Similarity with Shadows
Students use the measurement of their height/shadows and similar triangles to find the height of tall objects.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/similarity-with-shadows
Confidence Intervals for Means
This activity investigates generating a confidence interval for the mean of a random sample of size 100 from an unknown population.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/confidence-intervals-for-means_1
NASA - Space Shuttle Ascent
This activity will engage students in a space shuttle launch and introduce them to the different events that take place during the space shuttle's ascent into space.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--space-shuttle-ascent_1
How to Save Functions and Take Derivatives
Saving Functions and Take Derivatives using Your Ti-Nspire CAS CXhttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-to-save-functions-and-take-derivatives
Summing up Geometric Series
This lesson involves clicking on a slider to see that the area of a square that has been systematically divided into an infinite number of pieces approaches 1.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sum-of-infinite-geometric-series
DNA Structure
In this lesson, students use a variety of simulations to interact with the structure of DNA in order to explore the building blocks and double helical structure of DNA.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/dna-structure
Writing Chemical Formulas
In this lesson, students practice writing chemical formulas for ionic binary compounds.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/writing-chemical-formulas
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
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
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
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
Translations in the Coordinate Plane
It is important for students to know what happens to the coordinates of points when they are translated in the coordinate plane. This activity enables students to use Cabri Jr. to develop this understanding.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/translations-in-the-coordinate-plane
Are you interested in my dream car?
Students use the computer and finance application to calculate interest and payments associated in purchasing their "Dream Car".https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/are-you-interested-in-my-dream-car
Shortest Distance Problem
This is a great follow-up to the Introduction to Properties in Reflections. Students may have trouble producing a scaled drawing. Using a scale of 1 to 5 works well. See the figure below for a possible scaled construction.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/shortest-distance-problem
Get on the Stick
Students use a CBR 2™ to measure the reaction time of catching a stick. They also learn how to interpret a box plot and make a five number summary of a single variable data set.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/get-on-the-stick
Which Trapezoids Are Special?
Cabri Jr. allows students to look at several kinds of trapezoids in order to see which ones are special. With this activity students can see that an isosceles trapezoid is a special one. In a parallel manner, students can see why a parallelogram can be considered a special trapezoid. This acti...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/which-trapezoids-are-special
Plotting a Binomial Probability Distribution Curve
This activity introduces students to the graph of a binomial probability distribution and the affect of changing the probability of success on the shape of the graph. Students, with the aid of their TI calculators and TI-Navigator system, each find ten random numbers from a binomial distribution ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/plotting-a-binomial-probability-distribution-curve
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
The Euler Line and Its Ratios
In this activity, students will explore the Euler Line of a triangle. Students will discover that the centroid, circumcenter, and orthocenter are collinear. Students will also find that if the triangle is isosceles, then the centroid, circumcenter, incenter, and orthocenter are all collinear. Stu...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-euler-line-and-its-ratios
Tangents from the same exterior point with CABRI JR.
Use Cabri™ Jr. to discover what happens when we have two tangents from the same exterior point. After students investigate with Cabri Jr. they have a questions and a flow-proof to complete.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/tangents-from-the-same-exterior-point-with-cabri-jr
Measure Up!
In this activity, students' create a plot showing the heights of some of their classmates. They determine the extreme values and the median for the height data and construct a box-and-whisker plot to summarize the height statistics.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/measure-up
Describing One-Variable Data
Students sort data and display it graphically using various plots. They also get familiarized with statistical concepts like measures of spread and central tendency.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/describing-onevariable-data
Linear Equations for Which the Sum of the Coordinates is Constant
This activity allows students to explore situations in which points with a constant sum of x-coordinate and y-coordinate are graphed. Through the use of TI-Navigator to see the results of the entire class, students can determine that an oblique line is formed from such points. This oblique line...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-equations-for-which-the-sum-of-the-coordinates-is-constant
Linear Regression
Each set of 32 reproducible masters teaches appropriate keystroking and ample practice for each topic in mathematics.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-regression
How Many Drivers? Investigating the Slope-Intercept Form of a Line
In this activity, students will be introduced to the slope-intercept form of a linear equation. They will recognize the effects of changes in the slope and y-intercept on the graph of a line. Students will use the Transformation Graphing application to find an approximate linear model of the actu...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-many-drivers-investigating-the-slopeintercept-form-of-a-line