Discrimination of Parabolas
...to determine the role of the discriminant for quadratic functions. The discriminant is displayed on the screen and constantly updates as students translate and dilate the parabola. The investigation is scaffolded by initially limiting manipulations of the parabola to transformations where the coe...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-discrimination-parabola
Just Move It
...try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final assessments. Vocabulary Translation Stretch Dilation Reflection Compression About the lesson In this activity, the movements of t...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-just-move-it
Find That Sine
...sure About the Lesson In this activity, students will use the data in the file FindThatSine.tns, which contains the temperatures and hours of sunlight in Kansas City, and the heights of tides in the Bay of Fundy. Students will find the equations of Sine curves that model the given data and ans...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-find-that-sine
Find That Sine
...ian Measure About the Lesson In this activity, you will use the data in the file KANSTEMP.8xp, which contains the temperatures and hours of sunlight in Kansas City, and the heights of tides in the Bay of Fundy. You will find the equations of Sine curves that model the given data and answer s...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-find-that-sine
Trig Ratios
...use the Cabri™ Jr. App to discover the relationship between the trigonometric functions of sine, cosine and tangent and the side length ratios of a right triangle. --> Objectives Students will understand that trigonometric functions of an angle do not depend on the size of ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-trig-ratios
Give me Five
...scribes the different value of a variable characteristic across a range of different units. This activity is a great time to lead your students through the process of entering the data on their handheld and showing them how to analyze and discuss both the Five Number Summary and a Box and Whiske...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-give-me-five
Angles of Depression and Elevation
...udents will discuss the graphical and algebraic relationships between Angles of Depression and Elevation. Students will revisit and apply their right triangle trigonometry skills. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on t...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-angles-of-depression-and-elevation
Sum of Infinite Geometric Series
...lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Analysis and Approaches | Numbers and Algebra Sum of Infinite 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. Obj...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-sum-infinite-geometric
Arithmetic Sequences and Series
...plot of each sequence, and determine that sequences with common differences (called arithmetic sequences) have scatter plots whose points form a straight line. Arithmetic Sequences and Series Key Steps In problem one, students will use formulas to find the differences of...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-arithmetic-sequences
Analyzing Country Data
...each country. Examine sample ages from the three countries displayed in a spreadsheet and in histograms with percent on the vertical scale that highlight the distinctive features of the distribution of the ages from each sample. Connect descriptions of the histograms to summaries based on...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-analyzing-country-data
Just Move It
... try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final assessments. Vocabulary Translation Stretch Dilation Reflection Compression About the lesson In this activity, the movements of ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-just-move-it
How Dense Are We?
... which is a much better way of communicating such figures. This activity helps students learn how to use scientific notation on the TI-Nspire CX through the context of population, area and population density. About the Lesson Downloads ZIP How Dense Are We.ZIP ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-density
Gradient of a Function
Gradient of a Function apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Analysis and Approaches | Calculus Objectives Interpret the derivative as the slope or gradient...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-gradient
Volume
...eometry and Trigonometry .two-columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns:auto auto; } Objectives Students will define right and oblique three dimensional figures. Students will calculate the volume for prisms, pyramids, cylinders, and cones. Students will try...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-volume
Families of Functions
Families of Functions apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Analysis and Approaches | Functions Activity Overview This lesson involves changing the sliders...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-families-of-functions
To Infinity and Beyond
...on their final assessments. Vocabulary Limits Infinity Asymptote Input and output (I/O) Flight safety --> About the lesson This activity has three parts. First, students will examine, graphically and numerically, the behavior of functi...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-to-infinity-beyond
Optimization
...ma and minima in word problems and solve optimization in parametric functions. Students will be finding a function’s critical points by hand and through the handheld. Although there is no calculator file to download to the handheld, the key to this activity is for students to create accurate diag...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-optimization
Exploring Geometric Sequences
...ra Activity Overview Students explore geometric series by considering the effect of the value for the common ratio and first term using sliders. Exploring Geometric Sequences Key Steps Students will explore geometric sequences graphically and numerically by...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-exploring-geometric-sequences
Cool in the Pool
... Objectives 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 wi...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-nasa
2D or Not 2D, That is the Question | TI-84 Plus CE Python
...s courses and on their final assessments. Vocabulary 2D Plane 3D Plane Midpoint Distance Right Pyramid About the lesson In this activity, students will differentiate between 2D and 3D polygons and shapes and how simple formulas, like m...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-2d-or-not-2d
Taylor Polynomials
...or IB® Diploma Programme Analysis and Approaches | Calculus Activity Overview Students will explore the definition of a function through use of a graph, a set of ordered pairs, and an input-output diagram. Taylor Polynomials Key Steps Students will use ta...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-taylor-polynomials
Rational Functions
...d both vertical and horizontal asymptotes. They will examine these relationships graphically and algebraically. Students will be asked to create sliders on the handheld to help in their exploration and discussions. Vocabulary Sliders Vertical Asymptotes Input Out...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-rational-functions
Rational Functions
...d both vertical and horizontal asymptotes. They will examine these relationships graphically and algebraically. Students will be asked to create sliders on the handheld to help in their exploration and discussions. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topic...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-rational-functions-updated
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
... Activity Overview One of the many ways in which you can think of a derivative is as a function that uses x as an input and returns the slope of the line tangent to f at x. The derivative of a function is often another function with a formula that can be used and applied. In this ac...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-investigating-derivatives-common-functions
Angles of Depression and Elevation
...udents will discuss the graphical and algebraic relationships between Angles of Depression and Elevation. Students will revisit and apply their right triangle trigonometry skills. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on t...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-angles-of-depression-and-elevation