How Many Drivers? Investigate the Slope-Intercept Form of a Line
In this activity, students will be introduced to the slope-intercept form of a linear equation. They will recognize the effects of changes in the slope and y-intercept on the graph of a line. Students will use the Transformation Graphing application to find an approximate linear model of the actu...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-many-drivers-investigate-the-slopeintercept-form-of-a-line
St. Louis Curves or Arch? You Pick!
Students explore curve fitting and translations of the parabola.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/st--louis-curves-or-arch-you-pick
Inequalities, They Are Not Just Linear Anymore!
Students study quadratic relationships and explore the process of graphing quadratic inequalities and systems of quadratic inequalities. They will solve these inequalities algebraically and graph them on a coordinate plane.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/inequalities-they-are-not-just-linear-anymore
Properties of Parabolas
Students interpret the equation for a parabola in vertex form and gain a visual understanding of a parabola's focal width.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-parabolas_1
Motorcycle Jump
This activity presents a scenario in which a motorcycle rider jumps off a ramp and travels along a quadratic path through the air.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/motorcycle-jump_1
Maximum, minimum, increasing, decreasing
This StudyCards™ set is a teaching activity that uses real-world contexts to assist students in understanding the concepts of maximum, minimum, increasing, and decreasing. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, Ch. 2.2.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/maximum-minimum-increasing-decreasing
Maximizing Your Efforts
Students write an objective function and graph the system of inequalities to find the maximum profit from selling two types of game players.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/maximizing-your-efforts
One of the Many Ways
Students graph polynomials to determine the value and number of zeros for a given polynomial.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/one-of-the-many-ways
Eileen's Work Week: Solving Systems of Inequalities
Student solve a real-life application problem of systems of inequalities.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/eileens-work-week-solving-systems-of-inequalities
Finding Patterns and Graphing Functions
This activity has students' find patterns in the areas and perimeters of a given series of figures. Students' then use graphing calculators to graph the values and to find linear and quadratic functions to describe the patterns.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/finding-patterns-and-graphing-functions
Design Curves
Students plot points then use regression lines to design a vehicle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/design-curves
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
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
Asymptotes & Zeros
Students relate the graph of a rational function to the graphs of the polynomial functions of its numerator and denominator. Students graph these polynomials one at a time and identify their y-intercepts and zeros. Using the handheld's manual manipulation functions, students can manipulate the gr...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/asymptotes--zeros_1
The Quest for Roots of Higher Order Equations
Students learn how to approximate the roots of any polynomial equation of any order by first using tables, and then by tracing along the graph to the point where the curve intersectshttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-quest-for-roots-of-higher-order-equations
Verifying Absolute Value Inequalities with a Graphical Approach
Find the solution sets of absolute value inequalities like abs(x-3)5 using the equation editor (y=). Focus on finding the boundaries of inequality intervals.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/verifying-absolute-value-inequalities-with-a-graphical-approach
Graphing Families of Quadratic Functions
Students will use the Transfrm app to explore families of quadratic functions. Generalization about the effect of a, b and c coefficients have on the shape and position of the graph in general form, and the effect of a, h, and k in vertex form, will be summarized by students in their own words. S...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/graphing-families-of-quadratic-functions
Direct Variation with Powers: Surface Area and Volume
Students find the approximate surface area and volume of an apple, measuring circumference 3 ways, using the mean of the measurements to find the radius. Each students enters the results in a Table on the board.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/direct-variation-with-powers-surface-area-and-volume
Using the Conics Apps to enhance instruction in the Algebra classroom
This is a short exploration lesson plan using the Conics Apps to introduce a lesson on circles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/using-the-conics-apps-to-enhance-instruction-in-the-algebra-classroom
Constructing an Ellipse
Students explore two different methods for constructing an ellipse.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/constructing-an-ellipse
An Introduction to Inverse Variation
In this lesson, students will explore the properties of inverse variation functions by analyzing a scatter plot that is produced by the students. This lesson uses the Activity Center in TI-Navigator.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/an-introduction-to-inverse-variation
Scatterplots and Correlation with TI-83
Students learn how to enter a list of data and use these lists to graph two-variable statistics. They learn how to analyze the resulting scatterplots to assess the correlation between two variables.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/scatterplots-and-correlation-with-ti83
Absolutely Wonderful
The activity uses Cabri Jr. and TI-Navigator™ to explore the angle between the branches of an absolute value function. By the end of the activity, absolute value functions will be connected to trigonometry. This activity can be used in an algebra 2/pre-calculus course where students are already...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/absolutely-wonderful
Titanic Tales
Students interpret data tables and graphs. They find percentages and create circle graphs to display data.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/titanic-tales
Quilt Block Areas
Students will draw and color scaled drawings of traditional quilt block designs. They then find the appropriate fraction, decimal, and percent of the overall design for each color.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/quilt-block-areas