The Ladder Problem Revisited
In this activity students explore the locus of mid-point of the hypotenuse of a fixed length geometrically and algebraically and discover that the median a right triangle is equal to half the length of the hypotenuse. Students then prove this property. The problem: A ladder leans upright against ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-ladder-problem-revisited
The Lunes of Hippocrates
In this activity the students discover a property of this historical figure.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-lunes-of-hippocrates
Reflections in Motion
Students will use reflected images of triangles to observe similarities retained under vertical and horizontal stretching and shrinking transformations.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/reflections-in-motion
Square Root Spiral and Function Graphs
In this activity, students will investigate the spiral formed by square roots of consecutive numbers, numerical approximations for square roots, the plot of the square root spiral arm lengths, and the graph of the square root function.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/square-root-spiral-and-function-graphs
SSA Ambiguity
This activity allows students to investigate the reason for the ambiguity in the SSA case.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ssa-ambiguity
Soap Warehouse: The Shortest Distance Between Stores
In this investigation we are going to determine the best place to build a warehouse so that it can service three stores with the least amount of travel.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/soap-warehouse-the-shortest-distance-between-stores
Solving for Sides in a Right Triangle
This activity was designed for the Grade 11 College Math course in the Ontario curriculum. Students are expected to solve problems, including those that arise from real-world applications, by determining the measures of the sides and angles of right triangles using the primary trigonometric ratio...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solving-for-sides-in-a-right-triangle
Special Angles formed by Parallel Lines
This activity will help students see the relationship among the angles formed by two parallel lines and the transversal cuts through the lines.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/special-angles-formed-by-parallel-lines
How far do you live from school?
Prior to this activity students determine how far they live from school and how long it takes them to get to school. They analyze this data using various types of graphs and draw conclusions regarding the relationship between time and distance. They also look at zip codes and explore factors that...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-far-do-you-live-from-school
Pledge Plans: An Exploration of Linearity
A brief overlook of slope linearity and how it is applied to graphs and real life situations.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/pledge-plans-an-exploration-of-linearity
Finding the Minimal Path to Put Out a Fire
A camper (at position A) must quickly put out a campfire (at position B). The river is represented by the horizontal line segment CD passing through point P. Where should point P be positioned on the river so that the camper will travel the shortest (minimal) path from point A, to the river at po...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/finding-the-minimal-path-to-put-out-a-fire
Pledge Plans: An Exploration of Linearity
A brief overlook of slope and how it is applied to real-life situations.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/pledge-plans-an-exploration-of-linearity_1
Printing Your Own Books - is it more cost effective?
In this activity, students will create functions based on real-life scenarios, fill out a table of values, and critically analyze characteristics of graphs.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/printing-books
Investigating Inscribed Angles
Investigation of the relationship between inscribed angles subtended by the same arc or chord.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-inscribed-angles
Investigating Parallelograms
The purpose of this activity is to use TI-Nspire to explore the properties of parallelograms. A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-parallelograms
Investigating Triangles and Congruence
The main purpose for this activity is to explore triangles with pairs of corresponding congruent sides and a congruent nonincluded angle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-triangles-and-congruence
Exterior Angle Theorem
In the activity, you will investigate the relationship found between an exterior angle of a triangle and its related remote interior angles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exterior-angle-theorem
Inscribed and Central Angles in a Circle
This activity explores the relationship between inscribed angles subtended by the same minor arc. The second problem explores the relationship between inscribed angles and central angles subtended by the same minor arc.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/inscribed-and-central-angles-in-a-circle
Inscribed Regular Polygons
Students will calculate the changing area and perimeter of inscribed polygons as the number of sides increase. The measurements will be recorded in a spreadsheet for analysis. Students will be learning to use the measurement tools and the Hide/Show function of the TI-Nspire. Students will be aske...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/inscribed-regular-polygons
Algebra I Review
Review Algebra I concepts including solving equations, slope, and multiplying binomials.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/algebra-i-review
"Add Them Up" for TI-Nspire
This activity (which is based on "Add Them Up" from EasyData Collection Activities) involves the use of TI-Nspire, Vernier Easy Link, and a Voltage sensor in order to have students graph a scatterplot and determine an equation of best fit based on collected data.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/add-them-up-for-tinspire
Rates of Change and Slope
This lesson was designed for the Grade 10 Applied curriculum in Ontario. In that course, students are expected to connect the rate of change of a linear relationship to the slope of a line.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rates-of-change-and-slope
Measuring Segments and Angles
Students will explore the Angle Addition Postulate and the Segment Addition Postulate.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/measuring-segments-and-angles