Dice Rolling and Probability
Students will utilize the Spreadsheet and Data and Statistics applications in the TI-Nspire handheld. They will create randomly generated data and will plot it in a Dot Plot to recognize relative frequency of outcomes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/dice-rolling-and-probability
Box Plot Comparison
In this activity, students will create dot plots and box-and-whisker plots of the temperatures of three different cities along the United States' East Coast: Caribou, Maine, Washington, DC, and Tampa, Florida. Students will make dot plots for each city and compare the representations to one ano...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/box-plot-comparison
Helping students learn how to use built-in functions on the TI nspire
Students will follow step-by-step directions to become familiar with how to use the TI nspire's built in functions. Tutorial includes converting to decimal, approximating fractions, finding remainders, finding LCM, using factorials, creating mixed numbers, and factoring numbers to their prime fac...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/helping-students-learn-how-to-use-builtin-functions-on-the-ti-nspire
Composite Rectangular Figures
Students will find the perimeter and area of a composite rectangular figure. They will explain how to find the measures (lengths) of unknown sides as well as the area of the entire polygon by dividing the figure into smaller rectangular figures.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/composite-rectangular-figures
Examining Patterens in a Table, Function Rule, and Graphs
In this activity, students will identify characteristics of proportional and non-proportional linear relationships by examining patterns in a table, function rules, and a graph. Students will distinguish between proportional and non-proportional relationships by comparing patterns in table, funct...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/examining-patterens-in-a-table-function-rule-and-graphs
The Integrated Medical Model
As NASA is designing a new spacecraft capable of taking humans into deep space, and with the future advent of commercial spaceflight, a deeper and better understanding of medical risk has become even more vital for maintaining spaceflight safety and health for humans.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-integrated-medical-model
Sampling
Students learn about each of the four types of random sampling methods and use the randInt command to find each kind of sample from a given population.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sampling_1
German Tanks: Exploring Sampling Distributions
In this lesson, students will estimate the largest number of a population based on random samples from the population, as statisticians did in WWII.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/german-tanks-exploring-sampling-distributions
Testing Claims About Proportions
Students find z-scores and critical values to test claims about proportions. To verify the results, they find P-values by either finding the area under the curve with the Integral tool, or by using the 1-Prop z Test command.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/testing-claims-about-proportions_1
Square it Up!
Students investigate the method of least squares by adding the squares to a scatter plot and moving a line to find the minimum sum. Then they compare their line to the built-in linear regression model.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/square-it-up
Chi-Square Tests
In this activity, students will look at a problem situation that involves categorical data and will determine which is the appropriate chi-square test to use.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/chisquare-tests
Linear Inequalities
Students first look at tables of values to see that inequalities are true for some values of the variable and not for others. They then graph simple inequalities, comparing the handheld output with graphs they create on paper. The last two problems have students solve one-step linear inequalities...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-inequalities
Comparing Prices
Students will compare average U.S. gasoline prices per gallon for two years. Then they will use the mean and standard deviation (SD) and the median and interquartile range (IQR) to measure the center and spread of price data.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/comparing-prices
NASA:Taking a Walk in the Neuroscience Laboratories
Within the Neuroscience Laboratories, many different functions are tested. For example, researchers in the Motion Laboratory focus on the post-flight disturbances in balance and gait control—areas with which many astronauts struggle. This laboratory develops training programs that will faci...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--taking-a-walk
NASA - Robonaut 2: First Humanoid Robot in Space
NASA uses robots in many ways to help with space exploration. When it’s possible for robots to perform tasks, rather than people, there are some obvious advantages. Robots do not have to eat, drink, breathe, or sleep. They can perform tasks over and over in exactly the same way without gett...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--robonaut-2-first-humanoid-robot-in-space
Move Those Chains
In this activity, students will explore the Chain Rule. Students are asked to make a conjecture of the derivative of f(x) = (2x + 1)2 based on the Power Rule. They are then asked to graph their derivative function and compare it to the graph of f´(x). They will then examine "true" statements abou...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/move-those-chains
Are They Truly Random?
Students will develop lists of random numbers generated by the TI-Nspire handheld. They will explore their set of numbers and engage in a discussion of whether the random number generator is truly generating numbers at random. In addition, students will look at statistical models of their num...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/are-they-truly-random
Complex Roots: A Graphical Solution
In this activity, you will explore the relationship between the complex roots of a quadratic equation and the related parabola's graph.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/complex-roots-a-graphical-solution
The Derivatives of Logs
Students will use the Chain Rule to find the derivative of more complex exponential and logarithmic functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-derivatives-of-logs
Exploring Complex Roots
In this activity, you will explore the relationship between the complex roots of a quadratic equation and the related parabola's graph. Open the file CollegeAlg_ComplexRoots.tns on your TI-Nspire handheld device to work through the activity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-complex-roots
Graphs of Polynomial Functions
The activity begins by having students compare functions to introduce the concept of end behavior. Then they graph cubics and quartics, noting the respective end behaviors for positive and negative leading coefficients. Finally, they compare quadratics to quartics and cubics to quintics to discov...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/graphs-of-polynomial-functions
Independence Is the Word
Students use a simulation to find the experimental probability of independent events. They will find the sample space and then compare the experimental and theoretical probabilities.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/independence-is-the-word
Simple Harmonic Motion
With an example of the motion of a child on a swing, the activity begins with the trigonometric function between time and displacement and differentiates up to acceleration.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/simple-harmonic-motion_1
Olympic Gold (Regression Wisdom)
This activity takes a deeper look into the use of linear regressions. It addresses some of the limitations and common mistakes encountered with regressions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/olympic-gold-regression-wisdom
Taylor Polynomial Examples
Taylor polynomials associated with five common functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/taylor-polynomial-examples