I'm Melting, I'm Melting
Students will use the Vernier EasyTemp© temperature sensor to determine the change in thermal energy for a given mass of ice, the heat of fusion of ice, and percent error.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/im-melting-im-melting
NASA - Space Shuttle Ascent: Mass vs. Time
In this activity, students explore the ascent phase which begins at liftoff and ends when the space shuttle reaches Earth's orbit. The space shuttle must accelerate from zero to approximately 7,850 meters per second (which is approximately 17,500 miles per hour) in eight and a half minutes to re...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--space-shuttle-ascent-mass-vs--time
Forensics Case 5 - The Ink Is Still Wet: Using colorimetry to identify an unknown ink
In this activity, students identify the ink of a ransom note to match suspects. They identify an unknown ink by its light absorbance characteristics. The experiment set up used is to measure a solutions absorbance of different colors (wavelengths) of light.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-5--the-ink-is-still-wet-using-colorimetry-to-identify-an-unknown-ink
Get on the Stick (Biology Applications)
Students use a motion detector to the measure the reaction time of other students. They graph the data from trials conducted in the class and analyze trends. They then calculate drop distance from reaction time.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/get-on-the-stick-biology-applications
Exploring the Area Under a Curve
Students explore Riemann sums to find the approximate area under the graph of a parabola on the interval [0, 1].https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-the-area-under-a-curve
Measuring Angles in a Quadrilateral
Students determine the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/measuring-angles-in-a-quadrilateral_1
Ratios of Similar Figures
Students will explore the ratio of perimeter, area, surface area, and volume of similar figures in two-dimensional figures.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ratios-of-similar-figures
To Infinity and Beyond!
Students' develop an understanding of what it means to take a limit at infinity. They learn to estimate limits from graphs and tables of values.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/to-infinity-and-beyond
Rose Curve
This lesson involves clicking on sliders to observe the effect of changing the values of a and n in the equation r = asin(nθ).https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rose-curve_1
Rose Curve- 84
In this activity, students will observe the effect of changing the values of a and n in the equation r = asin(nθ).https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rose-curve
Solution 21690: Multiplying a Matrix Row by a Value on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
...he home screen of the calculator. 5) Press [2nd] [MATRIX], scroll over to MATH, scroll down to E: *row( and press [ENTER]. This will paste the *row( command onto the home screen. 6) The syntax for the *row( command is: *row(single mulitplied value,matrix name,matrix row). 7) For this example, in...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/21690
Solution 11945: Correcting the Error Message Waiting...Please Install Calculator Software Now on a TI-83 Plus Family.
...te fails or is interrupted, the calculator will be in an inoperable state with the message Waiting...Please install calculator software now. The most common cause of a transfer being interrupted is updating the operating system on a calculator with low batteries. Users will need to use the TI Con...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/11945
Solution 29430: File Types That Can Be Sent to a Calculator
... Voyage 200 .v2u The following file types cannot be transferred to a handheld device. Assignment (.edc) file – A computer file that contains the assignment title, the text and images for each item, possible responses, correct-response identification, and all o...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/29430
Solution 12980: Inability to Access the Memory Menu on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
...mmed to override or alter the calculator's original OS. This type of software is developed by third parties outside of Texas Instruments and is not recommended to be installed. Therefore, Texas Instruments is unable to provide support or technical assistance for such software. There may be some...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/12980
Solution 11984: Sending a StudyCards™ Stack to a TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Through StudyCards Creator Software for Windows®.
...lash application (App). Using the software, you can send a StudyCards stack to the memory of a connected device. The stack can also be saved onto the computer's hard drive for editing later and to serve as a back-up. Note: Saved StudyCards stacks can only be opened and edited on a computer using ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/11984
Solution 11973: Viewing Text Files on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus.
... I view text files on a TI-83 Plus family, TI-84 Plus family, or TI-Nspire handheld in TI-84 Plus mode? With the NoteFolio™ Flash App installed on a compatible TI graphing calculator, it is possible to create, as well as open and view saved text files. Follow the procedure below to open up a te...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/11973
Solution 11929: Calculating P-value on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
... Edition, TI-84 Plus family, or TI-Nspire in TI-84 Plus mode? First the TI-83 Plus family, TI-84 Plus family, or TI-Nspire in TI-84 Plus mode will compute all the one-variable statistics (mean of x, s, n, etc.). Then the standard error is computed (s/n). After computing the standard error, th...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/11929
Solution 11913: Accessing Constants on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
... family, TI-84 Plus family, or the TI-Nspire Handheld in TI-84 Plus Mode include built-in constants. However, the Science Tools app contains the most common constants. Once the Science Tools app has been loaded on the handheld, the constants can be accessed following the steps below: • Press [A...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/11913
Change Of Base
Discover the change of base rule for logarithms by examining the ratio of two logarithmic functions with different bases.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/change-of-base
Convergence of Taylor Series
A Taylor Series for a function becomes the function as the number of terms increases towards infinity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/convergence-of-taylor-series
Tesselations
In this activity students will explore what causes some regular polygons to tesselate. They will explore sketches of regular polygons, measure the interior angles, and test to see whether the shapes tesselate.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/tesselations
The Radian Sector
In this activity, students will explore properties of sectors. Students will derive the formula for the arc length of a sector and the area of a sector.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-radian-sector
The sum of the interior angles of regular polygons
The students will construct triangles within regular-sided polygons to determine the sum of the interior angles. They will then, using statistics, create a linear regression to determine the relationship between the number of sides of a regular polygon and the sum of its interior angles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-sum-of-the-interior-angles-of-regular-polygons
Side-Side-Angle: The Ambiguous Case
Experiment with segment lengths and angle measures.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sidesideangle-the-ambiguous-case
Concavity
Examine the relationship between the first and second derivative and shape of a function.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/concavity