Limits
Students will investigate finding the value of limits using graphical and numerical methods. Students will also learn that a limit can exist at points where there is a hole or removable discontinuity. The concept of left and right-sided limits will also be explored as well as some situations in w...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/limits
Polygons - Diagonals
Students will investigate the number of diagonals in each polygon with three through ten sides, then develop a formula for the relationship between the number of sides and the number of diagonals of the polygons. Some prior familiarity with constructing segments and basic functions of the TI-Nsp...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/polygons--diagonals
Exploring the Formula for Area of a Triangle: How was it Derived?
This activity is designed to be paperless. The entire lesson is written to be placed in the Nspire. Students will explore how the formula for area of a triangle works and why it works, they will also explore altitudes and medians of triangles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-the-formula-for-area-of-a-triangle-how-was-it-derived
Properties of Isosceles Triangles
In this activity and by using the Nspire handhelds, students will discover the different properties and attributes of Isosceles Triangles. The students will take advantage of the dynamic capabilities of this very unique handheld to explore the different attributes of the Isosceles Triangle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-isosceles-triangles
Exploring the Geometric Means of a Right Triangle - When the Altitude to the Hypotenuse Is Drawn
Students will explore the concept of geometric mean and solve right triangle problems using geometric mean proportions. A TI-Nspire activity demonstrates interactively the geometric mean relationship, and an activity sheet applies the relationship to solve triangle problem. Most discussions of g...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-the-geometric-means-of-a-right-triangle--when-the-altitude-to-the-hypotenuse-is-drawn
Volume
This is an activity that explores the volume formula for a prism, cylinder, cone, and pyramid. It also familiarizes students with the use of the Calculate tool.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/volume
Circle Geometry: Angles Formed by Intersecting Chords
This activity is intended to teach students about the rule associated with the angles formed by two chords intersecting within the circle and the intercepted arcs.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/circle-geometry-angles-formed-by-intersecting-chords
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
Angle-Side Relationships
Investigate some necessary conditions for creating a triangle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angleside-relationships
Applications of Similar Figures
Students will identify corresponding parts of figures and use the definition of similar figures to solve real-world applications involving rectangles and triangles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/applications-of-similar-figures
Medians in a Triangle
Students will study medians and some of their properties. A median of a triangle connects a vertex of the triangle with the midpoint of the opposite side.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/medians-in-a-triangle
Triangle Sides & Angles
Students will explore side and angle relationships in a triangle. First, students will discover where the longest (and shortest) side is located relative to the largest (and smallest) angle. Then, students will explore the Isosceles Triangle Theorem and its converse. Finally, students will determ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/triangle-sides--angles
The Hinge Theorems
Students will explore the inequality relationships that arise when some of the triangle congruence conditions are in place but others are not. The SAS Inequality Theorem and the SSS Inequality Theorem are often referred to as the Hinge Theorem and its converse. These two theorems concern inequali...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-hinge-theorems_1
Balancing Equations
This lesson involves understanding what it means for an equation to be balanced in the process of solving linear equations with one variable.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/balancing-equations
Interrogating Data by Random Sampling
This lesson involves using random sampling to make predictions about a population.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/interrogating-data-by-random-sampling
Long Run
This lesson involves investigating simulations used to observe long-run relative frequencies.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/long-run
Linear Modeling
This lesson involves modeling relationship between variables related to the operational cost of airplanes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-modeling
Supertall Skyscrapers
In this activity, students use their handhelds to measure scale drawings of famous “supertall” skyscrapers. They first check that the Sears Tower is drawn to scale and then use their measurements to calculate that scale. Next, they write and solve proportions to find the heights of other skyscrap...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/supertall-skyscrapers
Linear Equation Investigation
Students are given a real-life situation (cost of a birthday party) they must create an algebraic equation, table of values, and a scatterplot of the table that is created. They are asked to explain patterns that they observed in each type of representation and also check their accuracy when cre...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-equation-investigation
Lines of Fit
This lesson involves informally fitting a straight line for a given data set that represents mean verbal and mathematics scores on SAT in 2004 across all 50 states and Washington, D.C.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/lines-of-fit
How Does a Spring Scale Work?
In this lesson, teachers will use a spring to help students learn that the constant of proportionality between two proportional quantities is the unit rate of change.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-does-a-spring-scale-work
Growing Patterns
This lesson involves using pattern growth to construct functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/growing-patterns
Solving Systems by Graphing
Explore moving a point to illustrate solving systems of linear equations graphically.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solving-systems-by-graphing
Solving Systems by the Elimination Method
Use equivalent equations and the method of elimination to solve a system of equations.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solving-systems-by-the-elimination-method
Getting "A-Round" Area
This lesson involves using sectors of a circle to form a parallelogram and, from this shape, investigating the area formula for a circle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/getting-around-area