Solve Log Equation
This StudyCards™ set begins with "what is an equation?" and continues by developing the connection between points on the graph of the related function and a solution to an equation. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, ch. 13-3.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solve-log-equation
Solve Rational Equation
This StudyCards™ set begins with "what is an equation?" and continues with developing the connection between points on the graph of the related function and a solution to an equation. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, ch. 7-5.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solve-rational-equation
Solving Equations by Graphing
This activity uses screen capture to introduce solving linear equations by graphing. Using screen captures save the teacher from having to go from one student to another to make sure the students' are typing the correct information into the calculator.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solving-equations-by-graphing
Helping Students Understand Line of Best Fit
This activity is based on a lesson out of the Key Curriculum Press textbook "Discovering Algebra with Technology." Students use five number summaries to find specific points on the graph which can be used to find the equation for a line of best fit. Teachers can then use the TI-Navigator System...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/helping-students-understand-line-of-best-fit
Transformers (Matrices)
Students explore a special subset of the transformations of a square called the symmetry group. They also find inverses of each transformation in the symmetry group. They then delve deeper into the algebra behind transformations, connecting them with matrix multiplication. Last, students extrapol...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/transformers-matrices
Curve Fitting for a Parabola
This is a TI-Navigator™ Activity Center file that is use as a class warm up or for checking understanding. Student are to contribute an equation of a parabola that will pass through the most number of sunflowers.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/curve-fitting-for-a-parabola
Floral Shop Math
Students will create quadratic functions that model revenue collected and profit earned from selling bouquets in a flower shop. The students will use graphing calculators to identify the maximum value for each function. Once they identify the ordered pair that contains the maximum value the st...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/floral-shop-math
Cutting Corners
Students' will continue to develop the idea of quadratic equations and parabolas.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/cutting-corners
Exploring Standard Form of a Quadratic Function
Students explore y=ax^2+bx+c using the transform graphing application. Teacher calculator is used with Navigator to send device settings, the equation format and initial coefficient values to all students. Worksheet includes all student instructions, along with blank grids for students to sketch ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-standard-form-of-a-quadratic-function
Exploring the Exponential Function
Students study the exponential function and differentiate between exponential growth or decay from an equation. They identify the coefficient in an equation that represents the rate of growth/decay. Students also explain the effect of changes in the values of A and B.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-the-exponential-function
Exploring the Exponential Function (Electronic Format Only)
In this activity, students study the exponential function. They differentiate between exponential growth and exponential decay from an equation. They identify the coefficient in an equation that represents the rate of growth/decay. Students also explain the effect of changes in the values of A an...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-the-exponential-function-electronic-format-only
Fill up the tank!
Demonstrate the concept of slope and y-intercept in the slope-intercept form of linear equation using water and marbles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/fill-up-the-tank
Factoring
A teaching activity that makes the equivalence and zeros connection between functions. Parts 1 through 3. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, Ch. 3.4, 3.5.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/factoring
Factoring Composite Numbers
Students will review some of the terms associated with prime factors. A Frayer Model (Square) is provided allowing the teacher to assess students’ knowledge of the concept prime.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/factoring-composite-numbers
Arithmetic and Geometric means
This activity relates the concepts of the arithmetic and geometric means of two numbers. Students, with the aid of their TI calculators and TI-Navigator system, compute the arithmetic and geometric means for four different pairs of numbers. They send their results to the teacher's computer where ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/arithmetic-and-geometric-means
Factoring Special Cases
Given a set of shapes whose combined areas represent the left-hand expression, students manipulate them to create rectangles whose areas are equal to the right-hand expression.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/factoring-special-cases
Cricket Thermometers
In this activity, students investigate the relationship between temperature and number of cricket chirps. They learn to find the other value of a function when given one value of a function. Students use linear regression and plot a set of ordered pairs.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/cricket-thermometers
Activity Center Golf Course
There are nine activity settings. Each one is a different hole of golf. Each setting contains a background photograph of a golf course with a white ball and a hole with a numbered flag coming out of it. Students must submit the equation of the line that connects the golf ball to the hole. The cor...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/activity-center-golf-course
Binomial Multiplication
Students will enter an expression showing the multiplication of two binomials into Y1 in an equation that can be graphed. They will also multiply the binomials and enter the result into Y2 to verify that the graph remains the same. Finally, they will combine like terms and enter the result into...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/binomial-multiplication
Box It Up
Students take a numerical and tabular look at finding the maximum value of an open box constructed by folding a rectangular sheet of material with cutout square corners. They also understand the concepts of independent and dependent variables.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/box-it-up
Breaking Up Over Model Bridges
The learning objective of this activity is to introduce the concept of reciprocal functions having the form: xy = k or y = f(x) = k/x, where k is a constant and x and y are variables. In Part I, twelve one inch paper squares arranged in various rectangles illustrate that length x width = 12 sq...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/breaking-up-over-model-bridges
Car Stopping Distances
This activity uses the tranformation graphing application on the TI-84 calculator to discover the equation for the stopping distance of a car on dry pavement.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/car-stopping-distances
Linear Equations
In this lesson students will learn how to determine the equation of a line using two points. Students will be finding there answer and then graphing the equation in Activity Center to see if it they are correct.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-equations
Tracing Paper Inequalities
Students graph systems of linear inequalities in two variables in the Cartesian coordinate plane and find their solutions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/tracing-paper-inequalities
Linear Equations for Which the Difference between the Coordinates is Constant
This activity allows students to explore situations in which points with a constant difference between coordinates are graphed. With TI-Navigator?s display, students can determine that an oblique line is formed from such points. This oblique line always has intercepts equal to the constant diff...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-equations-for-which-the-difference-between-the-coordinates-is-constant