Factor Darts
In this coding activity for the TI-84 Plus CE Python, students will create a dart game that generates four random quadratic expressions. For each question the player answers correctly, the player will get another shot at the dart board.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/factor-darts_84
Shark Frenzy
Students examine equations in the family of linear functions which are of the form y = m x, each of which correspond to a different family of sharks. They relate the slope to the ratio of the shark’s fork length to its total length. When comparing two sharks of the same length, students con...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/shark-frenzy
Exterior & Remote Interior Angles
Students investigate an exterior angle and its two remote interior angles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exterior--remote-interior-angles_1
Law of Large Numbers: A Weighty Decision
In this activity, students will explore the Law of Large Numbers. By examining unfair models, they will expand their understanding of probability. They predict the weighting of an unfair model by analyzing experimental data and distributions. They will also formulate and test a hypothesis on the ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/law-of-large-numbers-a-weighty-decision
Follow the Golden Rule - TI-83
Students find ratios and calculate measures of central tendency for sets of data. They understand the concept of the Golden Ratio. They use box-and-whisker plots to analyze data.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/follow-the-golden-rule--ti83
Fun with P(Geo), Parts 1 - 3, and quiz
Using Cabri Jr. and various "areas" to explore using P(Geo).https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/fun-with-pgeo-parts-1--3-and-quiz
Polygon Area
Students will compare areas of different polygons with a fixed perimeter and find the shape that gives the maximum areahttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/polygon-area
Get on the Stick
Students use a CBR 2™ to measure the reaction time of catching a stick. They also learn how to interpret a box plot and make a five number summary of a single variable data set.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/get-on-the-stick
30-60-90 right triangles in Cabri Jr
Students will explore the relationships between the sides of 30-60-90 right triangleshttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/306090-right-triangles-in-cabri-jr
Now You See It, Now You Don't - TI-83
In this activity, students study the relationship between age and near point accommodation (NPA). They predict a person's age using NPA distance values. They use exponential regression, create box-and-whisker plots and histograms.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/now-you-see-it-now-you-dont--ti83
Triangle Inequalities
This activity will help students visualize the properties of triangles stated in the theorems. By dragging the vertices, the students can see that the properties hold regardless of the size of the triangles and which sides are the longest or shortest.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/triangle-inequalities_2
Measure Up
Students compare their height with the average height of students in the classroom. They create histograms to analyze the data, and construct boxplots to summarize the height statistics.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/measure-up_1
Dynamic Geometry: Basic Constructions
Students use the Cabri™ Jr. application to draw triangles and construct perpendicular bisectors on the sides of a triangles. They study the properties of a triangle and understand how the measures of angles of a triangle is always 180 degrees.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/dynamic-geometry-basic-constructions
Dynamic Geometry: Program Basics
Students use the Cabri™ Jr. application to draw triangles and explore properties of perpendicular bisectors of the three sides of different types of the triangles. They study the measures of angles of a triangle and understand that the sum of the measures of angles of a triangle is always 180 deg...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/dynamic-geometry-program-basics
To Replace or Not to Replace? That Is The Question
In this activity, students explore situations that involve compound events with and without replacement. They use different ways to conceptualize theoretical probability.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/to-replace-or-not-to-replace-that-is-the-question
Square Tables
In this activity, students will make a variety of squares using square tiles and the Table feature of the TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition™ to discover patterns and make predictions off those patterns.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/square-tables
Extension: Parallel Lines and the Sum of the Angles
Students construct a line parallel to the base of a triangle and measure the angles formed. They use the construction to prove that the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle is 180 degrees.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/extension-parallel-lines-and-the-sum-of-the-angles
We Have the Same Birthday
In this activity, students use simulations to answer a popular question involving probabilities. They will use the randInt and mean commands to determine the average number of people that need to be in a room to share a birthday.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/we-have-the-same-birthday
Where Did the Parentheses Go
In this activity, students use the order of operations and number properties to create a unique expression from a set of numbers that must equal another number. Then, they will place parenthesis in a number statement to make it true. Students will also identify properties commonly used to evaluat...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/where-did-the-parentheses-go
The Magical Growth of Numbers
In this activity, students will learn to quickly add lists of numbers by adding like terms and using the Distributive Property.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-magical-growth-of-numbers
The Variables of Renting
In this activity, students will identify what a variable is, construct a table of values, graph the ordered pairs from the table, and use the TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition to graph the equation.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-variables-of-renting
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
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