Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
In this activity, students will investigate the derivatives of sine, cosine, natural log, and natural exponential functions by examining the symmetric difference quotient at many points. They develop the idea of the derivative as a function. They gather evidence toward some common derivative for...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-the-derivatives-of-some-common-functions
Graphing Relationships
In this activity, students explore information about a graph based on the first and second derivatives. They learn that a function's derivative is positive when the function increases and negative when the function decreases. They learn that the second derivative is positive when the graph is con...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/graphing-relationships
The Box Method
Students discover how to factor a quadratic function using the Box Method.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-box-method
Zeros of a Quadratic Function Application
Students use quadratic functions to find the width of a deck surrounding a rectangular pool.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/zeros-of-a-quadratic-function-application
Quadratic Yoga: Transforming Quadratic Functions
Students will use the vertex form of a quadratic function to fit a graph to a given scatter plot. They will also graph functions given a transformation description.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/quadratic-yoga-transforming-quadratic-functions
Vertex form of a Parabola
Students will use graphing technology to understand a quadratic function written in vertex form.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/taks-vertex-form-of-a-parabola
Trig Patterns
In this activity, students will use the unit circle to examine patterns in the six trigonometric functions. Students will compare angles created with the x-axis in all four quadrants and discuss with one another what is happening at each coordinate as they move the point around the circle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/trig-patterns-@ns
Trigonometric Patterns
Students will use the unit circle to examine patterns in the six trigonometric functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/trigonometric-patterns
Sequence Investigation
In this activity, students will use a calculator page to create an arithmetic sequence. Through this they will learn some of the vocabulary of sequences. Then students will then use slider functionality to explore the effect of each variable in the formula of the nth term of an arithmetic sequenc...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sequence-investigation_1
Winning Tips for the TI Codes Contest | Texas Instruments
...ic trash sorter. After watching the short videos, we can probably guess what you’re thinking ... “That’s great and it looks like they had fun, but my students and I don’t have the knowledge, skills or even the technology. How could we hope to be competitive, let alone enter?” We’r...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2025/ti-codes-contest-helpful-tips
NASA - An Astronaut in Motion
To better understand how astronauts function in their suits and their environment, researchers at NASA Johnson Space Center’s Anthropometry and Biomechanics Facility (ABF) are studying motor control and evaluating human physical measurement, variation, and movement. To study human movement, ABF r...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--an-astronaut-in-motion
Basic Trig Transformations- 84
In this activity, students will use the Transformation Application to change the values of parameters in trigonometric functions and to determine the effect that each change has on the shape of the graph. Students will then use this knowledge to write equations for sine and cosine functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/basic-trig-transformations_84
Position, Distance, Velocity
Provide a position function to "drive" the rectilinear (straight line) horizontal motion of an object.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/position-distance-velocity
MVT for Derivatives
The MVT relates the average rate of change of a function to an instantaneous rate of change.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/mvt-for-derivatives
Crossing the Asymptote
This lesson involves determining when the graph of a rational function crosses its horizontal asymptote.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/crossing-the-asymptote
Rational Functions
In this activity, students will discover, or re-discover, the connection between a rational function, transformations, and both vertical and horizontal asymptotes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rational-functions_1
Comparing Exponential and Power Functions
Students will be able to use various graphical representations to determine which of two functions is greater for large values of x.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/comparing-exponential-and-power-functions
Identifying Sinusoidal Graphs
This lesson involves examining graphs, or partial graphs, of sinusoidal functions to determine the values of their parameters and to express them in various ways involving sine and cosine functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/identifying-sinusoidal-graphs
Inverse Functions
In this TI-84 activity, students will apply inverse functions to real world situations including temperature and money conversions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/inverse-functions_ib84
Trigonometric Patterns
Students use the unit circle to examine patterns in the six trigonometric functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/trigonometric-patterns@84
Would You Work For Me?
Expanding the Notion of Function Representationhttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/would-you-work-for-me
Products of Linear Functions
This lesson involves polynomial functions viewed as a product of linear functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/products-of-linear-functions
Exponential Dice
This lesson involves using a simulation to generate data that can be modeled by exponential growth and decay functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exponential-dice
Unwrapping the Unit Circle
Students will learn the shapes of the graphs of the sine and cosine functions and how they relate to the unit circle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/unwrapping-the-unit-circle
Parametrizing the Unit Circle
The purpose of this activity is to use parametric equations to "unwrap" the unit circle. This process will allow students to obtain the graph of the function y = sin(x).https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/parametrizing-the-unit-circle