The Park Problem
The goal of this activity is for students to see a real world application of a minimization problem. Students have to determine where to place a track inside a park to minimize the total distance of the track in Lazy Town.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-park-problem
The Painted Cube
This lesson involves having the students hypothesize about the different relationships that exist between the size of the cube and the number of cubes that have paint on one, two, three, and zero faces. In order to help students visualize the problem, interlocking cubes could be made available.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-painted-cube
Solving Systems of Linear Equations from Four Perspectives
Using the on-screen directions and the more detailed directions here, students will investigate four ways to solve systems of linear equations: graphically, numerically, with a data table and by matrices. Some prior familiarity with the basic functions of the TI-nspire CAS is needed. Students sho...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solving-systems-of-linear-equations-from-four-perspectives
Solving Systems Using Pictures!
This activity consists of three separate problems where students have to use systems of linear equations to find the points of intersection of various objects.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solving-systems-using-pictures
End Behavior of Polynomial Functions
Students will use a slider to scroll through the graphs of power functions with a coefficient of positive and negative 1 and determine similarities and differences among the functions. Students will generalize the end-behavior properties of various power functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/end-behavior-of-polynomial-functions
Expanding Binomials
In this activity, students will explore the link between Pascal's Triangle and the expansion of binomials in the development of the Binomial Theorem.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/expanding-binomials_1
Extraneous Solutions
Students will solve quadratic equations step by step graphically. They will discover that some of the equations have an extraneous solution and they will investigate at which step in solving the equation that these extra solutions appear.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/extraneous-solutions
Roots of Radical Equations
In this activity, students will solve radical equations graphically. Several square and cubic root equations are given for students to graph and find intersections with the x-axis. Students will also use the distance formula to solve an extension problem.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/roots-of-radical-equations
Introduction to CAS. Adding polynomials, solving equations, factoring trinomials, expanding
This series of activities provides an introduction to some Algebra concelpts using CAS. The activities start with Algebra tiles and CAS. Patterning is modelled for the students so that they can construct the knowledge rather than be given a set of rules. The activities look at adding and subtr...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/introduction-to-cas--adding-polynomials-solving-equations-factoring-trinomials-expanding
Martinsville Chase
In this activity, students will analyze attaching a wing to a Sprint Cup car.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/martinsville-chase
When Water "Leaves"
In this lesson, students will explore the effects of various environmental conditions on the rate of transpiration from the leaves of a plant.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/when-water-leaves
Contingency Tables and Chi-Square
This lesson involves deriving and interpreting the chi-square as an indication of whether two variables in a population are independent or associated.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/contingency-tables-and-chisquare
Biodiversity and the Environment
In this activity, students will observe model environments, adjust abiotic variables in those environments, observe the results of those adjustments, and then draw conclusions about the effects of the abiotic world on the biotic world.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/biodiversity-and-the-environment
How Does It Stack?
In this lesson, students will visualize the relationship between density of solutions and the relative position of an object in the solution.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-does-it-stack
Multiplication and Division of Rational Numbers
This lesson involves using an interactive area model to solve multiplication and division problems with positive decimals and mixed numbers.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/multiplication-and-division-of-rational-numbers
NASA - Lunar Surface Instrumentation
In this lesson, students will look at an astronaut's movement on the lunar surface using vector addition. There are 2 parts to this activity. Both sets of materials are attached.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--lunar-surface-instrumentation
When The Wind Blows
An investigative project based learning activity incorporating math and science through the connections among Chemistry, Physics, and Trigonometry. Project leads to consideration of the feasibility of alternative energy options based on research and local data. Student activities culminate in the...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/when-the-wind-blows
Internal Energy and Work
In this lesson, students will develop the equation for work by observing the relationship between volume change and work done in a cylinder and piston at constant pressure.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/internal-energy-and-work
Sampling Distributions
This lesson involves examining samples from a normal population and observing the distribution of the means of those samples.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sampling-distributions_1
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
Reflections over the Axes
It is important for students to know what happens to the coordinates of points when they are reflected over the x-axis or the y-axis. This activity enables students to use Cabri Jr. to develop this understanding.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/reflections-over-the-axes
SSS Triangle Congruence
Students will: 1. Construct a triangle and measure its sides and angles. 2. Construct a second triangle with corresponding sides equal in length. 3. Try to alter the properties of their construction by moving the vertices.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sss-triangle-congruence
Tiles in a Bag
How many tiles would you have to pick to be confident that your estimated probability truly represents the situation? In this activity, you will draw a tile from a bag, record its color and put it back in the bag. The bag contains 24 tiles some blue and some green. A green tile is considered a s...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/tiles-in-a-bag
Rotations in the Coordinate Plane
It is important for students to know what happens to the coordinates of points when they are rotated in the coordinate plane by 90 or 180 degrees, either clockwise or counterclockwise. This activity enables students to use Cabri Jr. to develop this understanding.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rotations-in-the-coordinate-plane