Finding Pi
Students discover that pi is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter using manipulatives and the Nspire's data capture feature. This activity can be accomplished individually or in groups of 2 or 3.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/finding-pi
Investigating Properties of Quadrilaterals Using the TI-Nspire Navigator
Why spend time listing properties/theorems on the board when your students can be actively engaged in the discovery of such properties. This activity will make use of the TI-Nspire and the TI-Nspire Navigator to exchange files with the students handhelds. The Class Analysis feature of the TI-Ns...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-properties-of-quadrilaterals-using-the-tinspire-navigator
Goodness-Of-Fit
Students test claims of whether given distributions "fit" theoretical distributions. Students will work through two problems, one in which the theoretical proportions of each category are the same and one in which they are not. Students will use spreadsheets to calculate test statistics and the I...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/goodnessoffit_1
Unit Circle
Students will use the unit circle to find the value of trigonometric functions of various angles. Students will find connections between the unit circle and the trigonometric functions sine and cosine.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/unit-circle_2
Unit Circle
Students will be able to describe the relationship between the unit circle and the sine and cosine functions. They will be also able to describe the shape of the sine and cosine curves after "unwrapping" the unit circle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/unit-circle_1
Investing in Your Future - Using Spreadsheets to Make Comparisons
This activity provides students the opportunity to make financial decisions based on different investment scenarios. Students will use the spreadsheet application of the TI-Nspire calculator to compare the results of investing in a certificate of deposit or a Money Market Account. Students will p...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investing-in-your-future--using-spreadsheets-to-make-comparisons
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
Polar Conics
This lesson involves exploration of polar equations for conic sections.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/polar-conics
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
Inverse of Two Temps
Students find a conversion equation that will calculate the corresponding Celsius temperature for any given Fahrenheit temperature. Students learn to graph scatter plots, analyze and graph linear equations, compute and model slope, derive and apply a conversion equation, and analyze inverse relat...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/inverse-of-two-temps
Modeling Basketball and Golf shots with Quadratics
Students learn the quadratic equation in vertex form by modeling President Obama shooting hoops. Then attempt to hit a hole-in-one on 3 holes of golf by determining the equation of the flight of the ball. The activity concludes with a 10-question quiz.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/modeling-basketball-and-golf-shots-with-quadratics
Creating a Midpoint Quad
Explore special outer and inner quadrilaterals formed by the connected midpoints and investigate the area relationships.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/creating-a-midpoint-quad
Properties of Special Quadrilaterals
Explore properties of some special quadrilaterals using segments to build quadrilaterals and explore their angles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-special-quadrilaterals
You Are What You Eat
Students are introduced to modeling linear data through an investigation of comparing grams of fat and calories in fast food hamburgers.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/you-are-what-you-eat
T³™ Regional Summit: Colorado| Texas Instruments
Join us in Tennessee for professional development. Learn how to use TI technology, plus receive a graphing calculator and software with registration. Get more info. T³™ Regional Summit: Colorado| Texas Instruments global website ...https://education.ti.com/en/t3-professional-development/for-teachers-and-teams/regional-summits/2025-south-texas-summit