Connecting Ratios to Equations
... triangles from the graph of a collection of equivalent ratios, thus leading to the notion of a proportional relationship. They use parallel grids to compare the tables, graphs, and equations for different unit rates. 393707 Connecting Ratios to Equations Planning and Resources Objectives St...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/connecting-ratios-to-equations
Proportional Relationships
...and use unit rate - or constant of proportionality - in the equation to generate ordered pairs along the line. What is the teacher doing? As students compare graphs, remind them to think about the role of the independent and dependent variable for a given context. The Big Idea Columns Co...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/proportional-relationships
Ratio Tables
...iplication tables. They learn that ratio tables are one strategy to solve problems involving ratios. 393704 Ratio Tables Planning and Resources Objectives Students should understand and be able to explain how to use ratio tables to solve problems. They recognize that the sum of equivalent r...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/ratio-tables
Intro to Rates
... DOC TNS Lesson Snapshot Students develop the concept of a unit rate and how to use it to compare amounts in given different ratios. What to look for As students explore unit rates, remind them that to find equivalent ratios, they must m...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/introduction-to-rates
Ratios and Fractions
...may be associated with a value; the value of a ratio a:b is the quotient ab (if b is not 0). 393699 Ratios and Fractions Planning and Resources Objectives Students should understand and be able to identify the value associated with a ratio a:b as the fraction ab. Vocabulary rate unit rate ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/ratios-and-fractions
Analyzing Distributions
...Planning and Resources Objectives Students recognize the advantages and disadvantages of different graphical representations and can use each to compare measures of center and spread for a given distribution. Vocabulary histogram dot plot box plot bar graph symmetric skewed mound shaped bimo...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/analyzing-distributions
Ratios and Rational Numbers
...ectures about slope and compare slopes in terms of the difference in rates of change. 393706 Ratios and Rational Numbers Planning and Resources Objectives Students should be able to use and interpret unit rates for ratios given as rational numbers. They are able to compare the graphs of diff...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/ratios-and-rational-numbers
Solving Proportions
...s. The importance of units in helping set up a problem and in thinking about the solution is stressed in several places. What is the teacher doing? A common error in setting up proportions is placing numbers in incorrect locations. For this reason students should pay particular attention to the u...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/solving-proportions
What is Probability
...nd how to represent the theoretical probability for an event and can interpret the long-run relative frequency of an event. Vocabulary probability outcome sample space probability model In this lesson, students use simulations to explore the relationship between the theoretical proba...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/what-is-probability
Why Random Samples
...ple Assessment Which of the following is a true statement about a random sample of students from your class? A random sample is: a. choosing whoever comes to mind as you think about students in the class b. choosing two boys and two girls, one of each who gets good grades and one of each who ge...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/why-random-samples
TI-Nspire™ CX Technology by Texas Instruments
...for themselves. Make connections that promote conceptual understanding TI-Nspire™ CX technology supports wireless connectivity that, when combined with the objective and subjective questions in each Building Concepts activity, provides teachers with insights into student thinking, ena...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/ti-nspire-cx-technology
Wiley Publishing
...related web site. Inside Your Calculator: From Simple Programs to Significant Insights TI-Nspire For Dummies walks you through every amazing feature of TI-Nspire™ technology, from loading the batteries to constructing statistical graphs. Written by a math teacher, TI-Nspire For Du...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections/wiley_publishing
Tech Powered Math
...roduction to the TI-Nspire™," teacher and author Lucas Allen continues his TI-Nspire™ Tutorials series with a look at the TI-Nspire™ CAS. The CAS, or computer algebra system, version of the TI-Nspire is popular at the high school and college level alike for its ability to manipulate not just numb...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections/tech_powered_math
Getting started on TI technology | TI-Innovator Rover
...t on a roll with Rover and make learning to code a blast. Learn how to get your Rover going in five easy steps, starting with understanding the basic components and assembly. Take me there Download DOCX --> Getting started assembling the Rover Write your first program ...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/getting-started-on-ti-technology/innovator-rover
Grant Writing Resources
...rategies for writing successful government and foundation grants and includes project management and internet use. Purchase at http://www.corwinpress.com/book.aspx?pid=5263 The Foundation Center’s Guide to Proposal Writing 4th ed. Geever, Jane C. United States of America, 2004 Provides informati...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/funding-and-research/links-to-other-grant-writing-resources
GEAR UP Grant Partnerships
...nts successfully works with current and potential GEAR UP grant recipients across the country to provide the foundation for GEAR UP success through a combination of math, science and STEM technology, professional development and resources. Contact us for assistance for assistance as you plan and ...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/funding-and-research/funding_gearup
Successful Grant Writing Strategies
...include: Goal-the resulting change that this project will create (e.g. "I will be able to run 3 miles because I will have lost 20 pounds.") Objectives - These are measurable, time-framed outcomes. They must be specific, tangible, measurable, and achievable within a specific time period. ...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/funding-and-research/successful-grant-writing-strategies
Probability Diagrams and Tables
...same time. 408114 Probability Diagrams and Tables Planning and Resources Objectives Students distinguish between an experiment in which the outcomes are equally likely and one in which the outcomes are not equally likely. They organize a list of all possible outcomes and find the probabili...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/probability-diagrams-and-tables
Probability and Simulation
... not obvious. 406774 Probability and Simulation Planning and Resources Objectives Students choose an appropriate model to simulate a chance outcome. They recognize the difference between the underlying structures of chance events that have a specified number of repetitions versus chance ev...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/probability-and-simulation
Outliers
...lyze data sets. 409872 Outliers Planning and Resources Objectives Students learn to identify outliers in a set of data through both visual and computational approaches. They can describe the impact of outliers on measures of center and spread. Vocabulary outlier upper quartile lower quarti...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/outliers
Introduction to Histograms
... Histograms are particularly useful for very large data sets where a dot plot would be difficult to manage. What are the students doing? Students compare different bin widths for the same data and explore the effect of adding data points to a histogram. What is the teacher doing? Help student...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/introduction-to-histograms
Intro to Data
...ents develop a sense of the distribution of data, the number of times each possible outcome occurs. 397179 Intro to Data Planning and Resources Objectives Students should understand the idea of a distribution of a set of data. They can identify clusters, peaks, and gaps, and recognize com...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/introduction-to-data
Median and Interquartile Range
...tudents should understand that summary measures of data identify certain key features of the distribution of the data, but do not necessarily give a complete picture of the distribution. They can identify the median as a measure of center and interquartile range (IQR) as measure of spread relat...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/median-and-interquartile-range
Law of Large Numbers
... outcome, as the number of repetitions gets larger and larger (the law of large numbers). 406772 Law of Large Numbers Planning and Resources Objectives Students recognize that the relative frequency of an outcome is likely to be close to the actual probability of that outcome as the numb...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/law-of-large-numbers
Sample Proportions
...iability by comparing the distribution of sample proportions with the population proportion. 406776 Sample Proportions Planning and Resources Objectives Students understand sampling variability as the variation from sample to sample in the values of a sample statistic. They understand tha...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/sample-proportions