Rotations in the Coordinate Plane
It is important for students to know what happens to the coordinates of points when they are rotated in the coordinate plane by 90 or 180 degrees, either clockwise or counterclockwise. This activity enables students to use Cabri Jr. to develop this understanding.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rotations-in-the-coordinate-plane
Sail Problem (Parallel Lines & Segment Relationships)
In this activity, students will explore the proportional relationships involved in multiple parallel lines being cut by transversals. These relationships are approached through exploration of a sail design problem, where students are to find the lengths of pieces of fabric along the edge of a s...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sail-problem-parallel-lines--segment-relationships
Pythagorean Proofs
In this activity, students will explore proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem. Students will explore the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem using area of squares, area of triangles and trapezoids, and by dissection. Students will then be asked to apply what they have learned about the Pythagorean Theorem.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/pythagorean-proofs
"You're Hired!"
This activity will use linear programming and the Inequalz apps on the TI-84+ calculator to solve real world problems.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/youre-hired
How Many States Have You Visited?
This is a beginner activity for students using the TI-84. Students will collect data from the class and create a Box & Whisker plot based on how many States students have visited. This is easy for the teacher to learn, and steps are relatively easy for students that are new to using 'stat plots...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-many-states-have-you-visited
The Discovery of Pi
The Discovery of Pi With Cabri Jr., and hands on materials Students will measure the diameter and circumference of various round objects and compare them to determine pi. They will then perform this acivity again utilizing the Cabri Jr. App on the TI 84 Calculator.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-discovery-of-pi
Translations in the Coordinate Plane
It is important for students to know what happens to the coordinates of points when they are translated in the coordinate plane. This activity enables students to use Cabri Jr. to develop this understanding.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/translations-in-the-coordinate-plane
Transformations with Cabri Jr.
In this activity, get instructions on how to perform transformations using the Cabri Jr. Application on the TI-84 Plus.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/transformations-with-cabri-jr
Solving Equations with Solve It
This activity will provide an opportunity for students to review solving equations on an application and still get credit for it.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solving-equations-with-solve-it
Law of Large Numbers: Equal Opportunities
In this activity, students will use the Probability Simulation application to roll a fair die and explore the Law of Large Numbers. They will conduct probability experiments that involve tossing a fair die, graph the results, compare the experimental probability to its theoretical probability and...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/law-of-large-numbers-equal-opportunities
NUMB3RS - Season 3 - "Traffic" - What is Random
In "Traffic", Charlie lectures about randomness, explaining that 'our brains misperceive evenness as random and wrongly assume that groupings are deliberate'. In mathematics, we expect to see some clustering, or an occasional appearance of a pattern, when examining truly random events. In this ac...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-3--traffic--what-is-random
Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem using Transformations
In this activity, students will explore visual proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem using area and transformations. They will use the Cabri™ Jr. app to perform translations on the squares constructed on the two legs and the hypotenuse of a right triangle to consolidate their understanding of the Pyt...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/proof-of-the-pythagorean-theorem-using-transformations
Visualizing Vectors
In this activity, students use the CellSheet™ Application to graph vectors. They also learn to find the sum of two vectors.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/visualizing-vectors
Angle Bisectors and Medians of Quadrilaterals
In this activity, students will construct angle bisectors and medians in quadrilaterals and explore the properties that appear to be true for four-sided figures. They may find it necessary to review the definitions and properties of special quadrilaterals in order to construct the figures.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angle-bisectors-and-medians-of-quadrilaterals
Right Triangle Vocabulary
Using Activity Center, students will "march" to the appropriate triangle segment. This activity allows the entire class to demonstrate understanding of vocabulary words necessary to start right trianlge trigonometry: opposite side, adjacent side and hypotenuse side. This activity is a good cl...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/right-triangle-vocabulary
REAL LIFE REAL WORLD Activity - Carpentry
Carpenters use applications of geometry in their work, including the properties of right triangles and circles. This activity uses Cabri Jr. Geometry software to make measurements and solve problems based on carpentry situations.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/real-life-real-world-activity--carpentry
Reflecting a Triangle in the Coordinate Plane
In this activity, students use the drawing and measurement tools of Cabri™ Jr. to blend coordinate geometry with drawing tools. They visualize symmetry and reflect a point across the y-axis. NCTM Geometry Standards: Specify locations and describe spatial relationships using coordinate geometry a...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/reflecting-a-triangle-in-the-coordinate-plane
Reflections in the Plane
Students' will learn how to perform a reflection using the Cabri™ Jr. application, and will explore the properties of reflections. This activity will extend the concepts of reflection to the coordinate plane.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/reflections-in-the-plane
NUMB3RS - Season 3 - "Killer Chat" - Stylometry
In "Killer Chat," the FBI has obtained a collection of online chat dialogues from a suspected killer. Charlie proposes he use Statistical Linguistic Analysis to identify the author. The style and language can essentially fingerprint the writing. Stylometry, the practice of applying statistical an...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-3--killer-chat--stylometry
The Spread of Disease
In this activity, students simulate the spread of a disease in a population. They use the Probability Simulation application to learn that certain sums occur more often than others because of combinations of addends of those sums.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-spread-of-disease
What Is Your Grade (Part 2)
In this activity, students use the CellSheet Application to determine the missing value in a weighted mean. They use the application to write a formula to find the weighted mean and also learn to use the copy and paste features.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/what-is-your-grade-part-2
What Is Your Grade (Part 1)
In this activity, students will use the CellSheet Application and set up a spreadsheet. They will determine the mean of a set of values and find a minimum value to be added to a set of values to obtain a given mean.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/what-is-your-grade-part-1
What is A Kanban?
In this activity, students use the CellSheet™ Application to understand how to track inventory and predict future trends based on average daily use. They will collect data, analyze it and make predictions. They also learn to use linear regression model to predict future trends.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/what-is-a-kanban
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "Rampage" - I...It...Itera...Iteration
In "Rampage," a suspect enters the FBI Bullpen and moves about, apparently shooting people at random. Charlie examines a diagram of the killer's path through the Bullpen and suggests it might resemble Brownian motion. In this activity, students first model this motion with ten iterations by hand...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--rampage--i---it---itera---iteration
Demonstrating Probability, Simulations, and Probability Distributions
This activity demonstrates the probability of an event happening with the simulation of a coin toss. Students will learn how probabilities can be computed. They will simulate distributions to check the reasonableness of the results. They also explore various probability distributions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/demonstrating-probability-simulations-and-probability-distributions