Exploring the Normal Curve Family
Students will investigate the relationship of the equation of a normal curve to its graph. They will use a slider to change the values of two parameters, μ and σ, to investigate their effects on the normal curve, noting in particular that μ represents the location of the mean and that σ represent...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-the-normal-curve-family
What! A Mistake!
Students learn about Type I and Type II errors. Then, for a given scenario, students will calculate the probabilities of errors and the power of the test.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/what-a-mistake_1
The Integrated Medical Model
As NASA is designing a new spacecraft capable of taking humans into deep space, and with the future advent of commercial spaceflight, a deeper and better understanding of medical risk has become even more vital for maintaining spaceflight safety and health for humans.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-integrated-medical-model
The German Tank Problem
Students will develop an understanding of sampling distributions by exploring the methods used to estimate the number of German tanks in existence during WWIIhttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-german-tank-problem
SD: Measure of Spread
This lesson is intended as an introductory activity to the concept of standard deviation.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sd--measure-of-spread
German Tanks: Exploring Sampling Distributions
In this lesson, students will estimate the largest number of a population based on random samples from the population, as statisticians did in WWII.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/german-tanks-exploring-sampling-distributions
Statistical Inference: Confidence Intervals
The students will construct 1-proportion confidence intervals. This lesson begins by having the students construct a confidence interval with the formula and then leads them through the steps needed to use the Nspire's statistical applications to construct confidence intervals. Students would do ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/statistical-inference-confidence-intervals
Standard Error and Sampling Means
This lesson involves investigating the relationship between the standard deviation of a population, the area of a set of rectangles, and the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of sample mean areas of the rectangles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/standard-error-and-sampling-means
Riemann Rectangle Errors
Use three Riemann sums used to estimate the area of a plane region.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/riemann-rectangle-errors
Local Linearity
Visualize the idea of derivative as local slope.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/local-linearity
Solving Systems of Linear Equations with Row Reductions to Echelon Form on Augmented Matrices
This activity shows the user how to interpret a system of linear equations as an augmented matrix, row reduce the matrix to echelon form, and interpret the output to give a unique solution, generate infinite solutions, or conclude no solutions exist. The activity also shows how to check unique so...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solving-systems-of-linear-equations-with-row-reductions-to-echelon-form-on-augmented-matrices
NASA:Taking a Walk in the Neuroscience Laboratories
Within the Neuroscience Laboratories, many different functions are tested. For example, researchers in the Motion Laboratory focus on the post-flight disturbances in balance and gait control—areas with which many astronauts struggle. This laboratory develops training programs that will faci...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--taking-a-walk
NASA - Space Shuttle Ascent
This activity will engage students in a space shuttle launch and introduce them to the different events that take place during the space shuttle's ascent into space.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--space-shuttle-ascent_1
Are They Truly Random?
Students will develop lists of random numbers generated by the TI-Nspire handheld. They will explore their set of numbers and engage in a discussion of whether the random number generator is truly generating numbers at random. In addition, students will look at statistical models of their num...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/are-they-truly-random
Are You Confident?
A brief review of the normal distribution in Problem 1 followed by a visual development of confidence intervals in Problem 2 using simulated data.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/are-you-confident
The Classic Box Problem - Calculus
The Box_Problem_Calculus.tns document takes a classic problem from calculus and uses the dynamic linking capabilities of TI-Nspire to enact the problem in multiple representations: diagramatic, graphic, numeric, geometric, and symbolic. The problem is posed on the title screen shown at the right.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-classic-box-problem--calculus
Binomial Pdf- Eye Color
This lesson involves binomial trials, distributions, and probabilities. Students can create the tns file following the steps in Binomial_Pdf_Create_Eye_Color, or they can use the premade file Binomial_Pdf_Eye_Color.tnshttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/binomial-pdf-eye-color
Family of t Curves
This lesson involves investigating how a t-distribution compares to a normal distribution.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/family-of-t-curves
Why t?
This lesson involves examining the variability of individual elements and their related standardized test statistics when those elements are drawn randomly from a given normally-distributed population.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/why-t
Tootsie Pops & Hand Span
Students will collect data, find the linear regression model of the data, and address aspects of the data that affect regression.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/tootsie-pops--hand-span
NASA - Maintaining Bone Mineral Density
In this activity students perform an appropriate test to determine the answer to the question "Is using the iRED exercise method significantly better than using the treadmill and bicycle in maintaining bone density?"https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--maintaining-bone-mineral-density
Comparing Linear and Exponential Data
Compare a linear and an exponential relationship.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/comparing-linear-and-exponential-data
Motorcycle Tire Balancing
In this activity, students will explore linear and angular velocities and the relationship between them. This exploration is based on using a spin balancer to balance motorcycle tires of different sizes. Since a spin balancer rotates at a constant velocity, the linear and angular velocities of th...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/motorcycle-tire-balancing
Car MPG Activity using Central Tendencies
This activity involves students finding the measures of central tendencies using mpg data from 25 cars.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/car-mpg-activity-using-central-tendencies
Area of a Triangle
The student will use three methods for finding the area of a triangle. They will find the area using the determinant of a matrix, two sides and the included angle (trig) and Heron's formula (three sides).https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/area-of-a-triangle