Inverse Derivative
Visualize the reciprocal relationship between the derivative of a function and the derivative of its inverse.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/inverse-derivative
Exploring Parallel Lines and Angles
Students will explore the relationships between pairs of angles formed when two parallel lines are cut by a transversal. They will identify special pairs of angles, measure all the angles formed by two parallel lines cut by a transversal, and then look for patterns among the measures.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-parallel-lines-and-angles
Triangle Sum Theorem
Investigate the special relationship of the angles of a triangle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/triangle-sum-theorem
Corresponding Parts of Similar Triangles
Change the scale factor (r) between similar triangles; identify the corresponding parts and establish relationships between them.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/corresponding-parts-of-similar-triangles
Calculator City
Students help Calculator City determine where to place the statue of Mr. Tex Instruments by finding the circumcenter and incenter of a triangle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/calculator-city
Chords of a Circle
Explore the relationship between chords of a circle and their perpendicular bisectors.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/chords-of-a-circle
Angles of a Triangle
This activity explores the various relationships of the angles of a triangle. It starts with an interior angle and its corresponding exterior angle. Then the sum of the interior angles. Finally, the relationship between one exterior angle and its remote interior angles. The students are prov...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angles-of-a-triangle_2
Area of a Triangle Between Parallel Lines
This is an investigation of what happens to the area of a triangle when one vertex moves along a line parallel to the side opposite the vertex.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/area-of-a-triangle-between-parallel-lines
Balancing Act
Students will explore the centriod of a triangle. They will discover that it is the center of gravity. They will balance a cardboard triangle on the end of a pencil. Then they will construct the medians with folds and pencil. After students have seen that the center of gravity is the point ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/balancing-act
Circle Geometry: Property of the Segments of Two Chords Intersecting within a Circle
Students will be able to discover the property of two chords segments intersecting within a circle. They will discover the rule about the segments geometrically, numerically, and graphically. Lesson will touch on line of best fit to explore the relationship between the segments of the two chords.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/circle-geometry-property-of-the-segments-of-two-chords-intersecting-within-a-circle
Filling the Urn
Work with linked representations of the related rates of change of volume and height of fluid.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/filling-the-urn
Extrema
Students will learn how to find and label extrema using first and second derivatives, be able to inspect a graph and determine which extrema the function has, and be able to use Trace, fMin, and fMax to verify the computed answers and find critical values for parametric functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/extrema
Exponential Functions and the Natural Logarithm
Discover a surprising property involving the relative growth rate of an exponential function.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exponential-functions-and-the-natural-logarithm
Circles - Angles and Arcs
In this activity, students will investigate inscribed angles, central angles and intercepted arcs relationships in circles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/circles--angles-and-arcs
Classifying Quadrialterals
In this activity, students will classify quadrilaterals graphed on the Cartesian coordinate plane. Students will justify their classifications with segment and angle measurements as well as slope measurements. A review of the hierarchy of quadrilaterals is at the beginning of the document.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/classifying-quadrialterals
Congruent or Not?
In this activity, students will investigate whether AAA, SAS, ASA, or SSA relationship guarantee that two triangles are congruent or not. This is an exploratory activity where students will need to know how to change between pages, grab and move points, and measure lengths.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/congruent-or-not_1
Area Formula Investigations
It's easy to just plug in the numbers without thinking, right? Even better, just use the calculator to find the area for you! Well, not today! Students will construct altitude and calculate the area of 5 geometric shapes using the measurement tools.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/area-formula-investigations
Area Formulas
Explore the relationships among the area formulas for parallelogram and rectangles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/area-formulas
Area Formulas
Explore the relationships among the area formulas for parallelogram and rectangles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/area-formulas_1
Minimizing Surface Area of a Cylinder Given a Fixed Volume
Students will discover the relationship between radius and height of a cylinder so that surface area of a cylinder can be minimized while maintaining a fixed volume. This is just an introduction to a project that they will begin after this investigation. Once this is completed, they will redesig...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/minimizing-surface-area-of-a-cylinder-given-a-fixed-volume
Lines with Transversals and Angle Pairs
Students will use the TI-Nspire file and record their answers on the Word worksheet. The TI-Nspire file has been created to allow students to explore and measure the relationships of angle pairs with and without parallel lines.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/lines-with-transversals-and-angle-pairs
Angles in Polygons
This is a self-contained activity that is designed to incorporate the TI-Nspire Navigator system which provides for a paperless activity that can be easily managed during and after the class period. Students will investigate the relationships of the interior and exterior angles in a polygon. T...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angles-in-polygons
Addition of Parts
This activity is a self-contained discussion of the topic of segment and angle addition and allows the teacher to focus on the flow of the class rather than explanation. Students will be able to work through this activity easily and reach usable conclusions on their own. Also, examples are prov...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/addition-of-parts
Making Hay While the Sun Shines & Not Losing It in the Rain (The Geometry of the Big Round Bale)
This activity explores the volume of the hay bale and the percent of loss as the radius of the bale decreases. The extension collects data from the constructed cylinder in a spreadsheet and graphs it. The graphs are modeled with quadratic functions and transformations of quadratic functions can...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/making-hay-while-the-sun-shines--not-losing-it-in-the-rain--the-geometry-of-the-big-round-bale
Alternate Interior Angles
Explore the relationships of the angles formed when two parallel lines are cut by a transversal.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/alternate-interior-angles