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
Constructing the Diameter of a Circle
Given a circle, students will construct a diameter of the circle. They will use the following theorem: In the same circle, if one chord is a perpendicular bisector of another chord, then the first chord is a diameter.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/constructing-the-diameter-of-a-circle
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
NUMB3RS - Season 3 - "Traffic" - Birthday Surprise
Students will study the birthday problem and other similar applications.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-3--traffic--birthday-surprise
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
Circles in the Plane
In this activity, students will use the Cabri™ Jr. application to explore circles in a plane. They will investigate the relationship between the equation of a circle, the length of its radius, and the coordinates of its center.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/circles-in-the-plane
Sequence Patterns
Sonya Kovalevsky(1850-1891)was fascinated by infinite sequences. Fill in the spaces to continue the sequences in the attached document.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sequence-patterns
Circumcenter and Incenter
In this activity, students examine the location of the circumcenter and incenter for different triangles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/circumcenter-and-incenter
Shark Attack
Students use the Transformation Graphing application to separate what effect each change in the Point-Slope equation has on the graph.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/shark-attack
Circumscribing a Circle About a Triangle
In this activity, students use the distance of the circumcenter of a triangle to each vertex of the triangle as the radius and draw a circle using the circumcenter as the center. NCTM Geometry Standard covered: Analyze characteristics and properties of 2- and 3-dimensional geometric shapes and de...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/circumscribing-a-circle-about-a-triangle
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "Assassin" - Experimenting with Paper Airplanes
In the episode "Assassin," Charlie and Larry discuss a paper airplane contest and some factors that affect the flight of a paper airplane. Because it is much simpler, a paper airplane can be easily modified and then tested to see how those changes affect its flight.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--assassin--experimenting-with-paper-airplanes
Radius, Diameter, and Circumference of a Circle
In this activity, students will learn the basic concepts of the circle. They explore the relationship between the diameter and the radius, and between the diameter and circumference of a circle. They also get familiar with the Greek symbol π (pi).https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/radius-diameter-and-circumference-of-a-circle
Concurrency & the Circumcenter
In this activity, students will explore the perpendicular bisectors of the sides of a triangle. Students will discover that the perpendicular bisectors are concurrent and that the point of concurrency is the circumcenter. Students should discover the relationship between the type of triangle and ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/concurrency--the-circumcenter_1
Conics as a Locus of Points
Students investigate the definition of a parabola through one of its geometric definitions. They study conic sections. They examine an ellipse as a locus of points such that the sum of distances from the foci to the traced path is constant.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/conics-as-a-locus-of-points
Discovering Integer Rules (Multiplying/Dividing)
Students will determine rules for integer operations using the calculator.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/discovering-integer-rules-multiplyingdividing
Estimation Games
Students use the calculator to compute products of numbers and to find answers to division problems. The activity is designed to help students develop number sense with the operations of multiplication and division.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/estimation-games
Midsegments of a Triangle
In this activity, students will construct midsegments of a triangle, and look to formulate statements that appear to be true about the construction. They will form a midsegment triangle and compare the properties of the triangles formed.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/midsegments-of-a-triangle
Maximizing the Area of a Rectangle
This activity is adapted from one of the TI books. Students measure lengths and widths of rectangles and record for the class to see. Each group's rectangle has the same perimeter, but different areas. After a discussion, students make predictions, a scatterplot, and quadratic regression. An exte...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/maximizing-the-area-of-a-rectangle
Maximizing Your Efforts
Students use linear programming to solve problems involving maximum and minimum values. They use the Inequality Graphing application to solve linear programming problems.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/maximizing-your-efforts
Lets Gather Round the Circle
The students will measure the diameter and circumference of various round objects. They will discover the relationship between the circumference and diameter.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/lets-gather-round-the-circle
Lines in the Plane
In this activity, students create a slope triangle and understand the concepts of slope and the equation of lines. They realize that slope is constant at all points along a fixed line. They also explore the slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/lines-in-the-plane
Math TODAY: When a Ruler Isn't Enough
Using the USA TODAY® Infograph, "When a Ruler Isn't Enough," you will explore the geometric relationships in similar right triangles. The altitude to the hypotenuse will create two right triangles that are similar to each other and to the original. Students will determine measurements indirectly ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/math-today--when-a-ruler-isnt-enough_1
Transformations in the Coordinate Plane
Students will apply transformations and use symmetry to analyze mathematical situations. Also, they will represent and analyze mathematical situations and structures using algebraic symbols.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/transformations-in-the-coordinate-plane
Effective Annual Rate & Nominal Rate
In this activity, students use the effective annual rate calculation to compare the nominal rates of various financial instruments.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/effective-annual-rate--nominal-rate
Transformations of Quadratics
Series of LearningCheck™ documents to assess student knowledge of quadratic transformations.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/transformations-of-quadratics