Make the Basket
Students will use parametric equations to model two physical situations: making a free throw (basketball) and hitting a home run (baseball). Students will begin exploring the models by using sliders to change to the angle and velocity of the shot or hit. They will then move the time slider to see...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/make-the-basket
Investigating the Sine Function
In this activity, students will use their Nspire handhelds to discover the different attributes of the graph of the sine function. The students will take advantage of the dynamic capabilities of this very unique handheld to explore the amplitude, period, and phase shift of the sine function grap...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-the-sine-function
Linear Equation Games: Activity #7 Blackblobs
This is the Nspire version of the old DOS program 'Green Globs'. Students are given random points in which to find their own equations. The more points they go through with one line, the better their score.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-equation-games-activity-7-blackblobs
Linear Equation Games Unit: Activity #10 Pinball Game
This activity consists of three pinball games using points for students to find the linear equations. Each game has it's separate directions which are on the file and on the worksheet.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-equation-games-unit-activity-10-pinball-game
Linear Equation Games Unit: Activity #2 Find The Rule Game #2
This is the second activity to allow students more practice with finding the linear equation for a table of values.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-equation-games-unit-activity-2-find-the-rule-game-2
Linear Equation Games Unit: Activity #4 What's My Linear Equation
In this activity, students are given a graph and they are to find the values for the slope and y-intercept to create an equation that models the graph.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-equation-games-unit-activity-4-whats-my-linear-equation
Linear Equation Games Unit: Activity #5 Mini Golf Course Challenge
This activity involves students using the coordinates of two points to find the equation that runs from the 'tee' to the golf 'hole'.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-equation-games-unit-activity-5-mini-golf-course-challenge
Linear Equation Games Unit: Activity #6 Croquet Game
This sixth activity has students finding the equations for nine lines passing through the various 'wickets' of the course.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-equation-games-unit-activity-6-croquet-game
Unit Circle
Students will use the unit circle to find the value of trigonometric functions of various angles. Students will find connections between the unit circle and the trigonometric functions sine and cosine.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/unit-circle_2
How to Save Functions and Take Derivatives
Saving Functions and Take Derivatives using Your Ti-Nspire CAS CXhttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-to-save-functions-and-take-derivatives
Linear Equation Games Unit: Activity #8 POOL Game
In this activity of the unit, the student's object is to create a linear equation through the cue ball, pool ball, and hole.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-equation-games-unit-activity-8-pool-game
Unit Circle
Students will be able to describe the relationship between the unit circle and the sine and cosine functions. They will be also able to describe the shape of the sine and cosine curves after "unwrapping" the unit circle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/unit-circle_1
Linear Equation Games Unit: Activity #9 9 Ball Game
This activity provides a ‘9 Ball Pool Table’ on a graph page. Students are to begin the game by clicking on the ‘play’ button to start the animation of the pool balls. They move the 'cue' ball around and find equations that go through the 'cue' ball, another ball(s) and the hole.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-equation-games-unit-activity-9-9-ball-game
Linear Equation Games Unit:Activity #1 Find The Rule Game
Students are to find equations of linear function from a table of values. There are two Find the Rule Game activities along with a Find the Rule Game for Point Slope.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-equation-games-unitactivity-1-find-the-rule-game
Linear Equation Games Unit: Activity #3 Find the Rule Game using Point Slope.
Students are to find the linear equations from a table of values in point-slope form.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-equation-games-unit-activity-3-find-the-rule-game-using-point-slope
Wrapping Functions
This activity introduces students to various functions of a circular angle. They are shown a unit circle and a point P that can be dragged around the circle. As the point is dragged, different measures are captured, including angle measures, linear distance, and the area of a sector. The activity...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/wrapping-functions
Kansas Chase Activity
In this activity, students will make predictions about how to win a Sprint Cup Championship.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/kansas-chase-activity
Area Under a Curve
Students will approximate the area under a polynomial curve using rectangles. Each of the polynomials in this activity represents a real-world situation to enable students to see the importance of finding the area under a curve.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/area-under-a-curve
400 Meter World Records
Student will find the Med/Med line equation for the world records in the men's 400 meter dash from 1912 to 2000. Students will use scatter plots to graph the list they have typed into a spreadsheet, Students will use the handheld to get answers for work that is required to solve the problem. The...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/400-meter-world-records
Math Man On The Slopes
In this activity, students will practice identifying slopes with informal pictures, and can self-check their understanding with one of the measurement tools. The students will also identify the slope and intercept of a given graph and will choose the correct equation in a multiple choice format.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/math-man-on-the-slopes_1
Law of Sines
In this activity the student will explore the Law of Sines, a theorem involving sine ratios that applies to all triangles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/law-of-sines_2
How Cool It Is
This lesson involves creating an exponential regression equation to model the temperature of water as it cools.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-cool-it-is_2
From Rumor to Chaos
This lesson involves modeling the spread of a rumor and similar problems.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/from-rumor-to-chaos
Slope and Tangent
This lesson provides opportunities for students to explore the connections between the slope of a line and the tangent of the angle between the line and the horizontal.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/slope-and-tangent
Focus/Directrix Definition of Conics
This lesson involves observing and describing relationships between the focus and the directrix of each conic: parabolas, ellipses, and hyperbolas.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/focusdirectrix-definition-of-conics