Angles and Similarity
Experiment with the measures of the angles of similar triangles to determine conditions necessary for two triangles to be similar.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angles-and-similarity
Triangle Sides & Angles
Students will explore side and angle relationships in a triangle. First, students will discover where the longest (and shortest) side is located relative to the largest (and smallest) angle. Then, students will explore the Isosceles Triangle Theorem and its converse. Finally, students will determ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/triangle-sides--angles
The Flag Problem
Students explore the area of a triangle with the base being one of the legs of a right angled trapezoid, and an opposite vertex being a point on the other leg of the trapezoid.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-flag-problem
Scale Factor Area Perimeter
Explore the relationship of perimeter and area in similar triangles when the scale factor is changed.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/scale-factor-area-perimeter
The Ladder Problem Revisited
In this activity students explore the locus of mid-point of the hypotenuse of a fixed length geometrically and algebraically and discover that the median a right triangle is equal to half the length of the hypotenuse. Students then prove this property. The problem: A ladder leans upright against ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-ladder-problem-revisited
The Lunes of Hippocrates
In this activity the students discover a property of this historical figure.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-lunes-of-hippocrates
Pythagorean Relationships
Investigate the triangles that can be formed using one side of three squares to build the triangle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/pythagorean-relationships
Pythagorean Triples
Explore Pythagorean triples by dragging vertices to find whole number Pythagorean triples.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/pythagorean-triples
Ratios of Similar Figures
Students explore the ratio of perimeter, area, surface area, and volume of similar figures in two and three dimensional figures.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ratios-of-similar-figures_1
Square Root Spiral and Function Graphs
In this activity, students will investigate the spiral formed by square roots of consecutive numbers, numerical approximations for square roots, the plot of the square root spiral arm lengths, and the graph of the square root function.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/square-root-spiral-and-function-graphs
Sine. It's the Law.
Students will investigate the ratio of the sine of an angle to the length of the opposite side.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sine--its-the-law_1
SSA Ambiguity
This activity allows students to investigate the reason for the ambiguity in the SSA case.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ssa-ambiguity
Secants, Tangents, And Angle Measures
This activity is intended to be used as an interactive tool to help students learn about the relationships between the the angles and arcs formed with intersecting secant and tangent lines.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/secants-tangents-and-angle-measures
Soap Warehouse: The Shortest Distance Between Stores
In this investigation we are going to determine the best place to build a warehouse so that it can service three stores with the least amount of travel.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/soap-warehouse-the-shortest-distance-between-stores
Secants, Tangents and Arcs
Explore the angle and arc relationships for two intersecting lines that intersect a circle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/secants-tangents-and-arcs
Solving for Sides in a Right Triangle
This activity was designed for the Grade 11 College Math course in the Ontario curriculum. Students are expected to solve problems, including those that arise from real-world applications, by determining the measures of the sides and angles of right triangles using the primary trigonometric ratio...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solving-for-sides-in-a-right-triangle
Sailing Away
In this activity, students will explore AAA and SSS relationships in triangles to support understanding of the concepts of triangle similarity and congruence.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sailing-away
Balancing Equations
This lesson involves understanding what it means for an equation to be balanced in the process of solving linear equations with one variable.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/balancing-equations
Interrogating Data by Random Sampling
This lesson involves using random sampling to make predictions about a population.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/interrogating-data-by-random-sampling
How far do you live from school?
Prior to this activity students determine how far they live from school and how long it takes them to get to school. They analyze this data using various types of graphs and draw conclusions regarding the relationship between time and distance. They also look at zip codes and explore factors that...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-far-do-you-live-from-school
Linear Modeling
This lesson involves modeling relationship between variables related to the operational cost of airplanes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-modeling
Supertall Skyscrapers
In this activity, students use their handhelds to measure scale drawings of famous “supertall” skyscrapers. They first check that the Sears Tower is drawn to scale and then use their measurements to calculate that scale. Next, they write and solve proportions to find the heights of other skyscrap...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/supertall-skyscrapers
Linear Equation Investigation
Students are given a real-life situation (cost of a birthday party) they must create an algebraic equation, table of values, and a scatterplot of the table that is created. They are asked to explain patterns that they observed in each type of representation and also check their accuracy when cre...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-equation-investigation
Lines of Fit
This lesson involves informally fitting a straight line for a given data set that represents mean verbal and mathematics scores on SAT in 2004 across all 50 states and Washington, D.C.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/lines-of-fit
Soda Problem: Finding the relationship between Sodium and Sugar
The students will use nutrition label data of certain sodas to create and analyze a scatterplot of the amount of sodium versus the amount of sugar in various soft drinks. They will put the data into lists, create scatterplots, discuss correlations, acquire the line of best fit, and predict other...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/soda-problem-finding-the-relationship-between-sodium-and-sugar