Pebbling the Chessboard
It’s amazing how often sequences and series pop up in problem solving. In this deceptively challenging problem three discs are placed on a chessboard in a bounded region. The task is to move the pieces out of this region with the only complication being that pieces double when moved. After you’ve...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/pebbling-the-chessboard
Phoenix Chase
In this activity, students will design their own track and investigate the expected speeds and g-forces for the design.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/phoenix-chase
New Hampshire Chase Activity
In this activity, students will investigate lap times to predict who will win the race.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/new-hampshire-chase-activity
Balancing the Plank
In this lesson, students will simulate a teeter-totter where people and objects of different masses are placed.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/balancing-the-plank
Vernier - Acid Rain
Students use the pH sensor to measure changes in the pH when CO2 dissolves in water. They also study the changes in the pH when sulphuric acid is added to water and identify water bodies most likely to be affected by acid rain.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--acid-rain
Why am I Charged?
In this lesson, students will use a simulation to understand from a macroscopic view, what actually occurs microscopically when a metal and a nonmetal react.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/why-am-i-charged
Talladega Chase
In this activity, students will investigate the two car tandem at Talladega.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/talladega-chase
TI-84 Plus Lesson – Module 13.3: The Second Derivative Test | TI
The second derivative test is an alternative to the first derivative test, where you learn to analyze critical points where the first derivative is zero. Critical Points,Extreme Values of Functions TI-84 Plus Lesson – Module 13.3: The Second Derivative Test | TI global website ...https://education.ti.com/en/product-resources/t3-free-courses/calculus84-online/mod13/mod13-lesson3
Planning for Success Sweepstakes | Texas Instruments
Enter TI’s Planning for Success contest for a chance to win prizes while you gear up for a new school year with helpful resources. Get your entries in today! Planning for Success Sweepstakes | Texas Instruments global website ...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/planningforsuccesstisweeps
What's Cool for Back-to-School
Find where to buy the TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing calculator and TI-30XIIS™ scientific calculator in a variety of bold, fun colors. What's Cool for Back-to-School global website TI calculators are avail...https://education.ti.com/en/purchase/retailcolors
Mission Impossible: A Perfect March Madness® Bracket
...e display of basketball skill and passion. During this annual tradition, many will attempt to predict the outcome of each game in the tournament. But what are the odds of picking every game correctly? Spoiler alert: To date, no one in the history of the NCAA tournament has ever made a verifiably ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/basketball
AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-Nspire™ CX Graphing Calculator
...s of data. A Data & Statistics page allows for quick, interactive graphing of the data. From here, a quick look at the residual plot helps to confirm whether the computed regression model fits the data well. Refer to the video below for how to do this on your calculator. 2. Normal Probabi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/apstatstipsfornspire
AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-84 Plus
Students and teachers are getting prepared for another unique year of AP® exam administrations. While we don’t know if the paper and digital administrations will be the same format as prior years, several features of the TI-84 Plus CE Graphing Calculator will still be useful for you. In this po...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/apstats2021
roboticsweek2021
Did you know that the best way to understand how something works is to take it apart and examine the insides? That’s why “teardown” videos are so popular — they show us what’s on the inside of everyday products without having to worry about reassembling them. In celebration of National Roboti...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/roboticsweek2021
Have an AWEsum Fibonacci Day!
Imagine a moment — let’s call it an awe moment — when something took your breath away, caught you off guard or surprised you. It might have been a song you heard, a play or movie you saw, a poem or book you read, a sunrise or sunset you saw, an encounter with nature, a spectacular meal you had o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/fibonacciday
ICYMI: TI’s Top 10 YouTube Videos of 2020
It’s been a year like no other — one many of us would like to forget! To try and help, we’ve been hard at work developing new video resources to save you time and energy in the classroom, whether you are teaching in person, remotely or in a blended environment. All of our videos are posted on ou...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/1-5-2021-top-videos
Meet the First Winner of the Spread the Math Love Contest Who Is Making Military Dreams Come True
While the school year may be coming to an end, our new contest aimed at spreading the love of math is just getting started. Through September, we’re asking people across the country to recognize the parents, teachers and mentors who inspired their passion for numbers for a chance to grant them a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlove
Score Big on the ACT® With These Tried-and-True Tips for the Math Section
...ave been taking the ACT® online since it was first introduced in 2018. In fact, ACT® provides an online practice test so that you can get the feel of what it is like to take an ACT® exam on the computer. Try it! You will notice there is a TOOLS drop-down menu containing: a highlighter, a line re...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/1-19-2021-act-tips
Meet the BAMFFs, Best Awesome Mathematical Friends Forever, Who are Spreading Math Love
... become a campus favorite. “Mr. O is a really fun teacher to have because he always keeps the energy up in the classroom, so you’re never bored, even when you are doing complex math problems,” said Perry High School senior Olivia Lane. “I like that he is very energetic,” said senior Toree Fogle. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathbesties
TI Calculators + Chromebook™ Computers = A Powerful Combo for Math Class
...r exploration directly back into the slide for your review. In this scenario, students open a Google Slides™ presentation to begin the work. Then, when necessary, they navigate to nspireconnect.ti.com and connect their TI‑Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator to their Chromebook™ notebook computer...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ti_calculators_and_chromebooks
Top 3 Halloween-Themed Classroom Activities
Teachers are always keeping an eye out for stimulating activities that can get students more involved in their lessons. With Halloween just around the corner, these crowd-pleasing activities offer great opportunities to turn class time into good, ghoulish fun — while still delivering instruction...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/halloween
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
Over the past month, students have seen games, light sequences, scales and even familiar songs come to life during ShadOnline. Hundreds of ShadOnline participants solved coding problems virtually during Texas Instruments’ innovative workshops. Whether it was running a program p...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/shadonline
Meet the Texas Calculus Teacher Who Won the Spread the Math Love Contest and a Trip to MIT
...ws that he was the latest winner in the Texas Instruments (TI) Spread the Math Love Contest. Walter Meyer stands with former student Tristan Pepper who nominated him with a touching submission in the Spread the Math Love Contest. Nominated by his former Earl Warren High School student Trista...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/sanantoniosurprise
Why It’s Good to Make Mistakes in Math Class
... by decimals. For most students, middle school is their first opportunity to use a calculator, and everyone can likely remember how excited they were when they first got to use them. But you know as well as I do, while the kids may think they now have all the answers at their fingertips, that’s a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/commoncalculatormistakes
Tips for Surviving the School Year, Whatever It May Look Like!
The last year and a half has been really hard for many of us in education. We dealt with so many big changes in such a small amount of time. We learned new ways of doing our jobs and connecting with students. As we venture into the uncertainty of what another school year will bring in the age of...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/5_backtoschool_tips