Handy Reflections
The purpose of this investigation is to: Revise plotting points on the Cartesian plane Use and understand aspect ratios Improve estimation skills Use a spreadsheet or a graphing calculator to draw a graph Learn how to reflect lines and points in the x & y axis.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/handy-reflections
Calculating the Area of a Triangle Using Heron's Formula
Students will measure the lengths of the sides of three different triangles and apply Heron's Formula to calculate the area in acres. The measurements for this activity may be done outside or, using a specified scale, completed inside. Students will calculate the area using their graphing calcul...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/calculating-the-area-of-a-triangle-using-herons-formula
Got an equilateral triangle? with Cabri Jr.
Using the Compass tool in Cabri Jr., students will construct an equilateral triangle, and check the length of each side. When a vertices is moved using the Alpha hand, the triangle remains equilateral.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/got-an-equilateral-triangle---with-cabri-jr
Exploring Quadrilateral Properties Using Cabri
Students will use Cabri Jr. to learn about the properties of quadrilaterals as well as learn about the relationships between quadrilaterals.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-quadrilateral-properties-using-cabri
Central versus Inscribed Angles in Circles
Using Cabri Jr. to explore the connection between central and inscribed Angles along with their arc measure.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/central-versus-inscribed-angles-in-circles
Function of a Circle
Students use Cabri,Jr. to construct a circle and its radius, measure both the circumference and the radius, and then collect data showing the relationship between the two. Using the TI-Navigator students input their data into lists and see the scatterplot of the collected data displayed on a coo...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/function-of-a-circle
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
The Letter Product Game
This activity will encourage students' powers of deduction through a word game. This will allow a review of factoring integers. A simple extension allows a classroom discussion that will evolve into the Zero Product Theorem, essential to the technique of solving polynomial equations by factoring.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-letter-product-game
Investigating Area Relationships
The interactive Cabri Jr. geometry application makes it easy to measure the area of triangles and quadrilaterals. In this activity, students will explore some interesting area relationships in quadrilaterals.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-area-relationships
Area of a Regular Polygon
This activity has the students derive the formula for finding the area of a regular polygon. Demonstrating the procedure of constructing a regular polygon in front of the class maybe necessary depending on the students prior experiencehttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/area-of-a-regular-polygon
Loans- Days Between Dates
In this activity, students will determine the number of days between dates. They will find the amount due on a loan at the end of a term, which may be in days, months or years.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/days-between-dates
Area of Circles Review
Review Area with PowerPoint™ then use LearningCheck™ as an assessment.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/area-of-circles-review
Investigating Quadrilaterals
Students will create a variety of quadrilaterals using the GEOBOARD APP and identify critical attributes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-quadrilaterals
Future Value of an Ordinary Annuity & Sinking Funds
In this activity, students carry out financial computations, involving annuity, and the future value of annuities. Students also deal with computations involving sinking funds.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/future-value-of-an-ordinary-annuity--sinking-funds
Bonds and Bond Yield to Maturity
In this activity, students will deal with Bonds, that are long-term promissory notes, specifying that the creditor will receive regular interest payments for the term of the agreement and then receive the face amount of the bond. Students will have to estimate the market value of bonds and explor...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/bonds-and-bond-yield-to-maturity
Investigating the Angle-Sum Theorem of Polygons
This activity will allow students to use Cabri Jr. to find the sum of the measures of interior angles of convex polygons and visually see how the Interior Angle Sum Theorem works.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-the-anglesum-theorem-of-polygons
Amortization Tables
In this activity, students carry out financial computations, involving amortization. Students will prepare amortization tables indicating principal payments, interest payments, and the balance on a loan for each time interval.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/amortization-tables
Investigating the Slopes of Parallel and Perpendicular lines
In this activity, students investigate how equations of parallel and perpendicular lines relate to each other. They use the drawing and measurement tools of Cabri™ Jr. to explore the slopes of lines. NCTM Geometry Standards: Analyze characteristics and properties of 2- and 3-dimensional geometric...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-the-slopes-of-parallel-and-perpendicular-lines
Betweenness and the Sum of Parts
In this activity, students' will explore the concepts of betweenness and the sum of parts visually, geometrically, and numerically for segments and angles using the Cabri® Jr. application. They will investigate how the sum of parts equals the whole.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/betweenness-and-the-sum-of-parts
Congruent Triangles
Explore the results when a new triangle is created from an original triangle using the SSS, SAS, and ASA sets of conditions for congruence. In doing so, they will use the Cabri Jr. Compass tool to copy a segment and the Rotation tool to copy an angle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/congruent-triangles_3
Placement of Lines
Using Activity Center, students will submit equations of lines that are parallel, perpendicular, intersecting but not perpendicular or coincident to the given line. Lines from Activity Center appear both on the screen and the graphing calculator.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/placement-of-lines
Points, Lines and Slopes (Oh My!) - 84
In this activity students will explore the relationship between coordinates of points and locations on the coordinate plane, the relationships of lines with their equations, slopes and y-intercepts, and lastly, the slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/points-lines--slopes-oh-my@84@ib
Intersecting Lines and Vertical Angles
In this activity, students visualize and explore the angles that are formed when two lines intersect. By measuring angles formed by intersecting lines, they enhance their understanding of vertical angles, supplementary angles, and a linear pair. NCTM Geometry Standard covered: Analyze characteris...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/intersecting-lines-and-vertical-angles
Constructing Triangles
This activity focuses on the various ways to construct the different types of triangles such as isosceles, equilateral, right, and right isosceles triangles. Students will begin by constructing triangles based on a minimal definition of the shape of the triangle. They will then make constructions...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/constructing-triangles
Number Sets
When you start this activity, students receive a Venn diagram of real number sets (natural, whole, integer, rational, irrational)on their calculator. This same diagram is projected on the Activity Center screen at the front of the room. The teacher writes a value on the board and students move th...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/number-sets