The Same Name Game
In this activity, students explore the meaning and purpose of equivalent fractions. They also practice writing fractions that meet a given criteria.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-same-name-game
Estimating Square Roots
In this activity, students develop an understanding of the relationship between a number and its square root. They will first recognize perfect squares and order them from least to greatest with other numbers. Then students will estimate the square root of a number using perfect squares.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/estimating-square-roots
Drawing Conclusions
This activity introduces students to the concept of collecting and analyzing data and using conjectures to formulate new questions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/drawing-conclusions
Give Me a Hand or Leaf Me Alone - TI-83
In this activity, students find the surface area of geometric shapes cut from card paper and relate it to its mass. They use this data to find the surface area of irregularly shaped objects.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/give-me-a-hand-or-leaf-me-alone--ti83
Investigating the Angle-Sum Theorem of Polygons
This activity will allow students to use Cabri Jr. to find the sum of the measures of interior angles of convex polygons and visually see how the Interior Angle Sum Theorem works.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-the-anglesum-theorem-of-polygons
Identifying Qualitative Graphs
In this activity, you will identify the graph that shows the situation described.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/identifying-qualitative-graphs
Pythagorean Theorem with Equation Solver
Students will represent and analyze mathematical situations and structures using algebraic symbols.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/pythagorean-theorem-with-equation-solver
Sequence of Bounces Activity - Modeling Motion
This activity serves as a follow-up to Activity 12 in the Explorations book, Modeling Motion: High School Math Activities with the CBR by Linda Antinone, Sam Gough, and Jill Gough (Texas Instruments Incorporated, 1997).https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sequence-of-bounces-activity--modeling-motion
Classifying A Triangles by Their Angle Measure using Cabri Jr.
This activity uses Cabri Jr.™ to classify triangles according to their angle measure.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/classifying-a-triangles-by-their-angle-measure-using-cabri-jr
Classifying Triangles by the Length of the Sides Using Cabri Jr.
This activity uses Cabri Jr. to classify triangles according to the length of their sides.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/classifying-triangles-by-the-length-of-the-sides-using-cabri-jr
Watching Your Weight - TI-83
In this activity, students examine how moving a weight up along a board affects the downward force on the board. They explore how children with different weights can be balanced on a seesaw.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/watching-your-weight--ti83
Conics as a Locus of Points
Students investigate the definition of a parabola through one of its geometric definitions. They study conic sections. They examine an ellipse as a locus of points such that the sum of distances from the foci to the traced path is constant.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/conics-as-a-locus-of-points
Modeling Exponential Decay with a Look at Asymptotes - Activity 7
Students use sample data to approximate models with the Transformation Graphing Application. They are introduced to the idea of discrete data sets being used with continuous function models. They also identify non-zero asymptote form of an exponential function.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/modeling-exponential-decay-with-a-look-at-asymptotes--activity-7
Minimum and Maximum Perimeter
The students will use varying numbers of tiles to form shapes, and then find the minimum and maximum perimeter for each.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/minimum-and-maximum-perimeter
Pass the Ball
Students use mathematics to examine patterns that occur in a specific scenario and predict future events for the scenario. Data is collected on the time it takes to pass a ball. The students plot graphs, fit the data with a function rule, analyze proportional relationships, and make predictions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/pass-the-ball
Walk This Walk
In this activity, students use a motion detector to create Distance versus Time graphs. They experiment with various Distance-Time graphs and write mathematical descriptions of motion with constant velocity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/walk-this-walk
In Search of Toronto's Length of Daylight Hours Equation
Students will construct a scatterplot in TI-Navigator™ and through teacher guidance will find the parameters for y = Asin(B(x-C))+D.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/in-search-of-torontos-length-of-daylight-hours-equation
Given a graph...what is the function?
Understanding how to associate a function of a parabola with its graph. Students will explore varies functions and determine its graph. They will then use what they learned to predicate where a particular graph of a different function will appear on the coordinate plane.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/given-a-graph---what-is-the-function
You're So Dense - TI-83
Students investigate the relationship between density of an object, its mass and its volume. They use mass and volume measurements to determine the density of pennies. They compare the density of pre-1983 and post-1984 pennies.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/youre-so-dense--ti83
Stretching a Penny
In this activity, students investigate how a spring stretches when different weights pull on it. They relate the stretch of the spring directly to the weight and vice-versa.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/stretching-a-penny
Intersection
In this activity, students will investigate modeling the motion of two people to find where they will meet and at what rate each was walking.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/intersection
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
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
Flipping a Penny
In this activity, students will explore two functions which are inverses of each other. They also explore their characteristics and understand how they reverse each other's operation.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/flipping-a-penny
Determine Equation of Absolute Value Function Given 3 Noncollinear Points
Given 3-noncollinear points, find the absolute value that contains all 3 points.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/determine-equation-of-absolute-value-function-given-3-noncollinear-points