical concepts. Sample Assessment How many (3/4)-cup ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/fractions/sequence-1/dividing-a-fraction-by-a-fraction
Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators
Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators website This lesson uses unit squares to help students investigate addition and subtraction of fractions with unlike denominators. 393720 Adding ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/fractions/sequence-1/adding-fractions-with-unlike-denominators
Multiplying Fractions by a Whole Number
...ion (1/5)" What to look for Have students work together using the interactive number line to find the product of two numbers, then have them find an equivalent fraction for the product. Sample Assessment Insert values into the blanks to make a true statement (a number may be used more than once...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/fractions/sequence-1/multiplying-fractions-by-a-whole-number
Mixed Numbers
...d that a proper fraction is a fraction whose numerator is less than the denominator and that an improper fraction is any fraction whose numerator is equal to or greater than the denominator. Vocabulary improper fraction proper fraction mixed number This lesson uses interactive number...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/fractions/sequence-1/mixed-numbers
What is a Fraction? - Texas Instruments
...d as a point on a number line. They use a number line to interpret the following: 1. (a/b) is a copies of (1/b) 2. (a*n/n) is a fraction 3. (0/n) is equal to 0 Vocabulary fraction numerator denominator unit fraction This lesson helps students understand and visualize a fraction as a n...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/fractions/sequence-1/what-is-a-fraction
Dividing a Fraction by a Whole Number
Dividing a Fraction by a Whole Number website This lesson uses a unit square to explore division of fractions by whole numbers. 393724 Dividing a Fraction by a Whole Number Planning and ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/fractions/sequence-1/dividing-a-fraction-by-a-whole-number