Plotting a Binomial Probability Distribution Curve
This activity introduces students to the graph of a binomial probability distribution and the affect of changing the probability of success on the shape of the graph. Students, with the aid of their TI calculators and TI-Navigator system, each find ten random numbers from a binomial distribution ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/plotting-a-binomial-probability-distribution-curve
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
Triangle Inequality Theorem
In this activity, students will explore the concepts underlying the Triangle Inequality Theorem by comparing side lengths and angle measures of a triangle. They will use an interactive construction to see why this theorem is true.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/triangle-inequality-theorem_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
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
Similar Triangles and Proportions
In this activity, students will investigate the relationship among the similar triangles formed when a segment is constructed parallel to one side of a triangle. They will explore the various ratios that exist between the lengths of the sides of similar triangles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/similar-triangles-and-proportions
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "Toxin" - How Hard Can It Be?
In "Toxin," the FBI tracks a serial poisoner who uses contaminated drugs. In this activity, the FBI intercepted an encrypted message they believe contains a phone number that could lead to an "insider" who may be helping the poisoner. Don suggests using a computer to start trying to break the cod...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--toxin--how-hard-can-it-be
A Move in the Right Direction
Students physically provide motion data that is collected by a CBL™ and then graph the data. They determine if they "moved in the right directions" by comparing their graph with those printed in the activity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/a-move-in-the-right-direction
Exploring Platonic Solids
This activity is best at the very beginning of a unit on solids. Students will observe Platonic solids using an interactive website (from the NLVM) projected to the whole class. Students will predict the number of edges, vertices, and faces of the five solids and record their predictions on a Lea...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-platonic-solids
Calculating the Area of a Triangle Using Heron's Formula
Students will measure the lengths of the sides of three different triangles and apply Heron's Formula to calculate the area in acres. The measurements for this activity may be done outside or, using a specified scale, completed inside. Students will calculate the area using their graphing calcul...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/calculating-the-area-of-a-triangle-using-herons-formula
Got an equilateral triangle? with Cabri Jr.
Using the Compass tool in Cabri Jr., students will construct an equilateral triangle, and check the length of each side. When a vertices is moved using the Alpha hand, the triangle remains equilateral.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/got-an-equilateral-triangle---with-cabri-jr
Investigating Lengths of Segments in a Triangle
In this activity, students connect the midpoints of two sides of a triangle, to draw the midsegment of the triangle. They investigate how the length of this segment relates to the third side of the triangle. NCTM Geometry Standard covered: Analyze characteristics and properties of 2- and 3-dimens...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-lengths-of-segments-in-a-triangle
Midpoint of a Segment
Students review the basic geometry definitions of segment and midpoint, and learn to use drawing and measurement tools. They explore changes in measurements as the figure is altered. NCTM Geometry Standard covered: Analyze characteristics and properties of 2- and 3-dimensional geometric shapes a...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/midpoint-of-a-segment
Midsegment of a Trapezoid
Students study the Midsegment Theorem for Trapezoids.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/midsegment-of-a-trapezoid
Midsegment of a Triangle
Students explore the properties of triangles formed by connecting the midpoints of two sides of a triangle, and examine the relationship between the two triangles. They study the Triangle Midsegment theorem.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/midsegment-of-a-triangle
Midsegments of Quadrilaterals
In this activity, students will extend their understanding of midsegments by investigating the midsegments of a quadrilateral and the midsegment quadrilateral.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/midsegments-of-quadrilaterals
Biorhythms and Sinusoidal functions
In order to see an application of sinusoidal curves that has relevance to themselves students will compute their biorhythm information, find the sinusoidal function that fits the information and graph them on the graphing calculator. They will use this information to compute future "good" and "b...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/biorhythms-and-sinusoidal-functions
Proof of Identity
Students use graphs to verify the reciprocal identities. They then use the calculator's manual graph manipulation feature to discover the negative angle, cofunction, and Pythagorean trigonometric identities.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/proof-of-identity
Successive Differences
Students explore the relationships between the side length and perimeter of a square and the edge length and surface area of a cube by manipulating geometric models. They use the models to generate a dataset, calculate successive differences, and use them to determine which type of function best ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/successive-differences
Identifying Types of Correlation from a Graph and Calculator
Students will identify different types of correlations graphically and by using the linear regression analysis obtained from a TI-84 Plus calculator. Students will also obtain and know the significance of a correlation coefficient as a result of this lesson.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/identifying-types-of-correlation-from-a-graph-and-calculator
Trains in Motion
Students will make observations about the motion of two objects. They will compare and contrast this motion and consider how it corresponds to a graph representing distance as a function of time.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/trains-in-motion
Complex Numbers
Students calculate problems to determine the rules for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing complex numbers.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/complex-numbers
Here’s Looking at Euclid
Students explore several ways to calculate the Greatest Common Divisor and Least Common Multiple, including using Euclid’s Algorithm.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/heres-looking-at-euclid_1
Exponent Game
Students compare powers and decide whether to add or subtract values to a cumulative total so that the total stays as close to zero as possible.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exponent-game