Folding Parabolas
In this activity, students graph a quadratic function and investigate its symmetry by choosing pairs of points with the same y-value. They then calculate the average of the x-values of these points and discover that not only do all the points have the same x-value, but the average is equal to the...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/folding-parabolas
From Expressions to Equations
Substitute values for variables, evaluate expressions, and solve equations.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/from-expressions-to-equations
Roots and Cobwebs
This lesson involves finding roots to equations using a method similar to those used by many calculators.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/roots-and-cobwebs
Graphs of Tangent, Cotangent, Secant, and Cosecant
The goal of this activity is for students to see how the graphs of tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant are generated and related to the unit circle. A point is animated around the unit circle as data points are captured to create a scatter plot. Students discover a way to relate each of th...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/graphs-of-tangent-cotangent-secant-and-cosecant
How Many Solutions to the System?
Understand the difference between systems that have one, infinitely many , or no solution.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-many-solutions-to-the-system
Transformations of Logarithmic Functions
This lesson involves the family of logarithmic functions of the form f(x) = c*logb(x+a).https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/transformations-of-logarithmic-functions
Graphing the Tangent to a Curve
Students will graph a function and the graph of the tangent line's slope as a point moves around the curve.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/graphing-the-tangent-to-a-curve
Introducing Absolute Value
This activity introduces absolute value from a data value perspective. Students examine data by comparing individual data points to the mean by finding the difference (positive or negative) and the distance from the mean. They then plot the distances vs. the differences and examine the shape of t...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/introducing-absolute-value
Graphs of Linear Functions
Students investigate the connections between the points on a line and the equation of the line written in slope-intercept form.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/graphs-of-linear-functions
Greatest Common Divisor and Least Common Multiple
Investigate GCD and LCM in applications.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/greatest-common-divisor-and-least-common-multiple
Permutations
Students are led through the development of the formula for finding n objects taken n at a time and then n objects taken r at a time.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/permutations_1
Horizontal and Vertical Lines
Examine the vertical and horizontal changes when moving from one point to another on a line.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/horizontal-and-vertical-lines
Parabolic Paths
Manipulate the equation of a quadratic function so that its graph passes through a particular point.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/parabolic-paths
Parabola Construction
Students will construct a parabola using the focus and directrix definition. An extension problem has students explore how the location of the focus with respect to the directrix affects the shape of the parabola.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/parabola-construction_1
Polar Conics
This lesson involves exploration of polar equations for conic sections.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/polar-conics
Properties of Parabolas
This investigation offers an approach to show students the basic definition of a parabola as the locus of all points equidistant from a fixed point (focus) and a fixed line (directrix). Students will also interpret the equation for a parabola in vertex form and gain a visual understanding of a pa...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-parabolas
Particle Motion 2
This lesson involves the motion of a particle along a straight, horizontal line associated with a general position function.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/particle-motion-2
Summing up Geometric Series
This lesson involves clicking on a slider to see that the area of a square that has been systematically divided into an infinite number of pieces approaches 1.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sum-of-infinite-geometric-series
Outbreak
Students explore a geometric sequence related to an outbreak of the flu, extrapolate to make predictions based on given data, and apply summation notation to determine the sum of any number of terms, n, in a series.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/outbreak
Quadratic Functions and Stopping Distance
Analyze data in real-life applications of the quadratic function.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/quadratic-functions-and-stopping-distance
Compound Interest
This lesson involves exploring the formula for compound interest as a function of the initial deposit, interest rate, and the number of pay periods per year.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/compound-interest
NASA - Newton's Cool in the Pool
To prepare for spacewalks, astronauts train at NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL). NASA also uses the NBL to develop flight procedures and verify hardware compatibility -- all of which are necessary to achieve mission success. In this problem, students are presented with a power outage, in...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--newtons-cool-in-the-pool
Systems of Linear Inequalities 2
Examine the graphical and algebraic representations of a system of inequalities.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/systems-of-linear-inequalities-2
Systems of Linear Inequalities 1
Solutions to a system of linear inequalities is the intersection of each of the corresponding half planes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/systems-of-linear-inequalities-1
Inverse Fun
Investigate inverses of functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/inverse-fun