Quilt Blocks
Students will see how fractions, decimals, and percents are interrelated, then explore and learn how to convert between them. Students will also practice estimating.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/quilt-blocks_1
The Ordinary Man
Students will estimate the heights of various celebrities in inches. They will convert inches to feet, and they will interpret the calculator results to express the estimated heights in feet and inches. Finally, they will graph the estimated heights and actual heights of the celebrities.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-ordinary-man_1
Circumference and Area of a Circle
Students explore how to derive pi (∏) as a ratio. Students also study the circumference and area of a circle using formulas.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/circumference-and-area-of-a-circle
What's Your Mileage?
Students use linear equations to model and solve real-world problems. Students also see the correlation between the graph of an equation and its calculated slope by plotting graphs by hand and then calculating slopes with the calculator and comparing.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/whats-your-mileage
Can Pythagoras Swim?
Students will investigate relationships between sides of right triangles to understand the Pythagorean theorem and then use it to solve problems. Students will simplify expressions using radicals and exponents in this activity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/can-pythagoras-swim_1
The First Twelve Days of School
Students learn to organize data, look for patterns, and solve problems. They will count the number of "coins" in a variation of The Twelve Days of Christmas song. They will also generalize the patterns through symbolic expressions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-first-twelve-days-of-school
LRAM_RRAM_MRAM -- A Graphical Investigation of how area under a curve is approx with rectangles.
This activity is designed for the student to investigate how area bounded by a curve and the x-axis can be approximated with areas of rectangles using LRAM, RRAM, MRAM.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/lram_rram_mram--a-graphical-investigation-of-how-area-under-a-curve-is-approx-with-rectangles
Let’s Count the Ways
Students will be introduced to the different ways to calculate numbers of outcomes, including using the counting principle. They will also evaluate expressions using permutations of data without repeat elements, both manually and on the TI-30XS MultiView™ calculator.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/lets-count-the-ways
Finance App for the TI-89 Titanium
The same TI graphing calculator students use for math, science and engineering can be used for finance with the finance App!The same TI graphing calculator students use for math, science and engineering can be used for finance with the finance App! Students can add advanced financial applications to their calculator. These applications include: Time-Value-of-Money (TVM) Uneven cash flows Amortizati...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/462BE6060E0444419100D976B13A0289/89finance
Organizer App for the TI-89 Titanium
An electronic calendar, to-do list maker and address book right at your fingertips!An electronic calendar, to-do list maker and address book right at your fingertips! Students can use their calculator to: Manage class schedules Create to-do task lists Save email addresses and phone numbers Access a yearly, weekly and daily calendar In addition, the Org...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/B923170F673847198159A50A990A142F/89organizer
10 Minutes of Code
... The COLOR LED (light emitting diode) has three color ‘channels’: red, green, and blue. This is often referred to as a, “RGB LED”. Computer screens, phone screens and TV screens all use a large number of these LEDs to create images. To get a particular color, you have to mix the right a...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/ti-codes/nspire/10-minutes-innovator
Vernier EasyData® App
EasyData® App from Vernier Software & Technology is new, simple data collection software for the TI-84 Plus family of graphing calculators....yData Temp® sensor in action! These short videos walk through lab assignments in algebra, chemistry, physics and biology, as well as practical middle school-level experiments. Available in broadband and dial-up connection formats. View the tutorial--> The EasyData® App is available for the TI-...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/C9F16123BD8841739FDC4750EA20DB74/84easydata
Area Formulas App
Area Formulas App for the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus FamiliesWhat does the Area Formulas App do? Formula development explained with animation Calculation examples given for each shape 15-question multiple-choice quiz included Practice exercise applying the formulas Two quiz levels - high scores are saved! This is a Concept App....https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/7D371661AD4D4E8A80FF265BE9976C79/83areaformulas
Decimal Defender for the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Families
The Decimal Defender App for the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Families encourages multiplication and division by powers of 10 in a fun setting.The Decimal Defender App lets you practice multiplying and dividing numbers by a power of 10 in a fun setting. This number sense skill is a foundation for learning multiplication and division algorithms, as well as helping students understand topics such as scientific notation, the metric system...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/93102606C11440208CAFA592597860EB/83decimaldefender
10 Minutes of Code
...ulator. Press [ALPHA] [GRAPH] (F5*), and then [ENTER] to select ‘Execute Program’. This quits the Program Editor and runs the program on the home screen. * The F5 MENU key, first included in OS v5.3, is only available from within the Program Editor. It contains some additional useful...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/ti-codes/84/10-minutes-innovator
Start-Up Customization App for the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Families
Students can use their creativity to personalize the initial screen on their TI graphing calculator!Students can use their creativity to personalize the initial screen on their TI graphing calculator! Options include running a specific program, App or picture on the calculator screen each time the power is turned on. The Start Up Customization App is available for the TI-83 Plus, TI-83...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/77EC7DE5D3694F4595C262FDFC2ACC4B/83startupcustomization
Polynomial Root Finder and Simultaneous Equation Solver
Extend the benefits and functions of the TI-86 to your calculator.Polynomial Root Finder Enter polynomials up to and including order (degree) 10 Easy to use POLY MODE screen to set up all options Display roots as fractions or decimals for many roots Choose to display only Real roots for 2nd and 3rd degree polynomials For polynomials of degree 4...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/7DFF09A5B117420D8BE99109F1B36D34/83polynomialrootfinderandsimultaneousequationsolver
Have a Heart... or a Snail!
Students will make connections between the Cartesian graphs of trig functions and Polar graphs involving cardioids and limacons (with and without a loop).https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/have-a-heart###-or-a-snail
Properties of Ellipses
This TI-Nspire Activity examines the reflective property and the distance property of a ellipse.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-ellipses
Introduction to Conic Sections
This lesson involves observing how each of the conic sections is formed and connecting the locus definition of a parabola with the vertex form of a parabola.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/introduction-to-conic-sections
Limacon Curve - 84
In this activity for the TI-84 family, students will observe different graphs of polar limaçon curves. Students will discover four different types of limaçon curves and their relationship to the ratio of a to b.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/limacon-curve-@-84
A Linear Picture
Students will use lines to create a picture.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/a-linear-picture
Beat the System
This can be used as an introduction to Systems of Equations. Students can work in groups or alone. They are shown graphs of the three different types of systems of equations and then asked to write equations of lines to create another set of systems.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/beat-the-system
Pi Song - Little Help
Solving literal equations with Pi. In this activity, students will explore formulae that have Pi in it. Animations and multiple choice, self-check questions, make this activity accessible to Algebra students. The equations make this activity of interest to geometry and physics classes for a short...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/pi-song--little-help