Corresponding Parts of Similar Triangles
Change the scale factor (r) between similar triangles; identify the corresponding parts and establish relationships between them.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/corresponding-parts-of-similar-triangles
Calculator City
Students help Calculator City determine where to place the statue of Mr. Tex Instruments by finding the circumcenter and incenter of a triangle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/calculator-city
Chords of a Circle
Explore the relationship between chords of a circle and their perpendicular bisectors.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/chords-of-a-circle
Circle Geometry: Angles Formed by Intersecting Chords
This activity is intended to teach students about the rule associated with the angles formed by two chords intersecting within the circle and the intercepted arcs.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/circle-geometry-angles-formed-by-intersecting-chords
Balancing Point
In this activity, students will explore the median and the centroid of a triangle. Students will discover that the medians of a triangle are concurrent. The point of concurrency is the centroid. Students should discover that the center of mass and the centroid are the same for a triangle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/balancing-point
Limits of Functions
Investigate limits of functions at a point numerically.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/limits-of-functions
Circle Geometry: Property of the Segments of Two Chords Intersecting within a Circle
Students will be able to discover the property of two chords segments intersecting within a circle. They will discover the rule about the segments geometrically, numerically, and graphically. Lesson will touch on line of best fit to explore the relationship between the segments of the two chords.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/circle-geometry-property-of-the-segments-of-two-chords-intersecting-within-a-circle
Filling the Urn
Work with linked representations of the related rates of change of volume and height of fluid.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/filling-the-urn
Constructing a Pentagon, An Alternative Method
Use the TN-Nspire (OS 2.0) to construct a regular pentagon using lines, rays, line segments, and circles of various diameters. The characteristics of a regular pentagon are discussed and used to verify the construction meets the criteria of all sides being equal, and all angles being equal. The ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/constructing-a-pentagon-an-alternative-method
First Derivative Test
Visualize the connections between the first derivative of a function, critical points, and local extrema.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/first-derivative-test
Angle-Side Relationships
Investigate some necessary conditions for creating a triangle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angleside-relationships
Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles
Explore corresponding parts of congruent triangles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/corresponding-parts-of-congruent-triangles
Congruent Triangles
This activity is intended to provide students with an opportunity to discover three methods of proving triangles congruent: SSS, SAS, and ASA.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/congruent-triangles_2
Exponential Functions and the Natural Logarithm
Discover a surprising property involving the relative growth rate of an exponential function.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exponential-functions-and-the-natural-logarithm
Circles - Angles and Arcs
In this activity, students will investigate inscribed angles, central angles and intercepted arcs relationships in circles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/circles--angles-and-arcs
Classifying Quadrialterals
In this activity, students will classify quadrilaterals graphed on the Cartesian coordinate plane. Students will justify their classifications with segment and angle measurements as well as slope measurements. A review of the hierarchy of quadrilaterals is at the beginning of the document.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/classifying-quadrialterals
Applications of Similar Figures
Students will identify corresponding parts of figures and use the definition of similar figures to solve real-world applications involving rectangles and triangles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/applications-of-similar-figures
Angles in Polygons
In this activity, students measure interior angles in convex polygons and find the sum of the angle measures. They make and test a conjecture about the sum of the angle measures in an n-sided polygon. Finally, they measure exterior angles in convex polygons, find their sum, and write a proof for ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angles-in-polygons_1
Arc Length and Sectors
Investigate the mathematics of arc length and sectors.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/arc-length-and-sectors
Congruent or Not?
In this activity, students will investigate whether AAA, SAS, ASA, or SSA relationship guarantee that two triangles are congruent or not. This is an exploratory activity where students will need to know how to change between pages, grab and move points, and measure lengths.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/congruent-or-not_1
Arcs and Central Angles of Circles
Students discover the central angles of circles plus minor and major arcs.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/arcs-and-central-angles-of-circles
Medians in a Triangle
Students will study medians and some of their properties. A median of a triangle connects a vertex of the triangle with the midpoint of the opposite side.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/medians-in-a-triangle
Area Formula Investigations
It's easy to just plug in the numbers without thinking, right? Even better, just use the calculator to find the area for you! Well, not today! Students will construct altitude and calculate the area of 5 geometric shapes using the measurement tools.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/area-formula-investigations
Area Formulas
Explore the relationships among the area formulas for parallelogram and rectangles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/area-formulas
Midpoints in the Coordinate Plane
Beginning with horizontal or vertical segments, students will show the coordinates of the endpoints and make a conjecture about the coordinates of the midpoint.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/midpoints-in-the-coordinate-plane