Comparing Ratios
... equivalent ratios have in common. 393698 Comparing Ratios Planning and Resources Objectives Students should understand and be able to develop strategies for comparing ratios. Vocabulary common multiples This lesson allows students to reason about ratio tables, which helps thei...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/comparing-ratios
Connecting Ratios and Scaling
...o solve problems involving scale factors. What is the teacher doing? Scaling can be associated with similar figures, but this lesson is an informal introduction to the ideas related to similarity and the language of similarity is not introduced here. The Big Idea Columns Container ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/connecting-ratios-and-scaling
Connecting Ratios to Equations
Connecting Ratios to Equations website Students generate slope triangles from the graph of a collection of equivalent ratios, thus leading to the notion of a proportional relationship. Th...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/connecting-ratios-to-equations
Connecting Ratios to Graphs
...alent to 2:3 from a multiplicative perspective. What to look for Interpreting the patterns in the ratio table and in the graph of equivalent ratios introduces students to the notion of rate of change—or slope and slope triangles—as well as to similar triangles. Note that the number 0 cannot be us...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/connecting-ratios-to-graphs
Double Number Lines
...ons that involve finding a value for x when a:b is equivalent to c:x. What to look for At this level, students are investigating informal but useful strategies for solving problems involving proportions. Moving to the formal equation can lead to misunderstanding and support longstanding student m...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/double-number-lines
Proportional Relationships
...ical arrows. Sample Assessment Cost in dollars, c, and amount of fruit in pounds, p, are related by the equation c = 2.5p. Which of the following is true about the proportional relationship? a. The cost increases by $1 for every increase of 2.5 pounds. b. The cost increases $2 for every half-pou...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/proportional-relationships
Ratio Tables
Ratio Tables website The lesson engages students in reasoning about ratios and proportions using their knowledge of multiplication tables. They learn that ratio tables are one strategy to...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/ratio-tables
STEM Behind NASA
...coding activities Explore the STEM principles and processes that make human life in space possible with activities developed by Texas Instruments (TI) and NASA to inspire the next generation of explorers and innovators. Aim for the stars Activities Design so...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/stem/stem-behind-nasa
Ratios and Fractions
...sociated with a ratio to a fraction. What to look for The language “part to part” and “part to whole” is deliberately avoided as this language is constraining and limits student thinking as they continue to work with ratios in situations such as those involving slope and similarity. Sample Assess...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/ratios-and-fractions
Ratios and Rational Numbers
...oint (0, 0); however, the point (0, 0) is not a member of the collection. What to look for Unit rates are suggested in some of the questions as good strategies for solving problems. Students should remember that adding two columns in a ratio table produces another ratio equivalent to those added....https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/ratios-and-rational-numbers
Solving Proportions
...ips to solve problems that involve two variables. 393709 Solving Proportions Planning and Resources Objectives Students should use a variety of strategies for solving problems involving proportions, including finding a unit rate. They can distinguish situations that involve proportional rela...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/solving-proportions
What is a Ratio?
...when are two ratios equivalent? What are the students doing? Students discuss the similarities and differences between the groups of shapes that illustrate equivalent ratios. What is the teacher doing? Reinforce the definition of equivalence by associating the patterns generated with the original...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/what-is-a-ratio
What is Probability
...he more repetitions of an experiment leads to an relative frequency that is closer to the theoretical probability. Sample Assessment Identify each as true or false: a. The probability of an outcome can be 2/1. b. The probability of an outcome can be 0. c. If an outcome is sure to happen, the pr...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/what-is-probability
Why Random Samples
... PDF DOC TNS Lesson Snapshot Students contrast the distribution of “judgment” sample means with a distribution of sample means selected by random sampling. What to look for It is worthwhil...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/why-random-samples
About Building Concepts
...ing critical middle grades math ideas. hsSA4JFeqyQ Building Concepts supports teachers with programs to enhance content knowledge and instruction, and improves students’ understanding by engaging them in progressions of focused content delivered across a hands-on, highly interactive ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/about
Wiley Publishing
...n its ability to meet the changing needs of its customers. The company's current migration to the digital world is the latest example of this kind of transformation. Wiley Publishing Uncover the mysteries that lie within your calculator with Inside Your Calculator: From Simple Prog...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections/wiley_publishing
Vernier Science Education
...versions of the activities for EasyData, DataMate, and Logger Pro. Real-World Math with Vernier is a revision and compilation of the earlier Texas Instruments publications Real-World Math with the CBL2 and LabPro and Real-World Math Made Easy, and the Vernier publication Real-World Math with Comp...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections/vernier_software
USA TODAY Education
... is dedicated to providing teachers with free articles and resources, to be used as guides or examples to build their own K-12 lesson plans. Texas Instruments and USA Today have collaborated on a select group of activities designed for the math or science classrooms that can be found on the TI’s ...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections/usa_today_educate
Pub Connect BFW
Pub Connect BFW global website Bedford/St. Martin’s, W. H. Freeman, and Worth Publishers are three distinct publishing houses, each with a proud tradition of publishing the best books and media...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections/bfw
Ten80
...hnology. Access these activities by clicking on the title: The Science of Racing: No Free Lunch; How much energy from AA betteries translates into real work? The Science of Racing: Hitting The Mark; Collect your own data to model instaneous and avg speed. The Science...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections/ten80
NCSM
... notes and student explorations. These books were published by the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) with support from Texas Instruments. The K-5 book includes extension activities using the TI-10 and TI-15 Explorer™ calculators. The grades 6-12 book includes helpful infor...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections/ncsm
Media4Math
Media4Math global website Media4Math has thousands of instructional resources in digital format organized around two products, Media4Math Library and Media4Math Classroom. This library of over ...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections/media4math
CORD Communications
...services designed to improve student achievement by integrating active learning into academic, career and technology classrooms. CORD Communications strives to empower educators to implement contextual learning in the classroom. CORD Communications is affiliated with CORD, the leading educationa...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections/cord_communications
Tech Powered Math
...ducational technologies. Tech Powered Math How to Dominate Math with the TI-Nspire Graphing Calculator A true book for beginners on the TI-Nspire™. It starts with how to update your operating system to OS 3.2 (since everything in the book from screen c...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections/tech_powered_math
Pubconnect Sadlier
...nd respected in dioceses, schools, and parishes throughout the United States for its outstanding catechetical and educational publications. Sadlier's tradition of quality for more than 175 years has been nurtured by the vision, integrity, and dedication of the same family. Click on the links belo...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections/sadlier