Olympic 100 Meter Dash Times: Women vs. Men
In this activity, students will analyze data from 1960 to 1992 to determine when mens' and womens' winning olympic times will be equal. Students use regression and systems of equations to answer a series of questions about the data.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/olympic-100-meter-dash-times-women-vs--men
Behaviors-Quadratic Functions
This StudyCards™ set teaches and tests on the quadratic function. Shows connection between the function parameters and the resulting geometric behaviors of the quadratic function. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, Ch. 2.5, 9.1.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/behaviorsquadratic-functions
Behaviors-Linear Function
This StudyCards™ stack teaches and tests on the linear function. Shows connection between the function parameters and the resulting geometric behaviors of the linear function. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, ch. 2.3, 4.1.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/behaviorslinear-function
Introduction to Quadratic Equations
This activity allows students to gain an understanding of quadratic equations. They will begin by using a Lists and Spreadsheet page to find the y-values of a specific function. They will then plot the x and y-values using a scatter plot to see the shape of the parabola. On top of this scatter...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/introduction-to-quadratic-equations
Properties of Ellipses
This TI-Nspire Activity examines the reflective property and the distance property of a ellipse.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-ellipses
Shall I Double Up or Take the Million? Exponential Growth
If you were given the opportunity to be given a permanent monthly salary of 1,000,000 for 30 days of work or a salary beginning with a penny on day one and doubling each day for 30 days which would you choose?https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/shall-i-double-up-or-take-the-million-exponential-growth
Points on a Line
The Points on a Line activity is intended to develop student understanding of slope of a line. This activity is based on the concept of vertical change and horizontal change when moving between two points on a line. Students will perform an action on the TNS file and observe the consequences of ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/points-on-a-line
Exploring Slope, Including a Study of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
This activity contains 4 problems. The first 2 allow the students to notice relationships of slopes and y-intercepts to the location of lines. The second 2 problems help the students find the relationships between the slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/activity-with-slope-including-a-study-of-parallel-and-perpendicular-lines
Quadratic Yoga: Transforming Quadratic Functions
Students will use the vertex form of a quadratic function to fit a graph to a given scatter plot. They will also graph functions given a transformation description.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/quadratic-yoga-transforming-quadratic-functions
Rectangles and Parabolas
Students will tackle a traditional problem from the Algebra I curriculum geometrically, numerically, graphically, and algebraically: Sixty feet of fencing is purchased for the grounds crew to fence off a rectangular portion of property for a garden. The owner has made it perfectly clear that h...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rectangles-and-parabolas
Connecting Algebra 2 to Statistics
Once students learn how to solve exponential and logarithmic equations, the students can take data and decide if an appropriate model is exponential. This activity will require students to create scatterplots and to have the knowlegde of the relationship being linear or nonlinear. This activity...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/connecting-algebra-2-to-statistics
Once and For All...Absolutely
The activity is designed to be a lesson in solving absolute value inequalities. The intent is to distinguish the kinds of solutions that absolute value inequalities have and the forms of stating the solutions. More importantly the activity considers two methods of solutions: a graphing method and...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/once-and-for-all---absolutely
The Open Box: An Exploration of Maximum Volume
The students will solve the problem of finding the maximum volume of a box cut from an 18 x 24 cm peice of paper in several ways. The student will actually cut out and form several different boxes. The student will fill the boxes with "starburst" candies and then use their TI-Nspires to analyze...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-open-box-an-exploration-of-maximum-volume
Pick's Theorem
Using the TI-Nspire grid screen, students will discover Pick's Theorem relating to the area of a polygon with vertices on grid points.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/picks-theorem
Simultaneous Equation Solver App for the TI-89 Titanium
Extend the benefits and functions of your calculator. Calculate solutions (unique, representation of the infinite solutions, or no solution) for linear systems up to 30x30....stems up to 30x30. In addition, students can: Enter symbolic data Save and edit up to five constant vectors View residuals and reduced row echelon form (RREF) Save coefficients and solutions for later use The Simultaneous Equation Solver App is available for the TI-...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/BD358C4836B84DBCBA254D6554FBBEAC/89simultaneousequationsolver
Statistics with List Editor App for the TI-89 Titanium
This App delivers statistics capabilities, including inferential statistics.This App provides the functionality students need for an AP* Statistics course! It delivers statistics capabilities, including inferential statistics. Students can import, view and plot CBL 2™ data, explore distributions, tests, intervals, multiple regression, random sampling, goodness of fit ...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/31FC737C43CF43B0ADA1CF67420C3AA8/89statisticswithlisteditor
StudyCards™ App for the TI-89 Titanium
The StudyCards™ App allows teachers and students to create electronic flash cards to use as a study tool for quiz or test review....ed. * AP, AP Central, College Board, and SAT are registered trademarks of the College Entrance Examination Board, which was not involved in the production of and does not endorse this product. PSAT/NMSQT is a registered trademark of both the College Entrance Examination Board and the National M...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/FFF66CBCD479484DA5EF604C955758E0/89studycards
Would You Work For Me?
Expanding the Notion of Function Representationhttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/would-you-work-for-me
Exploring Linear Relationships -- Stacking Cups and Walking Rates
In this activity, students will explore several examples of linear relationships. They will use a table to organize data that they collect and will make graphs to display that data. Students are prompted to write equations and interpret slope as a rate of change.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-linear-relationships--stacking-cups-and-walking-rates
Quadratic Connections
Students will investigate how the parameters a, b, and c for the function f(x) = ax^2+bx+c change its graph. In addition, first and second differences and their relationships to the values of a, b, and c are explored.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/quadratic-connections
Fibonacci Fun
Students will explore a variety of middle level content as they examine Fibonacci connections to divisibility and to the golden ratio. They will discover interesting Fibonacci properties and use basic algebraic properties and symbols to prove conjectures about those properties.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/fibonacci-fun
Similar Shapes
Students will explore properties of similar figures.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/similar-shapes
Multiplying Fractions by a Whole Number
This activity uses a number line to develop multiplication of a fraction by a whole number. It builds on the earlier concept that the product of two whole numbers r and s is r sets, each containing s elements.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/multiplying-fractions-by-a-whole-number
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