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Looking for a STEM Solution for Your Camps This Summer?
Posted 05/13/2022 by Stacy Thibodeaux (@stacythib)If your school or district is considering hosting STEM and coding camps this summer, take a look at Texas Instruments for resources, ideas, downloadable lessons and instructional videos. Plus, learn how to borrow everything you need to do the projects.
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Earth Day Engineering
Posted 04/22/2022 by Jessica Kohout (@MrsKohout)On this Earth Day, get your students problem-solving on real-world environmental issues.
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Get Your Promposal Ready — Try Balloons and Buttons
Posted 04/11/2022 by John HannaIt’s prom season, and it can be hard to keep your students from daydreaming about prom night. How about an activity that will grab their attention while you sneak in some programming skills? Check out several examples for “promposals” on the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator.
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Automatic Showers Bring May Flowers
Posted 03/18/2022 by Don Gibbs and Ellen Browne (@EllenSBrowne)Leveraging the “Smart Water with TI-Innovator™” project, our engineering students designed prototypes of autonomous watering systems to be deployed in the Pomfret School aquaponic greenhouse. Meeting a customer need through coding and STEM integration was a perfect way to practice the engineering design cycle and bring on-demand showers to our campus May flowers.
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TI’s Path to STEM Projects Are Now Available in Python
Posted 02/18/2022 by Erick Archer, Market Strategy ManagerTexas Instruments’ Path to STEM projects provide students stepping stones to learn fundamental concepts in electrical engineering through short hands-on activities using breadboards, wires and electronics components. Students will control the breadboard through coding. This program is designed for beginners, so no experience is necessary.
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The Heartbeat of STEM
Posted 02/11/2022 by Jessica Kohout (@MrsKohout)Are you interested in introducing your students to coding but are not sure how? Read about this heart-pounding STEM project that will get your students excited about programming.
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Field Goal vs. Ice Cream: The Ultimate Game Day Matchup
Posted 02/07/2022 by Cara Kugler, Instructional Content Manager, Texas InstrumentsCheck out these engaging math and science lessons that are certain to bring a win to your classroom and set the stage for the big game coming up.
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Math and Python: A Great Valentine’s Day Couple
Posted 02/04/2022 by Adam Pennell (@apennell1)Valentine’s Day is a time of love, and who doesn’t love math and Python? Have your students use Python to shoot cupid’s arrow through a heart while learning about linear and quadratic functions. Math and Python using TI technology: a match made for Valentine’s Day.
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Behind the Scenes of TI Codes
Posted 01/21/2022 by John HannaTake a peek behind the scenes of TI Codes with the author himself, John Hanna. Learn more about the history and conception of this popular free web resource that is teaching students and teachers to code in TI-Basic and Python on their TI calculators.
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How to Host Your Own TI Codes Contest
Posted 01/07/2022 by Alison Steele, Senior Marketing ManagerWant to help your students prepare for this year’s TI Codes Contest? Or just looking for some light, fun STEM competition to bring to your school or group? Check out this guide and download templates to help hold your own mini TI Codes Contest!
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