Parallel Lines Cut By A Transversal
In this activity, students learn and increase their knowledge about the angles formed when parallel lines are cut by a transversal. NCTM Geometry Standard covered: Analyze characteristics and properties of 2- and 3-dimensional geometric shapes and develop mathematical arguments about geometric re...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/parallel-lines-cut-by-a-transversal_1
Follow the Golden Rule - TI-83
Students find ratios and calculate measures of central tendency for sets of data. They understand the concept of the Golden Ratio. They use box-and-whisker plots to analyze data.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/follow-the-golden-rule--ti83
F Distribution
Students study the characteristics of the F distribution and discuss why the distribution is not symmetric (skewed right) and only has positive values.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/f-distribution
Estimating and Finding Confidence Intervals
In this activity, students estimate statistical measures and find confidence intervals.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/estimating-and-finding-confidence-intervals
Does a Correlation Exist?
Students determine, by examining a graph, if a data set has a positive or negative correlation coefficient.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/does-a-correlation-exist_1
How Far Am I Off?
Students calculate a confidence interval using the chi-square distribution to estimate a population variance.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-far-am-i-off
Heads Up! (continued)
In this activity, students explore how to write and enter a calculator program that will simulate coin tossing for a given number of times and count the number of heads and tails. They analyze the program and modify it.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/heads-up-continued
Geometric Distributions
Students simulate a geometric distribution of rolling a die to determine experimental probabilities and calculate theoretical probabilities.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/geometric-distributions
Gambler's Fallacy: Longest Streaks
In this activity, students explore longest the streak for 7 tosses of a coin. They understand the relationship between relative frequency and Theoretical probability. They will be able to clear misconceptions about probabilities of streaks.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/gamblers-fallacy-longest-streaks
Walking the Fence Line
In this activity, students use the Geoboard to determine the perimeter of polygons. They learn to picture square roots visually as the side length of a square.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/walking-the-fence-line
Angles in a Polygon
Students will expore the interior and exterior angle of 3 polygons and develop the formula to calculate the sum of degrees without the measurement of the angles being taken.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angles-in-a-polygon
Altitude, Median, and Angle Bisector of a Triangle
In this activity, you will construct special segments of a triangle named altitudes, medians, and angle bisectors, using their definitions. You will look at how an altitude, a median, and an angle bisector divide the area of a triangle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/altitude-median-and-angle-bisector-of-a-triangle
Angles and Transversals
Students explore the relationships of angles formed when two parallel or non-parallel lines are cut by a transversal. This activity investigates the terms: Transversal, corresponding angles, alternate interior angles, alternate exterior angles, same-side interior angles, and same-side exterior an...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angles-and-transversals
Angles Formed by Intersecting Chords, Secants, and Tangents
In this activity, students will investigate properties of angles and arcs formed when chords, secants, and tangents intersect and intercept arcs in a circle. They discover several important theorems concerning circles and arc sizes. They make use of the Central Angle theorem, which ensures that t...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angles-formed-by-intersecting-chords-secants-and-tangents
Angles Formed by Two Intersecting Lines
Students will investigate the properties of angles formed by intersecting lines. They examine the definition of adjacent angles, supplementary angles, and vertical angles and learn about two important geometric theorems dealing with vertical and supplementary angles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angles-formed-by-two-intersecting-lines
Triangle Proportionality
In this activity, students will study the concept of triangle proportionality.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/triangle-proportionality
Geometric Series
Students will explore infinite geometric sequences and the partial sums of geometric series. The students will determine the limits of these sequences and series using tables and graphs.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/geometric-series_1
Translations in the Plane
In this activity, students will perform a translation, and explore the properties of translations. In the second part of this activity, they will extend the concept of translations to the coordinate plane.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/translations-in-the-plane
Relationship of Angles to the Circle
In this activity, students recognize the relationship of angles to its circles. They study the Inscribed Angle Theorem and its corollaries.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/relationship-of-angles-to-the-circle
Triangle Inequalities
This activity will help students visualize the properties of triangles stated in the theorems. By dragging the vertices, the students can see that the properties hold regardless of the size of the triangles and which sides are the longest or shortest.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/triangle-inequalities_2
Rotations in the Plane
In this activity, students will explore the properties of rotations and the relationships between the original and image figures.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rotations-in-the-plane
TI-83/84 Scavenger Hunt
A short activity that can be used to teach your students about the graphing calculator. Written by a student to ensure that students can understand it. Includes teacher's key.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ti8384-scavenger-hunt
Rotations in the Plane - Cabri Jr: Interactive
In this activity, you will explore the invariant properties of rotations and the results of rotations in the coordinate plane.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rotations-in-the-plane--cabri-jr-interactive
Transformation
In this activity, students study different types of transformations.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/transformation
Nevada's Population
Students examine patterns and use these patterns to try to predict different aspects of an event. They study the statistical patterns for the population of the state of Nevada over a period of hundred years, and predict the population in the year 2010. Students learn to graph scatter plots, graph...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nevadas-population