Properties of Parallel Lines with Cabri Jr.
Cabri Jr. activity to study the properties of parallel lines.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-parallel-lines-with-cabri-jr
How Far Am I Off?
Students calculate a confidence interval using the chi-square distribution to estimate a population variance.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-far-am-i-off
Points on the Perpendicular Bisector of a Segment
In this activity, students use the drawing and measurement tools of Cabri™ Jr., to learn and understand the concept of "equidistant from the endpoints of a segment." They observe the changes if they move a point on the perpendicular bisector. NCTM Geometry Standard covered: Analyze characteristic...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/points-on-the-perpendicular-bisector-of-a-segment
NUMB3RS - Season 3 - "Longshot" - Not So Great Expectations
In "Longshot," Charlie explains that the racetrack uses a pari-mutual betting system - the odds of winning vary with the amount bet on each horse. This system not only calculates proportional payoffs for the bettors, but also guarantees a profit for the racetrack owners by removing a percentage o...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-3--longshot--not-so-great-expectations
Properties of Parallel Lines Cut by a Transversal
In this activity, students create parallel lines and a transversal, and study the properties of the lines and their angles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-parallel-lines-cut-by-a-transversal
Working with Point Rotations in the Coordinate Plane
Using Cabri Jr. and the properties of rotations to get a true understanding of how a figure is rotated about a point.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/working-with-point-rotations-in-the-coordinate-plane
Angles in a Polygon
Students will expore the interior and exterior angle of 3 polygons and develop the formula to calculate the sum of degrees without the measurement of the angles being taken.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angles-in-a-polygon
Angle Bisectors and Medians of Quadrilaterals
In this activity, students will construct angle bisectors and medians in quadrilaterals and explore the properties that appear to be true for four-sided figures. They may find it necessary to review the definitions and properties of special quadrilaterals in order to construct the figures.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angle-bisectors-and-medians-of-quadrilaterals
Angles Formed by Intersecting Chords, Secants, and Tangents
In this activity, students will investigate properties of angles and arcs formed when chords, secants, and tangents intersect and intercept arcs in a circle. They discover several important theorems concerning circles and arc sizes. They make use of the Central Angle theorem, which ensures that t...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angles-formed-by-intersecting-chords-secants-and-tangents
Angles Formed by Two Intersecting Lines
Students will investigate the properties of angles formed by intersecting lines. They examine the definition of adjacent angles, supplementary angles, and vertical angles and learn about two important geometric theorems dealing with vertical and supplementary angles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angles-formed-by-two-intersecting-lines
Triangle Proportionality
In this activity, students will study the concept of triangle proportionality.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/triangle-proportionality
Transforming "F" on the coordinate plane
Students move their cursor in activity center to occupy a unique point on a background letter "F" in quadrant 1. Students then together follow a rule for going to a different point (such as "use the opposite of the original x coordinate") and sketch the resulting transformation on their worksheet...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/transforming-f-on-the-coordinate-plane
Translations in the Plane
In this activity, students will perform a translation, and explore the properties of translations. In the second part of this activity, they will extend the concept of translations to the coordinate plane.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/translations-in-the-plane
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "All's Fair" - Guess My Type or Lose
In "All's Fair," Charlie attempts to use social image typology to analyze motivations and strategies to determine which person(s) would be most likely to commit a terrorist act. With social image typology, one can study why people make decisions that they do. Based on what they know about each su...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--alls-fair--guess-my-type-or-lose
Right Triangle Vocabulary
Using Activity Center, students will "march" to the appropriate triangle segment. This activity allows the entire class to demonstrate understanding of vocabulary words necessary to start right trianlge trigonometry: opposite side, adjacent side and hypotenuse side. This activity is a good cl...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/right-triangle-vocabulary
Triangle Inequalities
This activity will help students visualize the properties of triangles stated in the theorems. By dragging the vertices, the students can see that the properties hold regardless of the size of the triangles and which sides are the longest or shortest.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/triangle-inequalities_2
Rotations in the Plane
In this activity, students will explore the properties of rotations and the relationships between the original and image figures.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rotations-in-the-plane
Rotations in the Plane - Cabri Jr: Interactive
In this activity, you will explore the invariant properties of rotations and the results of rotations in the coordinate plane.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rotations-in-the-plane--cabri-jr-interactive
Transformational Puppet
This activity is designed to reinforce the concepts of reflections and translations by having the students create a virtual puppet using Cabri Jr. As they construct their puppets, students will reinforce their understanding of reflections and translations by making predictions about the location...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/transformational-puppet_1
Ratios in Right Triangles
The study of properties of right triangles is a major topic in mathematics. In this activity, you will investigate three common right triangle trigonometric ratios.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ratios-in-right-triangles
Nevada's Population
Students examine patterns and use these patterns to try to predict different aspects of an event. They study the statistical patterns for the population of the state of Nevada over a period of hundred years, and predict the population in the year 2010. Students learn to graph scatter plots, graph...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nevadas-population
REAL LIFE REAL WORLD - Avalanche Rescue
When hikers and skiers go into terrain with a risk of avalanches, they take safety equipment including avalanche rescue beacons. An avalanche rescue beacon sends and receives electromagnetic field signals that travel in circular patterns. The search pattern used to locate a beacon buried in the...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/real-life-real-world--avalanche-rescue
REAL LIFE REAL WORLD Activity - Carpentry
Carpenters use applications of geometry in their work, including the properties of right triangles and circles. This activity uses Cabri Jr. Geometry software to make measurements and solve problems based on carpentry situations.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/real-life-real-world-activity--carpentry
Drawing a Line Tangent to a Circle
Students use the drawing and measurement tools of Cabri™ Jr. to draw a line tangent to a circle. NCTM Geometry Standard covered: Analyze characteristics and properties of 2- and 3-dimensional geometric shapes and develop mathematical arguments about geometric relationships.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/drawing-a-line-tangent-to-a-circle
Reflections in the Plane
Students' will learn how to perform a reflection using the Cabri™ Jr. application, and will explore the properties of reflections. This activity will extend the concepts of reflection to the coordinate plane.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/reflections-in-the-plane