Texas Instruments: Reaction Time

This StudyCard stack is a teaching activity that demonstrates that the constant rate of change idea is present in many situations outside the mathematics classroom.

This activity leads students through the process of working related rates problems. Teachers can assess progress using quick poll and screen captures.

This learning check activity will test students knowledge of related rates.

This session will demonstrate a novel approach to reaction time experiments done in junior science and mathematics courses. Participants will use a Calculator-Based Ranger (CBR) and a TI-83+ to record their reaction times.

In this activity, students use a CBR 2 to measure the reaction time of catching a stick. They also learn how to interpret a box plot, and make a five number summary of a single variable data set.

Students learn to associate the slope of a straight line with a constant rate of change. They also learn to calculate the rate of change from data points on a line, using the correct units. Students also learn to read from a linear...

This activity models related rates problems using parametric equations for simulation purposes.

Students inflate a balloon and observe the relationship between the rate its volume is changing and the rate points on its surface are getting closer to each other. They use the their calculator to determine the exact rate of change.

In this activity, students will deal with Bonds, that are long-term promissory notes, specifying that the creditor will receive regular interest payments for the term of the agreement and then receive the face amount of the bond....

This lesson is intended to help students develop an understanding of sale information to compute discounts, discount rates, original prices and sale prices.