Vernier - Freezing Temperature of Ocean Water
This activity makes use of the Temperature Probe to measure the temperature of water as it cools and freezes. Students' determine and compare the freezing temperature of fresh water and ocean water.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--freezing-temperature-of-ocean-water
This is for the Birds!
This activity enables students to practice various skills such entering lists, comparing data, and utilizing statistical terms on the graphing calculator.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/this-is-for-the-birds
Motion Graphs
Students will be able to explore distance/time graphs and velocity/time graphs. The graphs will be presented to the entire class through TI-Navigator™. Students will then take CBL 2™'s and calculators and create their own graphs (which are assigned to them). Students will then come back and pr...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/motion-graphs
Making Cents of Density
In this activity, students will measure the mass and volume of several collections of a coin type and enter the data into their handhelds and explore for patterns. Students will also make a plot of mass vs. volume and create a mathematical model that demonstrates the relationship between mass and...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/making-cents-of-density
Subnivean Comfort
Students measure and compare air temperatures inside and outside a snow shelter. If students choose to sleep in the shelter overnight they use the temperature measurements to confirm what they discover experientially- that snow is a great insulator!https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/subnivean-comfort
Vernier - Reflectivity of Light
In this activity, students will use a Light Sensor to measure reflection values from paper of various colors and compare these values to reflection values of aluminum foil. They will also calculate percent reflectivity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--reflectivity-of-light
Vernier - Which Hot Dog Cools Faster?
Different types of hot dogs will cool at different rates after they have been cooked. This activity takes the first steps in investigating this phenomenon by measuring the rate that a warmed hot dog cools. Students can compare the ingredients of various types of hot dogs (all-beef, veggie, turkey...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--which-hot-dog-cools-faster
Steady-State Circuit Analysis and Filter Design
Shows how the TI-89 implements phasors to perform sinusoidal steady-state analysis. the focus in on how to enter and display complex numbers. This chapter also shows a typical steady-state application - how to use the Numeric Solver to find the required order of lowpass Butterworth and Chebyshe...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/steadystate-circuit-analysis-and-filter-design
Work-Energy Theorem Applied to a Cart Pulled Down a Track
In this activity, students will analyze the relationship between the maximum speed of a cart pulled by a falling mass and the work done by gravity. Students will measure the speed of the cart, calculate the work in each trial, make a graph of speed vs. work, and determine an equation which will ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/workenergy-theorem-applied-to-a-cart-pulled-down-a-track
Predicting π
Students explore the use of linear measurement and calculators to discover the existence of π, the constant ratio between the circumference and the diameter of a circle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/predicting-π
"Power"ful Patterns
Students investigate the relationship between multiplication with repeated factors and the use of exponents. Students will connect "powers of ten" to place value positions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/powerful-patterns
Place-Value Spinners
Students also explore probability and patterns in place value by using two spinners and analyze and record the results.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/placevalue-spinners
Number and Operations - 100 or Bust
Students explore the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers and integers.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/number-and-operations--100-or-bust
Picturing Probabilities of Number Cube Sums
Students use ideas of ratio and proportion to investigate various ways to make a circle graph. Students create graphs to display the probabilities of the different sums that can be generated with two number cubes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/picturing-probabilities-of-number-cube-sums
Related Procedures
Students will use the two constant operations to compare the results of different mathematical procedures and determine how they are related.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/related-procedures
Patterns in Counting with Decimals
Students use the calculator to represent decimals and to recognize patterns in the number symbols.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/patterns-in-counting-with-decimals
NUMB3RS - Season 3 - "Democracy" - I Never Metadata I Didn't Like
In "Democracy", Charlie investigates the death of a friend. He finds columns of numbers on her computer, and because they are not labeled, he does not know what they mean. He explains, "Numbers tend to come in groups 'it's called metadata' information about data". In this activity, students will ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-3--democracy--i-never-metadata-i-didnt-like
Random Remainders
Students explore the use of a calculator to investigate the relationship between divisors and remainders in whole-number division.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/random-remainders
Picturing Percents
Students represent percents on a 10 X 10 grid. They use the grid and the calculator to generate patterns that lead to methods for calculating percentages.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/picturing-percents
Remainder Rules
Students use calculators, whole-number division, multiplication, addition, and subtraction to generate mathematical expressions that describe the relationships between dividends, divisors, quotients, and remainders.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/remainder-rules
Perimeter Patterns
Students investigate patterns in ordered pairs generated by constructing a sequence of similar shapes. They then use the patterns and the calculator to predict the perimeter of a specific shape in the sequence.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/perimeter-patterns
Reading Picture Graphs
Students learn to read simple picture graphs with the help of a calculator.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/reading-picture-graphs
What's the Problem?
Students will connect number sentences to problem situations and use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to solve the problems.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/whats-the-problem
Overdue Fines
Students learn to solve a real-world problem comparing overdue fines at different libraries.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/overdue-fines
Only Half There?
Students use measuring tools and calculators to make half-sized drawings of themselves.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/only-half-there