Linear Programming and the Inequalz App
This activity uses the Inequality Graphing Application to take some of the frustration out of linear programming. It allows students to concentrate on the important part of the lesson, so they can learn the basic concepts with greater depth.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-programming-and-the-inequalz-app
Linear Regression
Each set of 32 reproducible masters teaches appropriate keystroking and ample practice for each topic in mathematics.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-regression
Introducing the Parabola
Students will understand patterns, relations, and functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/introducing-the-parabola
Exploring Sinusoidal Functions - 84
Students systematically explore the effect of the coefficients on the graph of sine or cosine functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/getting-triggy-with-it
Where Should They Hold the Fundraising Party?
Students learn how to create a table of values for a simple linear function and use the table to create a graph on squared paper. They use the graphing calculator to display the ordered pairs and find values of corresponding to values of the other variable by scrollinghttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/where-should-they-hold-the-fundraising-party
How Many Drivers? Investigate the Slope-Intercept Form of a Line
In this activity, students will be introduced to the slope-intercept form of a linear equation. They will recognize the effects of changes in the slope and y-intercept on the graph of a line. Students will use the Transformation Graphing application to find an approximate linear model of the actu...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-many-drivers-investigate-the-slopeintercept-form-of-a-line
Winning Inequalities (Part 1)
Students write and interpret a linear equation and an inequality with two variables and use the Inequality Graphing Application to map inequalities on a coordinate plane.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/winning-inequalities-part-1
How Many Solutions?
In this activity, students graph systems of linear functions to determine the number of solutions. In the investigation, students are given one line and challenged to draw a second line that creates a system with a particular number of solutions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-many-solutions_1
STOP
Students use an interactive page to calculate the speed of the car, given a stopping distance, and then approximate stopping distance, given the rate of the car.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/stop
Successive Differences
Students explore the relationships between the side length and perimeter of a square and the edge length and surface area of a cube by manipulating geometric models. They use the models to generate a dataset, calculate successive differences, and use them to determine which type of function best ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/successive-differences
Introducing the Absolute Value Function
Students will examine data by comparing individual data points to the mean by finding the difference (positive or negative) and the distance from the mean.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/introducing-the-absolute-value-function
Solve Log Equation
This StudyCards™ set begins with "what is an equation?" and continues by developing the connection between points on the graph of the related function and a solution to an equation. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, ch. 13-3.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solve-log-equation
Solve Rational Equation
This StudyCards™ set begins with "what is an equation?" and continues with developing the connection between points on the graph of the related function and a solution to an equation. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, ch. 7-5.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solve-rational-equation
Graphs of Quadratic Functions in Vertex Form
TI Explorations books has a great activity for TI InterActive!™ in graphing parabolas in vertex form. What if you don't have TI InterActive! or a lab to take your students, but you do have a class set of TI-83 or TI-84. This activity explores the affects of a, h, and k on the function y=a(x - h)...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/graphs-of-quadratic-functions-in-vertex-form
The Slope of the Tangent Line (Part1)
In this activity, students use the CellSheet™ Application to approximate the slope of a line tangent to a curve.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-slope-of-the-tangent-line-part1
How Far Did You Walk?
In this activity, students will find the distance traveled when the velocity is constant by examining the area under the Velocity-Time graph and applying the formula d = r * t. They will also find the distance traveled for motion when the velocity is not constant by approximating the area under t...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-far-did-you-walk
Eileen's Work Week: Solving Systems of Inequalities
Student solve a real-life application problem of systems of inequalities.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/eileens-work-week-solving-systems-of-inequalities
Evaluate Me?
Students will learn how evaluate functions for a given value using the home screen of the TI-83 Plus or TI-84 Plus family.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/evaluate-me
Evaluating a Function Rule
Students will evaluate functions using assigned values for one variable.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/evaluating-a-function-rule
Transforming Polynomial Functions
Students will understand patterns, relations, and functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/transforming-polynomial-functions
Finding Patterns and Graphing Functions
This activity has students' find patterns in the areas and perimeters of a given series of figures. Students' then use graphing calculators to graph the values and to find linear and quadratic functions to describe the patterns.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/finding-patterns-and-graphing-functions
Approximation of Pi
Students will measure the circumference and diameter of a variety of different circles. They will graph the class' values of (d,c) on the coordinate plane and use linear regression to approximate pi.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/approximation-of-pi
Factoring
A teaching activity that makes the equivalence and zeros connection between functions. Parts 1 through 3. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, Ch. 3.4, 3.5.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/factoring
Back In Time?
Students will explore the definition of a function through use of a graph, a set of ordered pairs, and an input-output diagram.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/back-in-time
Cricket Thermometers
In this activity, students investigate the relationship between temperature and number of cricket chirps. They learn to find the other value of a function when given one value of a function. Students use linear regression and plot a set of ordered pairs.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/cricket-thermometers