Experimentally Calculating Pi
Because the diameter of a circle is related to the circumference of a circle, we can find this constant relationship by measuring several lids and fitting a regression line to the data. The slope of this line is pi. This is a great activity to allow students to discover that Pi is the relations...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/experimentally-calculating-pi
Scrabble Math
Use the U.S. Constitution, Scrabble, and your graphing calculator to examine a number of statistical concepts with your Algebra 1 students.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/scrabble-math
Run me a Linear Regression
This activity is designed to give students the opportunity to estimate the least squares line given a set of points. The students are then able to check their "best fit" line by running a linear regression using the graphing calculator.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/run-me-a-linear-regression
Run Me a Hypothesis Test
This activity is designed to give students' practice in determining which type of test to run given certain background information. Additionally, it provides practice towards understanding the meaning of rejecting or failing to reject a null hypothesis.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/run-me-a-hypothesis-test
Using Vases to Help Understand What Graphs Mean
Students will predict what the graph will look like for different vases as they are filled with water. Then students will use the vases of different shapes and fill them with a set amount of water before each measurement. Students then measure the height of the water in the vase (their y-interc...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/using-vases-to-help-understand-what-graphs-mean
Got the sum of remote interior angles equal to the measure of the exterior angle? with Cabri Jr.
Draw a triangle with exterior angle. Measure the exterior angle and each remote interior angle. Use the Alpha hand to check that the sum of the remote interior angles is always equal to the exterior angle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/got-the-sum-of-remote-interior-angles-equal-to-the-measure-of-the-exterior-angle---with-cabri-jr
Body Relationships
Students will measure different parts of their body (height, thumb, etc.) and will create graphs to see if there are relationships between the measurements. Teachers can use the TI-Navigator™ System to compile student data so that students have more data points to plot on their graphs to help wi...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/body-relationships
It's a Bug's Temp
Uses information provided in a table to determine what if any relationship exists between the air temperature and the temperature of an insect.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/its-a-bugs-temp
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
The Golden Ratio
The students will engage in a hands on activity to determine how they fit into the golden ratio which is considered the mathematically perfect ratio. Is it necessary or important to relate to this number?https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-golden-ratio
NUMB3RS - Season 2 -"Hot Shot" - A Stab in the Dark
In "Hot Shot," two victims of a possible serial criminal are found. Charlie uses kernel density estimation as a method for predicting a change in behavior to indicate a connection between the victims and the criminal.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2-hot-shot--a-stab-in-the-dark
Classifying Quadrilaterals
Students will be sent ordered pairs through lists using the TI-Navigator™. These pairs will then be graphed as a line graph and students will classify the shape of the quadrilateral and justify their choice.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/classifying-quadrilaterals
Reaction Time
The students will do experiments involving reaction time, and then make a histogram displaying their datahttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/reaction-time
More difficult factoring
To check sign placement for factoring of trinomials when the coefficient in front of the x square is greater than one and the signs are different.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/more-difficult-factoring
Grandparents and Special Friends Day
This lesson was designed for our Grandparents and Special Friends day. It can be used for any visitation day, or an open house. The lesson is designed to review percent of a whole and the sector of the circle representing the percentage. Although circle graphs can be created in a spreadsheet prog...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/grandparents-and-special-friends-day
Looking for Some Direction - Finding Distance on a Graph
This is a suggestion for how to use Activity Center on TI-Navigator™ to illustrate story problems in which students need to find the distance between two points.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/looking-for-some-direction--finding-distance-on-a-graph
Linear Force: May the Force be With Us
Using the TI-Navigator, students will send linear equations with STAR WARS movie pictures in the background. Focus on slope and y-intercept with linear lightsabers.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-force-may-the-force-be-with-us
How Fast Is Your Racer
Students become familiar with collecting and analyzing linear data. Students first perform a manually linear fit to their collected data, and are then introduced to the linear regression analysis capabilities of the calculator. The time taken for mousetrap racers to cover predetermined distances ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-fast-is-your-racer
FACTORED POLYNOMIALS
The students will identify x-intercepts of polynomials and then write their own equations for polynomials.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/factored-polynomials
Using Technology to Tame the EOC
The following are some examples of strategies that may be used on the Algebra I End Of Course Tests. These strategies do not replace instruction but may be helpful in your test review.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/using-technology-to-tame-the-eoc
Breaking Spaghetti
Students will do a lab where they keep track of the number of strands of spaghetti versus how many "weights" it takes to break the spaghetti. They will enter lists and create a scatter plot. Students will also find the equation for the line of best fit. The TI-Navigator System can then be used...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/breaking-spaghetti
Walk My Walk
A two-part activity that uses a CBR to develop the notion of slope and y-intercept through various walking activities. Part A develops a general notion of how changes in walking are reflected in various graphical representations. Part B formalizes the ideas of (1) slope and its relationship to sp...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/walk-my-walk
Defining the Parabola
The teacher will graph a horizontal line and plot a point using TI-Navigator™, and the class will provide the points that create a parabola.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/defining-the-parabola
Algebra II and the TI-83+
This session will examine how the TI-83+ can be used to improve instruction in Algebra II classes. We will look at different objectives from the Algebra II curriculum and examine several ways that calculators can improve student performance.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/algebra-ii-and-the-ti83
Beebopper Shoe Store adapted from CPM Mathematics 1-Algebra 1
The purpose of this activity is to allow students to collect data, use that data to create list and graphs. The students can then answer questions related to how to best stock the Beebopper Shoe Store. The students then use the data and graph to determine if there is a relationship between a pers...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/beebopper-shoe-store-adapted-from-cpm-mathematics-1algebra-1