Get Students Excited About Linear Equations | Texas Instruments
Brad Posnanski is a T³™ National Instructor and teaches algebra I, precalculus and computer science at Comsewogue High School in Port Jefferson Station, New York. He loves to create and do hands-on projects with his students. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/get-students-excited-about-linear-equations
Beverage Tests
Students determine the pH of liquid samples. They get familiar with the pH scale, create graphs comparing pH levels, and compare data displayed as a scatter plot, a boxplot, a histogram, and a bar graph.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/beverage-tests
Forensics Case 9 - Killer Cup of Coffee: Using colorimetry to determine concentration of a poison
In this activity, students will use colorimetry to determine the concentration of a colored species in a solution and use a linear relationship to model Beer's law. They use Beer's law to determine the concentration of iron(III)thiocyanate (FeSCN2+) in an unknown solution.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-9--killer-cup-of-coffee-using-colorimetry-to-determine-concentration-of-a-poison
Forensics Case 11 - Ashes to Ashes: Using evaporation rate to identify an unknown liquid
In this activity, students understand that evaporation rate is a characteristic property of a liquid. Based on this fact, they identify the solution and the likely accelerant in a case of arson. They compare the evaporation rates of the accelerants found with the suspects with those near the crim...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-11--ashes-to-ashes-using-evaporation-rate-to-identify-an-unknown-liquid
NASA - Space Shuttle Ascent: Mass vs. Time
In this activity, students explore the ascent phase which begins at liftoff and ends when the space shuttle reaches Earth's orbit. The space shuttle must accelerate from zero to approximately 7,850 meters per second (which is approximately 17,500 miles per hour) in eight and a half minutes to re...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--space-shuttle-ascent-mass-vs--time
Binomial Expansion- NS
In this activity, students will review their binomial expansion skills through hands on multiplication combined with the handheld to check their work.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/binomial-expansion@ns
Binomial Expansion
In this activity, students will review their binomial expansion skills through hands on multiplication combined with the handheld to check their work.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/binomial-expansion
Infinite Geometric Series
Students explore infinite geometric series. They will consider the effect of the value for the common ratio and determine whether an infinite geometric series converges or diverges.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/infinite-geometric-series
Interesting Properties of Cubic Functions
This Computer Algebra System (CAS) activity encourages students to investigate numerical and graphical properties of cubic functions, and to verify the results using CAS.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/interesting-properties-of-cubic-functions
Matrices Using CAS
This Computer Algebra System (CAS) activity encourages students to perform basic arithmetic operations on matrices, and solving a set of equations using CAS.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/matrices-using-cas
Triangulation Problem
In this Computer Algebra System (CAS) activity, students use 'landscape' paper and fold the top left corner of the page so that it just touches the bottom of the page. They calculate the area of the triangle formed by the bottom left corner and find the distance that forms a triangle with maximum...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/triangulation-problem
TI-89 Riemann Sum Activities for Calculus
In this Computer Algebra System (CAS) activity students use Riemann sums to estimate the distance traveled on a trip at various speeds. They utilize the concept of Riemann sums to calculate the area under a curve. Students find limits of Riemann sums, and also convert Riemann sum limits to defini...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ti89-riemann-sum-activities-for-calculus
Solution 34694: Using the fnInt Function Integral Command on the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
Solution 34694: Using the fnInt Function Integral Command on the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators. Solution 34694: Using the fnInt Function Integral Command on the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators. global Solution 34694: Using the fnInt Function Integral Command on the...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/34694
Solution 13341: Using the fnInt Function Integral Command on the TI-83 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
Solution 13341: Using the fnInt Function Integral Command on the TI-83 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators. Solution 13341: Using the fnInt Function Integral Command on the TI-83 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators. global Solution 13341: Using the fnInt Function Integral Command on the...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/13341
Solution 12016: Algorithm Used to Compute Chi Squared on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
Solution 12016: Algorithm Used to Compute Chi Squared on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators. Solution 12016: Algorithm Used to Compute Chi Squared on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators. global Solution 12016: Algorithm Used to Compute ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/12016
Convergence of Taylor Series
A Taylor Series for a function becomes the function as the number of terms increases towards infinity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/convergence-of-taylor-series
Proving Angles Congruent
In this activity students will be introduced to proofs, including 2-column proofs, paragraph proofs and flow-proofs. They will also look at different diagrams to decide what the diagram is telling them and what they can infere. They will also look at complementary, supplementary, adjacent and v...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/proving-angles-congruent_1
Triangle Midsegment Exploration
The activity has the students investigate the relationship of the midsegment to the third side of the triangle. In addition the students investigate the area of the smaller triangles compared to the larger one and uses the results to solve the "campground" problem. There is a set of follow-up q...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/triangle-midsegment-exploration
Perspective Drawings
In this activity, students will draw figures in one- and two-point perspective, comparing and contrasting the two types of drawings. They then create an isometric drawing and compare it to the other drawings.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/perspective-drawings
Applications of Critical Points
Students will examine the relationship between critical points and local extrema through real-world examples. Students will zoom in on the critical points to see if the curve becomes linear to determine if the function is differentiable at the critical point. They will then discover that the sign...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/applications-of-critical-points
Discovering the Triangle Inequality Theorem with the TI-Nspire
Students progress through a series of investigations regarding the lengths of the sides of a triangle. This activity, for discovering the Triangle Inequality Theorem, can be used as either a teacher demonstration or as a classroom activity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/discovering-the-triangle-inequality-theorem-with-the-tinspire
Integration By Substitution
Students explore methods for computing integrals of functions that are not in one of the standard forms.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/integration-by-substitution_1
Exploring Special Right Triangles
In this acvtivity, a 30-60-90 degree triangle is constructed for the student to explore. The student is asked to construct a 60 degree angle to give them an understanding of the construction. They will drag the vertex of the triangle and collect sample data. After they collect the data it is us...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-special-right-triangles
Properties of Parallelograms
In this activity, students will discover the properties of a parallelogram. Students will measure various components of a parallelogram to make conjectures about its properties.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-parallelograms
Can I Make a Triangle?
This TI-Nspire activity is for the Triangle Inequality Theorem. There are 3 problems that contain 3 segments each. The student tries to make triangles with these segments. They compare the lengths of the shortest to the length of the longest to see if the inequality is true or false. For the...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/can-i-make-a-triangle