The Lunes of Hippocrates
In this activity, students will explore a figure that involves lunes - the area enclosed between arcs of intersecting circles. When lunes are constructed on the sides of a right triangle, an interesting result occurs.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-lunes-of-hippocrates_1
Where is the Point?
Students are introduced to the Cartesian plane.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/where-is-the-point
Linear Equation Investigation
Students are given a real-life situation (cost of a birthday party) they must create an algebraic equation, table of values, and a scatterplot of the table that is created. They are asked to explain patterns that they observed in each type of representation and also check their accuracy when cre...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-equation-investigation
Soda Problem: Finding the relationship between Sodium and Sugar
The students will use nutrition label data of certain sodas to create and analyze a scatterplot of the amount of sodium versus the amount of sugar in various soft drinks. They will put the data into lists, create scatterplots, discuss correlations, acquire the line of best fit, and predict other...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/soda-problem-finding-the-relationship-between-sodium-and-sugar
The Impossible Task
Students are given a manufacturing situation and asked to write and graph inequalities to represent it and find the solutions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-impossible-task_1
Points on a Line
Develop an understanding of the slope of a line.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/points-on-a-line_1
Center and Spread
Students will recognize that the mean and standard deviation (SD) and the median and interquartile range (IQR) are two ways to measure center and spread.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/center-and-spread
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
Rectangle and Trapezoid Approximations to Definite Integrals
Use visual representation of area estimation methods in order to determine which is most accurate.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/trapezoid-and-midpoint-rules
Velocity, Position, Distance
Work with linked representations of the horizontal motion of an object.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/velocity-position-distance
Tootsie Pops & Hand Span
Students will collect data, find the linear regression model of the data, and address aspects of the data that affect regression.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/tootsie-pops--hand-span
What's My Absolute Value
Students will discover what taking the absolute value of a domain will do and what taking the absolute value of a range will do.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/whats-my-absolute-value
Zeros of a Cubic
This activity introduces students to a relationship between the zeros of a cubic function with 3 distinct zeros.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/zeros-of-a-cubic
The Slope of the Curve Where Two Points Meet
Students will enter a function and investigate the slope of the secant as it moves closer to becoming a tangent.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-slope-of-the-curve-where-two-points-meet
Properties of Matrices
Students will learn three properties of matrices by following this activity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-matrices
Areas of Polygons
Use determinants of matrices as a tool to find the areas of triangles and quadrilaterals.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/areas-of-polygons
Linear Inequalities
Linear programming is a technique used to solve problems that are encountered in business and industry. These problems usually involve maximizing or minimizing profit or expenses. The solution will consist of graphing the region that satisfies all the inequalities. The solution will produce a fea...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-inequalities
Duckweed: Exponential Growth
Students will count the fronds of duckweed for nine days to observe the growth phase. Students will need one class period to start the experiment and one day for the final work and 15 minutes per day between start and finish.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/duckweed--exponential-growth
Back to School Posters
Posters and printables to make your classroom ready for the new school year.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/back-to-school-posters
Trigonometry Made Easy - Trial Edition
In Trigonometry Made Easy - Trial Edition, students will use TI-Nspire™ technology to explore common trig problems utilizing step-by-step processes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/trigonometry-made-easy-@-trial-edition
Optimizing Resources Using Census Data
In this activity, students investigate how to optimize resources to maximize support for people in danger from flooding.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/optimizing-resources-using-census-data
Modeling: Optimal Locations for a Food Truck
In this activity, students will investigate where to locate a food truck in Washington DC to maximize the number of potential customers.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/food-truck
Modeling Judging a Poster Contest
In this TI-Nspire family activity, students use the ratings made by five judges in a poster competition with the goal of deciding the top three posters based on the ratings made by the judges.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/modeling-judging-a-poster-contest
Modeling: Exploring Medical Tests Results
In this activity, students investigate ideas that have appeared in many sources related to the recent pandemic. They will become familiar with terms such as false positives and false negatives, prevalence, sensitivity and specificity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/modeling@-exploring-medical-tests-results