What is A Kanban?
In this activity, students use the CellSheet™ Application to understand how to track inventory and predict future trends based on average daily use. They will collect data, analyze it and make predictions. They also learn to use linear regression model to predict future trends.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/what-is-a-kanban
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "The O.G." - Is It Really Rare?
Suppose that historically, a shooting has occurred in Los Angeles an average of once every 6 hours. Suppose that Charlie is interested in the probability of 2 shootings occurring in a given 24-hour period. He could use a Poisson distribution to find that probability.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--the-o-g---is-it-really-rare
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
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "Soft Target" - Are You Sure?
In "Soft Target," Charlie uses Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA), a multiple regression method, to predict the next terrorist attack. This method, like many others used to predict events, may use a tree diagram to visualize possibilities. The use of tree diagrams is seen in probability.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--soft-target--are-you-sure
Collecting Pens (Continued)
In this activity, students learn how to instruct the calculator to collect and organize the results from several trials of a simulation designed to find out how many boxes of cereals a customer would have to buy to collect all six color pens. Students enter a prewritten program, analyze the resul...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/collecting-pens-continued
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
Collecting Pens
Students explore simulation strategies to solve real world problems involving probability and randomness. They use the Monte Carlo procedure to simulate the collecting of six different colored felt-tipped markers from boxes of Kellogg's cereals. They examine and analyze summary statistics and sta...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/collecting-pens
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "Rampage" - I...It...Itera...Iteration
In "Rampage," a suspect enters the FBI Bullpen and moves about, apparently shooting people at random. Charlie examines a diagram of the killer's path through the Bullpen and suggests it might resemble Brownian motion. In this activity, students first model this motion with ten iterations by hand...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--rampage--i---it---itera---iteration
Collecting Data
In this activity, students investigate how to use random numbers to collect samples and how to randomly assign subjects to experiments to collect data. They also use the CBL system to collect data in real time.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/collecting-data
Assessing Normalcy
Students use four criteria to determine if a data set is normal. They begin by looking at a histogram to determine if it is symmetric and bell-shaped.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/assessing-normalcy
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "Mind Games" - Walkabout
In "Mind Games," Charlie uses the Fokker-Planck equation to predict the movement of illegal immigrants. The equation is used to predict the likely movement of something under the influence of external forces. It was originally developed to study Brownian motion, the apparently random movement of ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--mind-games--walkabout
Is it Rare?
Students use the Poisson distribution to determine the probabilities for various numbers of hurricanes hitting the United States in a given year.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/is-it-rare
Candy Pieces
Students use a chi-square test for goodness-of-fit to determine if there is a significant difference between the proportions they find in the sample, and the proportions they would expect if the manufacturer produced equal proportions of each color.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/candy-pieces
Difference Between Two Proportions
Students use confidence intervals to estimate the difference of two population proportions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/difference-between-two-proportions
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "Judgement Call" - Filtering Suspects
In "Judgement Call,"Charlie helps the FBI sort through their case files for relevant suspects. He applies a logical filter to find the files most relevant to a specific crime. This activity explores Bayesian Filtering and exposes students to how math can be seen in the world around them.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--judgement-call--filtering-suspects
Analyzing Variance (ANOVA)
Students analyze variances of various data samples.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/analyzing-variance-anova
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
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "Double Down" - That's So Random
In "Double Down," three college students attempt to get an edge in a casino card game by analyzing the mechanical randomization process used to shuffle the cards. As Charlie explains, the auto-shuffler relies on an algorithm to deal the cards in random order. The students are able to crack the al...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--double-down--thats-so-random
Finding the Maximum Product
In this activity, students use the CellSheet™ Application to organize data. They solve a problem of finding two positive integers equal to or greater than zero with a given sum and the maximum product.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/finding-the-maximum-product
Math TODAY: Thirsty For Oil
Students will use the USA TODAY® Infograph 'Thirsty For Oil' to explore the area of a trapezoid and determine how to find area. Students will find the area of a parallelogram and use this to determine a formula for the area of a trapezoid. Applying the relationship to a real-world problem will he...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/math-today-thirsty-for-oil
Equations of Circles
In this activity, students will explore the relationship among the location of the center of the circle, the radius of a circle, and the equation of a circle in a plane. They will also investigate the relationship between the points inside, on, and outside a circle, and the equation of the circle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/equations-of-circles_1
Math TODAY: Wing Tabs Save Fuel
Using the USA TODAY® Infograph, 'Wing Tabs Save Fuel,' ratios and proportions will be used to explore the concept of similarity between a drawing/model and the actual dimensions. The effects of dilation (size change) on an image and pre-image will also be explored. In addition, students will look...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/math-today-wing-tabs-save-fuel
Multiple choice questions on Locus of points
Students use StudyCards(tm) to answer multiple choice questions about points.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/multiple-choice-questions-on-locus-of-points
Dilations in the Plane
In this activity, students will learn to use the Dilation tool on the Cabri™ Jr. application. They will also investigate the properties of dilations and the effects of dilations in the coordinate plane.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/dilations-in-the-plane_1
Points in the Coordinate Plane
In this activity, students will use the Cabri™ Jr. Application to explore the coordinate system.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/points-in-the-coordinate-plane