Properties of Special Quadrilaterals Exploration
Students are given a TI-Nspire file with special quadrilaterals so that they can use the dynamic measurement capabilities of the TI-Nspire to explore which properties always hold true for each quadrilateral.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-special-quadrilaterals-exploration
Properties of Triangles
In this activity, students explore different types of triangles and find the interior and exterior angle sum to form a paragraph proof.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-triangles
Proportional Segments
The purpose of this activity is to investigate the relationship between segments formed by drawing a line parallel to one side of a triangle or by drwing and angle bisector of one the angles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/proportional-segments
Diagonal Classification
This activity could be used as an assessment after a unit on special quadrilaterals. Students are given an unknown quadrilateral constructed with a given diagonal property. By dragging the vertices of the quadrilateral, students conjecture as to the names of the quadrilaterals that can be constru...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/diagonal-classification
Diameter and Circumference Relationship
A short activity that helps to demonstrate the relationship between diameter and circumference.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/diameter-and-circumference-relationship
Polygons & Angles: Looking for Patterns
This activity explores the relationships of various polygons and their angles. This is a discovery lesson and leads students through data and asks them to make conjectures about the angles of a triangle, quadrilateral, and pentagon. This lesson explores interior angles, exterior angles, and as...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/polygons--angles--looking-for-patterns
Proof by Counterexample of the SSA and AAA Cases
Students will use the geometry functions of the Nspire to create triangles with SSA and AAA details. Then these counterexamples are used to disprove possible SSA and AAA conjectures.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/proof-by-counterexample-of-the-ssa-and-aaa-cases
Properties of Parallel Lines
This activity is designed to incorporate the TI-Nspire Navigator system to provide a paperless activity. Students will investigate the relationships formed when two parallel lines are cut by a transversal. They will make observations from angle measurements. This is a great activity for beginn...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-parallel-lines
Exploring Midpoints
This is a quick activity to help students see the relationship of the midpoint of a segment.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-midpoints
Exploring Midsegments of a Triangle
Students will discover the relationships between a midsegment of a triangle and its third side.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-midsegments-of-a-triangle
Exploring Parallel Lines and Angles
Students will explore the relationships between pairs of angles formed when two parallel lines are cut by a transversal. They will identify special pairs of angles, measure all the angles formed by two parallel lines cut by a transversal, and then look for patterns among the measures.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-parallel-lines-and-angles
Area of a Triangle Between Parallel Lines
This is an investigation of what happens to the area of a triangle when one vertex moves along a line parallel to the side opposite the vertex.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/area-of-a-triangle-between-parallel-lines
Balancing Act
Students will explore the centriod of a triangle. They will discover that it is the center of gravity. They will balance a cardboard triangle on the end of a pencil. Then they will construct the medians with folds and pencil. After students have seen that the center of gravity is the point ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/balancing-act
Building 3-D Initials with a Vanishing Point
Students will use a vanishing point for a one point perspective drawing of an initial of their choice.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/building-3d-initials-with-a-vanishing-point
Constructing Regular Polygons - Angles of Rotational Symmetry
This activity is designed to be used with the Geometry textbook "Math Connections - 2B" p. 295: #4https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/constructing-regular-polygons--angles-of-rotational-symmetry
Construction of the Lute of Pythagoras to investigate polynomials
The student will construct the Lute of Pythagoras and investigate the many geometric shapes created.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/construction-of-the-lute-of-pythagoras-to-investigate-polynomials
Angle-Side-Side Exploration
Does knowing two sides and a non-included angle of a triangle guarantee it is a unique triangle? This activity will allow students to discover the answer by moving a point on a triangle to determine if another triangle given the same sides and non-included angle is possible.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/anglesideside-exploration
Congruent Triangles - Conditions that Prove Congruency
Students will investigate what conditions are necessary to prove two triangles are congruent.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/congruent-triangles--conditions-that-prove-congruency
Approximating Pi -- Archimedes method
Students will be assigned different regular polygons to construct. They will then construct a circumscribed circle, measure diameter, circumference and perimeter. The measurements will be placed into a spreadsheet and the ratios of circumference/diameter and perimeter/diameter will be calculated.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/approximating-pi--archimedes-method
Angles in Polygons
This is a self-contained activity that is designed to incorporate the TI-Nspire Navigator system which provides for a paperless activity that can be easily managed during and after the class period. Students will investigate the relationships of the interior and exterior angles in a polygon. T...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angles-in-polygons
A Sprinkler System Activity for the TI-Nspire TouchPad
This lesson involves the student in constructing and then creating their own designs using circles to indicate water spray from sprinklers set to full, half, and quarter circle patterns. The students learn to appreciate the ART of Math in the designs created with the Nspire TouchPad. The students...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/a-sprinkler-system-activity-for-the-tinspire-touchpad
Addition of Parts
This activity is a self-contained discussion of the topic of segment and angle addition and allows the teacher to focus on the flow of the class rather than explanation. Students will be able to work through this activity easily and reach usable conclusions on their own. Also, examples are prov...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/addition-of-parts
Maximizing a Paper Cone's Volume
The net for a conical paper cup is formed by cutting a sector from a circular piece of paper. What sector angle creates a net that maximizes the cone's volume? In this activity students will build concrete models, measure the dimensions and calculate the volume. Next, students will use a const...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/maximizing-a-paper-cones-volume
Altitudes of Triangles
Students investigate the intersection of the altitudes of a triangle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/altitudes-of-triangles
Mystery Quadrilateral!
This activity could be used as an assessment after a unit on special quadrilaterals. Students are given an unknown mystery quadrilateral that looks like a square. By dragging the vertices of the mystery quadrilateral, students conjecture the true name of the quadrilateral. Students support their ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/mystery-quadrilateral