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
Parallel Lines Cut by a Transversal
Using Activity Center, students can move on a picture of a pair of parallel lines cut by a transversal to answer teacher questions related to the picture. The picture is set up so that it is on the screen of the student calculator as well as the classroom display.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/parallel-lines-cut-by-a-transversal
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
Trisecting a Square
Students will determine several ways to trisect a square. They will use Cabri Jr. to verify the square has been trisected and then prove their trisection using postulates and theorems from geometry.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/trisecting-a-square
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
Experimentally Calculating Pi
Because the diameter of a circle is related to the circumference of a circle, we can find this constant relationship by measuring several lids and fitting a regression line to the data. The slope of this line is pi. This is a great activity to allow students to discover that Pi is the relations...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/experimentally-calculating-pi
NUMB3RS - Season 3 - "Contenders" - Choosing Contenders
In "Contenders," the FBI asks Charlie and Amita to look at official league rankings of each fighter and compare them with their own 'rankings,' created using the skill levels and past performances of each fighter. They find that one fighter has had an easy path to the championship because this fi...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-3--contenders--choosing-contenders
What is A Kanban?
In this activity, students use the CellSheet™ Application to understand how to track inventory and predict future trends based on average daily use. They will collect data, analyze it and make predictions. They also learn to use linear regression model to predict future trends.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/what-is-a-kanban
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
Got the sum of remote interior angles equal to the measure of the exterior angle? with Cabri Jr.
Draw a triangle with exterior angle. Measure the exterior angle and each remote interior angle. Use the Alpha hand to check that the sum of the remote interior angles is always equal to the exterior angle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/got-the-sum-of-remote-interior-angles-equal-to-the-measure-of-the-exterior-angle---with-cabri-jr
Exploring Quadrilateral Properties Using Cabri
Students will use Cabri Jr. to learn about the properties of quadrilaterals as well as learn about the relationships between quadrilaterals.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-quadrilateral-properties-using-cabri
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
Prodigious! Quadratics and Free Fall Motion
Uses the movie "October Sky" as an introduction to the study of free fall motion functions. Acts a summation activity to a quadratic unit in Algebra Solve quadratic equations by graphing, factoring, and the quadratic formula.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/prodigious-quadratics-and-free-fall-motion
Copying an Angle
Explore relationships (including congruence and similarity) among classes of two- and three-dimensional geometric objects, make and test conjectures about them, and solve problems involving them. Bullet 1 Construct an angle and find it's degree measure.Bullet 2 Use the Compass tool to replicate t...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/copying-an-angle
Radius, Diameter, and Circumference of a Circle
In this activity, students will learn the basic concepts of the circle. They explore the relationship between the diameter and the radius, and between the diameter and circumference of a circle. They also get familiar with the Greek symbol π (pi).https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/radius-diameter-and-circumference-of-a-circle
Classifying Quadrilaterals
Students will be sent ordered pairs through lists using the TI-Navigator™. These pairs will then be graphed as a line graph and students will classify the shape of the quadrilateral and justify their choice.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/classifying-quadrilaterals
Measuring Polygons - An Introduction to Cabri Jr.
This activity is designed as an intoduction to using the Carbr Jr. application on the TI-83+/84+ calculators. Students are guided through the menu system and are shown how to draw triangles, quadrilaterals and and a pentagon. Perimeter and angle measurements are also explained. The activity leads...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/measuring-polygons--an-introduction-to-cabri-jr
Matrix Addition, Subtraction, and Scalar Multiplication
Students take quiz from Word .doc and answer the questions in the LearningCheck&trade .edc file.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/matrix-addition-subtraction-and-scalar-multiplication
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
Parabolic Applications
Students will analyze a parabola graphed from word problems. Students will use the calculator to find the roots and vertex of the graph to answer questions based on the word problems.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/parabolic-applications
Transformations of Quadratics
Series of LearningCheck™ documents to assess student knowledge of quadratic transformations.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/transformations-of-quadratics
Linear Equations Given Two Points
Given two points, the students will submit linear equations that pass through the points, using the TI-Navigator™ system. The teacher can evaluate student answers as they are submitted. The Activity can be paused at any point for the teacher to discuss the various equations that are submitted.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-equations-given-two-points
Linear Inequalities
Students are provided a handful of ordered pairs, and determine which are solutions to a given linear inequality. As a class, students plots their points, and work to develop ideas for graphing.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-inequalities_1
Powers, Roots, and Radicals
This LearningCheck™ reviews rational exponents, solving radical equations and evaluating simple rational roots.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/powers-roots-and-radicals