Effective Annual Rate & Nominal Rate
In this activity, students use the effective annual rate calculation to compare the nominal rates of various financial instruments.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/effective-annual-rate--nominal-rate
Investigating Laws of Exponents
Represent and analyze mathematical situations and structures using algebraic symbols.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-laws-of-exponents
Writing Equations of Parabolas in Vertex Form
Students use their knowledge of the vertex form of a quadratic equation to graph parabolas, given a specific move to make.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/writing-equations-of-parabolas-in-vertex-form
Looking for Some Direction - Finding Distance on a Graph
This is a suggestion for how to use Activity Center on TI-Navigator™ to illustrate story problems in which students need to find the distance between two points.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/looking-for-some-direction--finding-distance-on-a-graph
Just Move It - IB
In this activity for the TI-84 family, the movements of the parent functions f(x)= x2 and f(x)= x3 will be explored.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/just-move-it_84_ib
It's a Radical, Rational Universe!
Students explore values and optimization of rational and radical functions in real contexts by graphing and using spreadsheets.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/its-a-radical-rational-universe_1
Lines, Models, CBR - Let's Tie Them Together (Electronic Format Only)
In this activity, students use a motion detector to collect "linear" motion data and examine the relationship between a physical action and a mathematical and/or graphic model of that action. The students will use the "eyeball" method to find the mathematical model.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/lines-models-cbr--lets-tie-them-together-electronic-format-only
Graphing Calculator Scavenger Hunt
Students will use the TI-84+ graphing calculator to complete this Scavenger Hunt.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/graphing-calculator-scavenger-hunt
Successive Differences
Students explore the relationships between the side length and perimeter of a square and the edge length and surface area of a cube by manipulating geometric models. They use the models to generate a dataset, calculate successive differences, and use them to determine which type of function best ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/successive-differences
Parametric Equations and Graph Data Bases
Parametric equations are equations that express the coordinates x and y as separate functions of a common third variable, called the parameter. You can use parametric equations to determine the position of an object over time.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/parametric-equations-and-graph-data-bases
Recursive Sequences
Students use the sequence mode of the graphing calculator to generate recursive sequences and then examine the values.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/recursive-sequences
Properties of Parabolas
Students interpret the equation for a parabola in vertex form and gain a visual understanding of a parabola's focal width.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-parabolas_1
Orbit Of Jupiter
This activity explores models for the elliptical orbit of Jupiter.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/orbit-of-jupiter
How Fast Is Your Racer
Students become familiar with collecting and analyzing linear data. Students first perform a manually linear fit to their collected data, and are then introduced to the linear regression analysis capabilities of the calculator. The time taken for mousetrap racers to cover predetermined distances ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-fast-is-your-racer
Greatest Area Activity
In this activity students will explore area as it compares to length of rectangles with a fixed perimeter by creating lists of the possible dimensions and the areas of these rectangles. Students will then graph a scatterplot of the data, find the quadratic regression, and explore the table of val...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/greatest-area-activity_1
The Shrinking Dollar
Students examine the long term effects of inflation. They compute the increase in cost price due to compounding of inflation rates every year. They recognize that this increase in cost price is exponential.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-shrinking-dollar
Operating on Matrices
Students learn how to add, subtract, and multiply matrices, as well as find the determinant and inverse of a matrix.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/operating-on-matrices
Radical Functions
Students use a nomograph to investigate functions defined by square roots.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/radical-functions
Double Tree
Students visually explore geometric sequences by modeling the growth of a tree that doubles in height every year.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/double-tree
Exploring The Golden Arches
Using given nutritional information of popular items from McDonald's, the students will develop and test a conjecture based on the given information. The students will analyze the two-variable data using the graphics calculator by creating a scatter plot and regression equation.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-the-golden-arches
FACTORED POLYNOMIALS
The students will identify x-intercepts of polynomials and then write their own equations for polynomials.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/factored-polynomials
Area "FOILed" Again!
Students practice finding rectangular areas with algebraic expressions for the lengths of the sides.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/area-foiled-again
Arithmetic and Geometric means
This activity relates the concepts of the arithmetic and geometric means of two numbers. Students, with the aid of their TI calculators and TI-Navigator system, compute the arithmetic and geometric means for four different pairs of numbers. They send their results to the teacher's computer where ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/arithmetic-and-geometric-means
Back In Time?
Students will explore the definition of a function through use of a graph, a set of ordered pairs, and an input-output diagram.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/back-in-time
Understanding Solutions of Systems Using Tables and Graphs
Students represent and analyze mathematical situations and structures using algebraic symbols.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/understanding-solutions-of-systems-using-tables-and-graphs