Centroid and Orthocenter
In this activity, students analyze the location of the centroid and orthocenter for different triangles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/centroid-and-orthocenter
Present Value of an Ordinary Annuity
In this activity, students carry out financial computations to find out how much money should be deposited today so that a fixed amount can be drawn at regular intervals. These calculations involve determination of the present value of annuity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/present-value-of-an-ordinary-annuity
Hey, Ortho! Whats Your Altitude?
In this activity, students will explore the altitudes of a triangle. Students will discover that the altitude can be inside, outside, or a side of the triangle. Students will discover that the altitudes are concurrent. The point of concurrency is the orthocenter. Students should discover the rela...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/hey-ortho-whats-your-altitude
The Letter Product Game
This activity will encourage students' powers of deduction through a word game. This will allow a review of factoring integers. A simple extension allows a classroom discussion that will evolve into the Zero Product Theorem, essential to the technique of solving polynomial equations by factoring.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-letter-product-game
Investigating Angle Bisectors
Students will determine that any poin on the angle bisector is equidistant from the sides of the angle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-angle-bisectors
The Golden Ratio
The students will engage in a hands on activity to determine how they fit into the golden ratio which is considered the mathematically perfect ratio. Is it necessary or important to relate to this number?https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-golden-ratio
Investigating Area Relationships
The interactive Cabri Jr. geometry application makes it easy to measure the area of triangles and quadrilaterals. In this activity, students will explore some interesting area relationships in quadrilaterals.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-area-relationships
Returns on a Share of Stock
In this activity, students will determine the internal rate of return of the cashflows associated with the stock purchase, dividends, and sale. They will carry out explorations by varying the selling price of the stock and examining the impact on the rate of return.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/returns-on-a-share-of-stock
Area of a Regular Polygon
This activity has the students derive the formula for finding the area of a regular polygon. Demonstrating the procedure of constructing a regular polygon in front of the class maybe necessary depending on the students prior experiencehttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/area-of-a-regular-polygon
Compound Interest
In this activity, students will calculate compound interest. They understand that in compound interest computations, the interest from the previous period is added to the current principal and the new total is used as the basis for calculating the interest.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/compound-interest
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
Loans- Days Between Dates
In this activity, students will determine the number of days between dates. They will find the amount due on a loan at the end of a term, which may be in days, months or years.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/days-between-dates
Investigating Quadrilaterals
Students will create a variety of quadrilaterals using the GEOBOARD APP and identify critical attributes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-quadrilaterals
Future Value of an Ordinary Annuity & Sinking Funds
In this activity, students carry out financial computations, involving annuity, and the future value of annuities. Students also deal with computations involving sinking funds.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/future-value-of-an-ordinary-annuity--sinking-funds
Investigating Segments in a Quadrilateral
In this activity, students use the tools of Cabri™ Jr to test their knowledge of geometry. They investigate the properties of the shape formed by connecting the midpoints of adjacent sides of a quadrilateral. NCTM Geometry Standard covered: Analyze characteristics and properties of 2- and 3-dime...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-segments-in-a-quadrilateral
Bonds and Bond Yield to Maturity
In this activity, students will deal with Bonds, that are long-term promissory notes, specifying that the creditor will receive regular interest payments for the term of the agreement and then receive the face amount of the bond. Students will have to estimate the market value of bonds and explor...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/bonds-and-bond-yield-to-maturity
Investigating Segments in a Right Triangle
In this activity, students review definitions of terms such as right triangle, hypotenuse, midpoint, vertices, and equidistant. They also discover an important characteristic of the midpoint of the hypotenuse. NCTM Geometry Standard covered: Analyze characteristics and properties of 2- and 3-dime...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-segments-in-a-right-triangle
Investigating Segments in a Triangle
In this activity, students investigate the midsegments of a triangle as in the previous activity. They continue to explore these segments and extend their understanding of the relationships that exist between the slopes of lines containing the segments. NCTM Geometry Standard covered: Analyze ch...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-segments-in-a-triangle
Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model
In this activity, students will deal with the Black -Scholes formula, that can be used to determine the fair value of a call option. A call option gives its holder the right to purchase an asset at a predetermined price and time. Students will determine which call option should be purchased and w...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/blackscholes-option-pricing-model
Investigating the Angle-Sum Theorem of Polygons
This activity will allow students to use Cabri Jr. to find the sum of the measures of interior angles of convex polygons and visually see how the Interior Angle Sum Theorem works.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-the-anglesum-theorem-of-polygons
Amortization Tables
In this activity, students carry out financial computations, involving amortization. Students will prepare amortization tables indicating principal payments, interest payments, and the balance on a loan for each time interval.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/amortization-tables
Basic Geometry Vocabulary Flip Card Activity
Activity will allow students to study vocabulary words and definitions with personal or in class calculators.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/basic-geometry-vocabulary-flip-card-activity
Investigating the Slopes of Parallel and Perpendicular lines
In this activity, students investigate how equations of parallel and perpendicular lines relate to each other. They use the drawing and measurement tools of Cabri™ Jr. to explore the slopes of lines. NCTM Geometry Standards: Analyze characteristics and properties of 2- and 3-dimensional geometric...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-the-slopes-of-parallel-and-perpendicular-lines
Betweenness and the Sum of Parts
In this activity, students' will explore the concepts of betweenness and the sum of parts visually, geometrically, and numerically for segments and angles using the Cabri® Jr. application. They will investigate how the sum of parts equals the whole.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/betweenness-and-the-sum-of-parts
Loans and Mortgages
In this activity, students perform financial computations, involving loans, their repayment and mortgages used as security for the repayment of a loan.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/loans-and-mortgages