When Is Tangent, tangent?
This activity combines the ideas of unit circle, and a line tangent to the unit circle to explain how Tangent (the trig. ratio) is related to the concept of tangent to a figure (from geometry). The intent is to briefly explore the mathematical history of the trigonometric ratio "tangent" through ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/when-is-tangent-tangent
Analyzing an Electricity Bill
This investigation guides the students through using a piecewise function to model an electric bill.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/analyzing-an-electricity-bill
Solving Systems of Linear Equations from Four Perspectives
Using the on-screen directions and the more detailed directions here, students will investigate four ways to solve systems of linear equations: graphically, numerically, with a data table and by matrices. Some prior familiarity with the basic functions of the TI-nspire CAS is needed. Students sho...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solving-systems-of-linear-equations-from-four-perspectives
End Behavior of Polynomial Functions
Students will use a slider to scroll through the graphs of power functions with a coefficient of positive and negative 1 and determine similarities and differences among the functions. Students will generalize the end-behavior properties of various power functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/end-behavior-of-polynomial-functions
Radical Functions
Students use a nomograph to investigate functions defined by square roots. Nomographs consist of two or more parallel axes, one for inputs and another for outputs. Input, output pairs that belong to the function are graphed as corresponding points on the axes connected by a ray drawn from the inp...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/radical-functions_1
Elliptic Variations
This lesson involves exploring the curves that result from varying the defining conditions of an ellipse.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/elliptic-variations
Day at the Beach
In this lesson, students will explore temperature differences in two sets of sand, one dry and one wet.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/day-at-the-beach
Inverse of Two Temps
Students find a conversion equation that will calculate the corresponding Celsius temperature for any given Fahrenheit temperature. Students learn to graph scatter plots, analyze and graph linear equations, compute and model slope, derive and apply a conversion equation, and analyze inverse relat...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/inverse-of-two-temps
Vernier - What Causes the Seasons?
In this activity, students' will explore how the tilt of the earth's axis results in different amounts of solar radiation at different times of the year, causing seasons. They will simulate the earth's warming using a light bulb that will shine on a Temperature Probe attached to a globe, and inve...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--what-causes-the-seasons
Introduction to CAS. Adding polynomials, solving equations, factoring trinomials, expanding
This series of activities provides an introduction to some Algebra concelpts using CAS. The activities start with Algebra tiles and CAS. Patterning is modelled for the students so that they can construct the knowledge rather than be given a set of rules. The activities look at adding and subtr...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/introduction-to-cas--adding-polynomials-solving-equations-factoring-trinomials-expanding
Martinsville Chase
In this activity, students will analyze attaching a wing to a Sprint Cup car.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/martinsville-chase
Lights on the International Space Station
In this lesson, students will discover how various factors affect lighting by using different types of flashlights and battery strenghts.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/lights-on-the-international-space-station
Biodiversity and the Environment
In this activity, students will observe model environments, adjust abiotic variables in those environments, observe the results of those adjustments, and then draw conclusions about the effects of the abiotic world on the biotic world.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/biodiversity-and-the-environment
Heart and Lungs - Making Them Work
In this lesson, students will study the effect of exercise on heart rate, respiratory rate and air flow in and out of the lungs.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/heart-and-lungs--making-them-work
Writing Chemical Formulas
In this lesson, students practice writing chemical formulas for ionic binary compounds.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/writing-chemical-formulas
Tilting Earth
In this lesson, students will focus on the impact of the tilt of the Earth's axis on monthly temperatures.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/tilting-earth
Multiplication and Division of Rational Numbers
This lesson involves using an interactive area model to solve multiplication and division problems with positive decimals and mixed numbers.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/multiplication-and-division-of-rational-numbers
The Water Cycle
In this lesson, students will use an interactive model of the hydrologic cycle to observe which states of water exist in each phase.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-water-cycle
Color and Heat
In this lesson, students will investigate a constant light source falling on a plate of varying colors.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/color-and-heat
FormulaPro
Like the famous "EEPro" and "MEPro" applications bundled with the TI-89 and TI-92, FormulaPro is a complete engineering solution mostly based around equation solving. It comprises a Equation Solving part (700+ equations grouped into 16 subjects/categories) and a Reference part. Made entirely i...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/formulapro
Plane Mirrors
In this lesson, students will investigate the relationship between an object and its image in a plane mirror. Understanding how plane mirrors work provides a useful scaffold for understanding more complex situations, such as those involving concave and convex mirrors.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/plane-mirrors
DC Motors
In this lesson, students will investigate a simple DC motor.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/dc-motors
Concave Mirrors
In this lesson, students will explore the reflection of a movable object in a concave mirror.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/concave-mirrors
Rotational Motion and Torque
In this lesson, students will model situations where a simple lever is in balance.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rotational-motion-and-torque
Mass on a Spring
In this lesson, students will simulate the motion of an anvil attached to a spring as it oscillates on a frictionless, horizontal surface.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/mass-on-a-spring