Match the Graph
In this activity, students will match their motion to a given graph of position versus time and to a graph of velocity versus time. They will apply the mathematical concepts of slope and y-intercept to a real-world situation.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/match-the-graph_cxii
Diffusion Data Collection Lab
In this lesson, students will use varying molarities of a salt solution to observe diffusion through a membrane.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/diffusion-data-collection-lab
Plane Mirrors
In this lesson, students will investigate the relationship between an object and its image in a plane mirror. Understanding how plane mirrors work provides a useful scaffold for understanding more complex situations, such as those involving concave and convex mirrors.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/plane-mirrors
Rolling a Ball on an Inclined Plane
Students collect distance and time data for a ball rolling up and down an incline.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rolling-a-ball-on-an-inclined-plane
Concave Mirrors
In this lesson, students will explore the reflection of a movable object in a concave mirror.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/concave-mirrors
Coulomb's Law
Students explore the relationship between force, charge, and distance for two charged particles, i.e., Coulomb's law.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/coulombs-law_1
Punnett Pea Predictor
In this lesson, students will explore patterns of genetic inheritance through a simulation. This activity was created using Lua.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/punnett-pea-predictor
Vernier - Heat of Fusion
In this activity, students will use a calorimeter to measure the amount of heat needed to melt ice and determine the heat of fusion for ice. EasyData™ is needed for this activity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--heat-of-fusion
Vernier - A Good Cold Pack
Students use the EasyTemp temperature probe to determine temperature changes as different solid substances dissolve in water. They then develop and test a plan for making the best cold pack using three grams of one of the substances. EasyData™ is needed for this activity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--a-good-cold-pack
Vernier - A Speedy Slide with EasyData™ App and CBR 2™
Students will use a CBR 2™ motion detector to determine their speed or velocity going down a playground slide. They will also experiment with different ways to increase their speed going down the slide.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--a-speedy-slide-with-easydata-app-and-cbr-2
Vernier - Air Resistance
Students use the Vernier Motion Detector to measure the effect of air resistance on falling objects. They determine how air resistance and mass affect the terminal velocity of a falling object and then choose a force model that fits the data.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--air-resistance_1
Stations Activity: Graphing Calculator Boot Camp
Build up students’ core skills with the TI-84 series calculator including tips on how to undo common mistakes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/boot-camp
Estimating a Population Proportion
Students find the confidence interval for a population proportion by first finding the critical value and the margin of error.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/estimating-a-population-proportion
Graph My Center
Students create a box plot or histogram. They will find measures of central tendency and identify which best describes the data set.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/graph-my-center
Making Limits Exist
In this activity, students will graph piecewise functions and evaluate numerically and graphically the left hand limit and the right hand limit of the function as x approaches a given number, c.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/making-limits-exist
Old McDonald's Pigpen
In this activity, students explore – numerically, graphically, algebraically, and verbally – the mathematics involved in maximizing the area of a rectangle with a fixed perimeter.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/old-mcdonalds-pigpen
Secant Lines
In this activity, students will observe the slopes of the secant and tangent line as a point on the function approaches the point of tangency.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/secant-lines
Limits of Indeterminant Forms
In this activity, students will graph f(x)=sin(x)/x in order to visually determine the limit as x approaches zero. They will confirm the answer numerically by tracing left and right limit points on a graph and looking at values in a table.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/limits-of-indeterminant-forms
Approximating the Area Under a Curve
In this activity, students will explore approximating the area under a curve using left endpoint, right endpoint, and midpoint Riemann sums.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/approximating-the-area-under-a-curve
Extrema and Concavity
Students learn how to find and label extrema using first and second derivatives, be able to inspect a graph and determine which extrema the function has, and be able to use trace, fMin, and fMax to verify the computed answers and find critical values for parametric functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/extrema-and-concavity
Zooming In On Local Linearity
In this activity, students will explore the behavior of various functions by zooming in on their graphs. They will investigate the concept of local linearity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/zooming-in-on-local-linearity
Give Me Five
In this activity, students will discuss and describe the center and spread of a univariate data set by way of a five number summary and visually by a box & whisker diagram. Students will then apply this knowledge to real life applications to enhance their ability to understand this math in st...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/give-me-five
Parallel and Perpendicular Slopes
This activity is for use as a formative assessment tool after the introduction and overview of parallel and perpendicular slopes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/parallel-and-perpendicular-slopes