Placement of Lines
Using Activity Center, students will submit equations of lines that are parallel, perpendicular, intersecting but not perpendicular or coincident to the given line. Lines from Activity Center appear both on the screen and the graphing calculator.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/placement-of-lines
Constructing Circles
In this activity, students will investigate the construction of circles that pass through a given number of points. They will also investigate the number of points needed to generate a unique circle in a plane.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/constructing-circles
Constructing the Diameter of a Circle
Given a circle, students will construct a diameter of the circle. They will use the following theorem: In the same circle, if one chord is a perpendicular bisector of another chord, then the first chord is a diameter.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/constructing-the-diameter-of-a-circle
Intro to Circles Terminology
Four questions to introduce the TI-Navigator™ and to assess student understanding of basic terms about circles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/intro-to-circles-terminology
Constructing Triangles
This activity focuses on the various ways to construct the different types of triangles such as isosceles, equilateral, right, and right isosceles triangles. Students will begin by constructing triangles based on a minimal definition of the shape of the triangle. They will then make constructions...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/constructing-triangles
Number Sets
When you start this activity, students receive a Venn diagram of real number sets (natural, whole, integer, rational, irrational)on their calculator. This same diagram is projected on the Activity Center screen at the front of the room. The teacher writes a value on the board and students move th...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/number-sets
NUMB3RS - Season 3 - "Finders Keepers" - Barging In
In "Finders Keepers," the body of a diver is found in the ocean. The body is traced to a salvage barge that has a bloody handprint on it. After further investigation, it is discovered that the blood is not from the dead diver, but someone else murdered on the barge. In order to find the other vic...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-3--finders-keepers--barging-in
Perpendicular Slopes
Students investigate the "negative reciprocal" relationship between the slopes of perpendicular lines. The final phase of the activity is appropriate for more advanced students as they are led through an algebraic proof of the relationship.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/perpendicular-slopes_1
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
Scatter plots and Linear Regression
This activity is designed to introduce students to using the STAT function of the calculator to determine the equation for a line of best fit.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/scatter-plots-and-linear-regression
REAL LIFE REAL WORLD Activity: Archeologist Frieze Patterns
Archeologists, when classifying artifacts, often take note of the physical properties or attributes of artifacts, such as the materials from which the artifacts are made, and their size, shape, function, and decoration. Friezes are often seen as ornaments in architecture. Frieze patterns can be f...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/real-life-real-world-activity-archeologist-frieze-patterns
Combining Like Terms
Students can use this LearningCheck™ to practice the distributive property and combining like terms with positive integershttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/combining-like-terms
Conics as a Locus of Points
Students investigate the definition of a parabola through one of its geometric definitions. They study conic sections. They examine an ellipse as a locus of points such that the sum of distances from the foci to the traced path is constant.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/conics-as-a-locus-of-points
Modeling Exponential Decay with a Look at Asymptotes
In this activity, students approximate exponential decay models by defining parameters A and B in the exponential equation y = abx. They identify non-zero asymptote form of an exponential function.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/modeling-exponential-decay-with-a-look-at-asymptotes
Midpoint Formula Discovery
Step by step instructions are given for the students to draw a segment, find the midpoint, and label the coordinates of the two endpoints and the midpoint. The students then record the data in a table for various segments. Based on the table students will discover how to find the midpoint of a se...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/midpoint-formula-discovery
Modeling Exponential Decay with a Look at Asymptotes - Activity 7
Students use sample data to approximate models with the Transformation Graphing Application. They are introduced to the idea of discrete data sets being used with continuous function models. They also identify non-zero asymptote form of an exponential function.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/modeling-exponential-decay-with-a-look-at-asymptotes--activity-7
Estimating Square Roots
By estimating the value of a square root students will get practice in identifying perfect squares, in checking for reasonableness of an answer, and in mental math.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/estimating-square-roots
Midsegment of a Trapezoid
Students study the Midsegment Theorem for Trapezoids.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/midsegment-of-a-trapezoid
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
Maximizing the Area of a Rectangle
This activity is adapted from one of the TI books. Students measure lengths and widths of rectangles and record for the class to see. Each group's rectangle has the same perimeter, but different areas. After a discussion, students make predictions, a scatterplot, and quadratic regression. An exte...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/maximizing-the-area-of-a-rectangle
Exploring Transformations with the Graphing Calculator
After an overview of coordinate notation, students explore transformations including translation, reflection, rotation, and dilation in a coordinate plane. The graphing calculator uses the list editor and functions with lists including the augment command and line graphs of familiar objects, a br...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-transformations-with-the-graphing-calculator
Lets Gather Round the Circle
The students will measure the diameter and circumference of various round objects. They will discover the relationship between the circumference and diameter.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/lets-gather-round-the-circle
Math TODAY: Ballooning Inside the Box
Using the USATODAY® Infograph, "Ballooning Inside the Box," students will explore geometric relationships using similar triangles. Identifying triangles with two pairs of congruent angles to explore similarity properties of the triangles is an essential part of this activity.Students will learn w...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/math-today--ballooning-inside-the-box
Linear Equations for Which the Sum of the Coordinates is Constant
This activity allows students to explore situations in which points with a constant sum of x-coordinate and y-coordinate are graphed. Through the use of TI-Navigator to see the results of the entire class, students can determine that an oblique line is formed from such points. This oblique line...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-equations-for-which-the-sum-of-the-coordinates-is-constant
Breakeven Analysis
In this activity, students perform breakeven analysis using the cost and revenue of an enterprise. They will determine the relationship between fixed and variable costs, profits, pricing policy, and the volume of output.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/breakeven-analysis