Students practice analyzing skeletal remains for clues by using the Internet.  In this scientific investigation lesson, students research the La Belle shipwreck using the Internet and written materials, later completing a Skeletal...

Students examine Supreme Court cases. In this U.S. government activity, students watch a video about the Bill of Rights and then research 4 Supreme Court cases using the noted web site. Students analyze the presented information and...

In this drug companies activity, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...

Learners differentiate and calculate the length of an arc. They define an arc and relate it to the area of a circle and integrate the function to solve the equations. Students use their TI calculators to graph the equation.

Students graph functions and analyze them. In this calculus lesson plan, students define limit formally using Epsilon-Delta. They use the TI to graph the function and analyze it.

Students graph systems of equation. In this calculus instructional activity, students graph their lines on a TI calculator. They identify the point of intersection and the type of solution.

Young mathematicians solve problems involving limits in this calculus lesson. They identify the value of x as the limit approaches positive and negative infinity. Learners study the magnitude as x increases in value.

Learners calculate the limits of functions. In this calculus lesson plan, students find the left and right handed limits of different functions. They use the Ti Navigator to drag the function around as they study limits.

High schoolers identify critical points on a graph. In this calculus lesson, students graph their equations on the TI calculator. They zoom in and out to identify the critical points.

Mathematicians use a symmetric secant line to prove the derivative at a point. In this trigonometry lesson, students create secant lines on the navigator to analyze the derivative. They move the lines around and make observations.

Young scholars find the derivative using the mean value theorem in this calculus lesson. They find the slopes of secant and tangent lines, then analyze the function and identify the slope.

In order to investigate local linearity, students graph the function on the TI-calculator and zoom to observe the change in slope on the line. They incorporate technology to visualize these problems.

Learners graph the derivative of functions in this calculus lesson. They use the TI to graph their functions and algebraically take the derivative of each function. They then create a visual and analyze the graph.

Students solve equations using a given derivative. For this calculus lesson, students identify the rise of fall of each function. They use the calculator to find the derivative.

Pupils examine graphs for continuity and differentiability in this calculus lesson. They observe piecewise functions to see where continuity and differentiability come into play. Learners finish by graphing their equation on the TI...

Learn how to investigate the change in a graph by dragging the cursor to observe the change in the function. They use the TI calculator to graph their parabola.

Pupils solve functions using the derivative. They determine the derivative of a function based on its graph, then analyze different functions and draw a relationship and conclusion based on the graph.

Students calculate the slopes of secant lines. In this calculus lesson plan, students graph tangent and secant lines using the coordinate plane. They use the Ti calculator to graph and observe the lines.

Learners explore the graph of a function. In this calculus lesson, young scholars identify when and where the graph is increasing or decreasing. They identify if it concave up or down by moving the cursor.

Learners calculate the position, distance and velocity using functions in this calculus lesson. They investigate horizontal motion through the derivative of functions and use the TI to create a visual of their function.

Students calculate the area under a curve. In this calculus activity,students calculate the area by integrating the equation. They calculate the volume of cylindrical shapes created between graphs.

Student approximate the roots of E using Newtons Method. In this calculus lesson plan, students calculate the equation of tangent a line. They use the TI to visualize the tangent line.

Learn how to solve problems by taking the derivative. Then, through examination of higher order derivatives using the CAS computer program, students create a visual of what is happening with the equation.

Young mathematicians will identify the minimum, maximum-and zeros of a function in this calculus activity. They relate the derivative of a function to its zeros and minimum or maximum. They then graph their solutions and explain...