Exploring The Golden Arches
Using given nutritional information of popular items from McDonald's, the students will develop and test a conjecture based on the given information. The students will analyze the two-variable data using the graphics calculator by creating a scatter plot and regression equation.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-the-golden-arches
Using the Transform Application in an Algebra Class
This activity is intended to be a discovery activity for students to determine the effect that changing m and b have on the equation y=mx+b. There is a teacher guide and an activity to determine the student's level of understanding.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/using-the-transform-application-in-an-algebra-class
Learning to Do Linear Regressions
This activity compares children's age to height to teach linear regressions. The handout includes notes for students and teachers with a step-by-step lesson on how to do 3 types of linear regressions - Best Fit line, Median Median Line and Least Squares Line.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/learning-to-do-linear-regressions
Hurricane Hunters: Tracking Katrina and Rita
In this activity students will use data collected on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to study functions, predictions, and probability models. Students will track the two hurricanes to see how the paths of the hurricanes affected the Gulf Coast of the United States. Students will use list, graphs, a...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/hurricane-hunters-tracking-katrina-and-rita
Let's Play Ball with Families of Graphs
This activity is designed for students to use real-time data to generate a family of parabolic graphs. The data set will be generated by graphing the heights of a ball bounce with respect to time. Students will determine the regression equations to the graphs and determine their relationships. ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/lets-play-ball-with-families-of-graphs
Exploring Circles
Explore the relationship between the center and radius of a circle and the equation of the circle. Collect data and determine regression equations related to various combinations of data, and use the regression equations to make predictions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-circles
The Calcumites are Coming! - TI-83
Students model the growth of a population and compare ideal growth with a population whose growth is limited. They use technology to find exponential and logistic regression equations and use them to plot models.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-calcumites-are-coming--ti83
Olympic 100 Meter Dash Times: Women vs. Men
In this activity, students will analyze data from 1960 to 1992 to determine when mens' and womens' winning olympic times will be equal. Students use regression and systems of equations to answer a series of questions about the data.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/olympic-100-meter-dash-times-women-vs--men
How Hot Is It?
Students who are familiar with the two most common standards of measuring temperature learn how to reliably convert from degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit. Students also see how order of operations is crucial in an equation, through discussion and data entry on the calculator.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-hot-is-it
Polynomial Rollercoaster
This lesson involves finding a cubic regression equation to model a section of roller coaster track.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/polynomial-rollercoaster
Ride the Rollercoaster
In this activity, students will use polynomial regression to develop and assess the fit of equations modeling data. The equation models are then evaluated for reasonableness in their use for extrapolating beyond the given data sets.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ride-the-rollercoaster_1
Spring Training
Students explore parametric equations by finding the horizontal and vertical distances traveled by a projectile.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/spring-training_1
Rational Functions
Students investigate the graphs of functions of the form y = 1/(x - a). They will discover that the graph of such a function has a vertical asymptote at x = a, and a horizontal asymptote at y = 0. They will investigate the graphic and numeric consequences of such asymptotic behavior by observing ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rational-functions_2
Spring Training
Students will explore parametric equations by finding the horizontal and vertical distances traveled by a projectile.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/spring-training
Points on a Line
The Points on a Line activity is intended to develop student understanding of slope of a line. This activity is based on the concept of vertical change and horizontal change when moving between two points on a line. Students will perform an action on the TNS file and observe the consequences of ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/points-on-a-line
Pythagorean Proofs
In this activity, students will explore proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem. Students will explore the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem using area of squares, area of triangles and trapezoids, and by dissection. Students will then be asked to apply what they have learned about the Pythagorean Theorem.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/pythagorean-proofs_1
Find That Sine - IB
In this activity, students will find the equations of Sine curves that model the given data and answer several questions about what they have found.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/find-that-sine_ns_ib
Find That Sine - IB
Sinusoidal regression is used to determine equations to model various data sets and the equations are used to make inferences.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/find-that-sine
Ride the Rollercoaster
Students use polynomial regression to develop and assess the fit of equations modeling data. The equation models are then evaluated for reasonableness in their use for extrapolating beyond the given data sets.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ride-the-rollercoaster
Families of Functions | Texas Instruments
... Quick! Graph this particular parent function (Q) Transformations Dilations (D) Vertical shifts (V) Horizontal shifts (H) Horizontal stretch/shrink (K) The opposite of a function (S) The function evaluated at the opposite of...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/family-of-functions
Calculus Made Easy for TI-89 Titanium
Solve differential equations, find derivatives, graph slope fields and check for concavity....verse function Graph an equation Find the symbolic first and second derivative Check slope/concavity at a point Trigonometry Degrees and radians Trig-identities Derivatives Integrals Natural log Additional Features Fundamental Theorem of Calculus ...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/E6C60D1FBC6D44B3868B474771592CBD/89calculusmadeeasy
Calculus Made Easy for TI-92 and Voyage™ 200
Solve differential equations, find derivatives, graph slope fields and check for concavity....verse function Graph an equation Find the symbolic first and second derivative Check slope/concavity at a point Trigonometry Degrees and radians Trig-identities Derivatives Integrals Natural log Additional Features Fundamental Theorem of Calculus ...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/8C9CCA5495BC469D8445C67EA5FE51F1/calculusmadeeasy
Hands-on STEM activities in honor of Jack Kilby
...y? What if we asked you to go a day without your phone, a week without lights, a month without a car or public transportation? All of these systems require technology that has evolved over time to bring convenience, safety, functionality and efficiency to our lives. Learn about a technology key t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2016/september/kilby-day
Build It With TI: Science Olympiad
...y, and how is it measured? Conductivity is the measure of the ability of an electrolyte solution to conduct electricity. Most water sources have some level of conductivity, and water quality can be determined, in part, by the level of conductivity. A high conductivity may mean there are pollutant...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/scienceolympiadresource
roboticsweek2021
...ness, learning about mergers in the industry through their parts research. The teams discovered that over the years there were numerous mergers and acquisitions. Among the 26 manufacturers, only six U.S. companies have not been acquired by other or foreign companies and, fun fact, finding their d...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/roboticsweek2021