NUMB3RS - Season 3 - "Hardball" - Is It for Real
In "Hardball," an amateur mathematician uncovers an equation that uses baseball statistics to identify which players are using performance enhancing substances. By analyzing player performance, he is able to determine when an athlete began using a performance enhancing substance. Students will us...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-3--hardball--is-it-for-real
To Toss or To Simulate?
Students use the RandInt() command to simulate the tossing of a coin and the rolling of a die. They will collect data for several trials and use the information to investigate the Law of Large Numbers.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/to-toss-or-to-simulate_1
What! A Mistake!
Students learn about Type I and Type II errors. Then, for a given scenario, they calculate the probabilities of errors and the power of the test.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/what-a-mistake
The Graphing Calculator Connection: Problem Solving and Investigations
Over 30 reproducible, motivating investigations designed especially for middle school students to use with any TI Graphing Calculator model.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-graphing-calculator-connection-problem-solving-and-investigations
Survey Project
Students survey other students (numerical and non numerical data) and calculate measures of central tendency (if possible) of data and make regular box-an-whisker plots and outlier box-and-whisker plots to analyze the data.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/survey-project
Car Sales
In this activity, students' will create a box and whisker plot using a list. The list will be sent using TI-Navigator™ and contains the number of car sales since 1970. They will determine the values in the box plot and answer some additional questions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/car-sales
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "Mind Games" - Right or Wrong
In "Mind Games," a psychic shocks Charlie by incorrectly guessing the color (black or red) of 25 cards in a row. As Larry says, "the probability of getting them all wrong is the same as getting them all right." This activity applies the binomial theorem to the probability of correctly guessing a ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--mind-games--right-or-wrong
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "Harvest" - Markov Chain Links
In "Harvest," Charlie is trying to identify possible destinations and unrecorded routes of an ambulance driver suspected of transporting stolen organs. Charlie tells Colby that they can use a Hidden Markov Model to help narrow down these possibilities.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--harvest--markov-chain-links
Binomial Simulation Lab - Using ProbSim App
Binomial simulation using TI-83+ or TI-84+ graphing calculators. Students will use the Probability Simulation application on the calculator to simulate Eric Gordon shooting free throws. TI-Navigator™ instructions are also included.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/binomial-simulation-lab--using-probsim-app
It's a Bug's Temp
Uses information provided in a table to determine what if any relationship exists between the air temperature and the temperature of an insect.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/its-a-bugs-temp
Central versus Inscribed Angles in Circles
Using Cabri Jr. to explore the connection between central and inscribed Angles along with their arc measure.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/central-versus-inscribed-angles-in-circles
Investigating Lengths of Segments in a Triangle
In this activity, students connect the midpoints of two sides of a triangle, to draw the midsegment of the triangle. They investigate how the length of this segment relates to the third side of the triangle. NCTM Geometry Standard covered: Analyze characteristics and properties of 2- and 3-dimens...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-lengths-of-segments-in-a-triangle
Area of Circles Review
Review Area with PowerPoint™ then use LearningCheck™ as an assessment.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/area-of-circles-review
Investigating Segments in a Right Triangle
In this activity, students review definitions of terms such as right triangle, hypotenuse, midpoint, vertices, and equidistant. They also discover an important characteristic of the midpoint of the hypotenuse. NCTM Geometry Standard covered: Analyze characteristics and properties of 2- and 3-dime...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-segments-in-a-right-triangle
Basic Geometry Vocabulary Flip Card Activity
Activity will allow students to study vocabulary words and definitions with personal or in class calculators.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/basic-geometry-vocabulary-flip-card-activity
House
Students use the Cabri Geometry™ II Plus software to invert, rotate and dilate a figure.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/house
Pythagorean Theorem with Equation Solver
Students will represent and analyze mathematical situations and structures using algebraic symbols.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/pythagorean-theorem-with-equation-solver
Quadratic Formula
Students make connections between the visual ways to find zeros of a parabola and algebraic ways with an emphasis on the quadratic formula.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/quadratic-formula
Intersecting Lines and Vertical Angles
In this activity, students visualize and explore the angles that are formed when two lines intersect. By measuring angles formed by intersecting lines, they enhance their understanding of vertical angles, supplementary angles, and a linear pair. NCTM Geometry Standard covered: Analyze characteris...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/intersecting-lines-and-vertical-angles
Constructing the Diameter of a Circle
Given a circle, students will construct a diameter of the circle. They will use the following theorem: In the same circle, if one chord is a perpendicular bisector of another chord, then the first chord is a diameter.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/constructing-the-diameter-of-a-circle
NUMB3RS - Season 3 - "Traffic" - Birthday Surprise
Students will study the birthday problem and other similar applications.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-3--traffic--birthday-surprise
Sequence of Bounces Activity - Modeling Motion
This activity serves as a follow-up to Activity 12 in the Explorations book, Modeling Motion: High School Math Activities with the CBR by Linda Antinone, Sam Gough, and Jill Gough (Texas Instruments Incorporated, 1997).https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sequence-of-bounces-activity--modeling-motion
Shark Attack
Students use the Transformation Graphing application to separate what effect each change in the Point-Slope equation has on the graph.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/shark-attack
Circumscribing a Circle About a Triangle
In this activity, students use the distance of the circumcenter of a triangle to each vertex of the triangle as the radius and draw a circle using the circumcenter as the center. NCTM Geometry Standard covered: Analyze characteristics and properties of 2- and 3-dimensional geometric shapes and de...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/circumscribing-a-circle-about-a-triangle
Simulating Coin Toss Probability
Students will understand patterns, relations, and functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/simulating-coin-toss-probability