Symmetry with Pattern Blocks
Students learn to use pattern blocks to build a design that has a line of symmetry. They use the calculator to determine the value of half the design. They predict and then find the value of the entire design.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/symmetry-with-pattern-blocks
TI-84 Plus Module 13: Extreme Values Self-Test | TI
Check students’ knowledge of Extreme Values of Functions in this TI-84 Plus graphing calculator calculus lesson. Have them self-test, and see how well they do. Critical Points,Extreme Values of Functions TI-84 Plus Module 13: Extreme Values Self-Test | TI global website ...https://education.ti.com/en/product-resources/t3-free-courses/calculus84-online/mod13/mod13-selftest
TI-84 Plus Lesson – Module 13: Extreme Values of Functions | TI
Find absolute and local extreme values of functions by using both calculus and the TI-84 Plus graphing calculator. Then have students take the self-test. Critical values, Critical points, Extrema, Local Extremes, Global Extremes, Absolute Extremes, Minimums, Maximums, Local Minimum, Local Maxi...https://education.ti.com/en/product-resources/t3-free-courses/calculus84-online/mod13/mod13-introduction
TI-89 Titanium Module 16: Fundamental Theorem Self-Test | TI
Check students’ knowledge of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus in this TI-89 Titanium graphing calculator lesson. Have them self-test, and see how well they do. Fundamental,Theorem, Calculus TI-89 Titanium Module 16: Fundamental Theorem Self-Test | TI global website ...https://education.ti.com/en/product-resources/t3-free-courses/calculus89-online/mod16/mod16-selftest
TI-89 Lesson – Module 16: Fundamental Theorem of Calculus | TI
Discover the connection between areas under a curve and derivatives — the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. After the lessons, have students take the self-test. First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, FTC, Riemann Sums, Left Hand Rectangles, Right Hand Rectangles, Integral, Derivative, Area under...https://education.ti.com/en/product-resources/t3-free-courses/calculus89-online/mod16/mod16-introduction
Behind the Scenes of TI Codes
...till is, to promote calculator programming both as a tool for understanding and exploring mathematics and science and as the focus of instruction itself. Many schools had classroom sets of calculators but no computer labs for teaching programming, so the calculator became their platform for teach...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/behindthescenes
Celebrating Girl Scouts Day: Seeing Herself in STEM
..., engineers, innovators, and leaders, is truly remarkable. We’ve known for a while that gender diversity in STEM careers is lacking (women comprise half of the workforce, yet hold fewer than 25% of U.S. STEM jobs), and beyond a readiness deficit by gender, as evidenced in ACT’s 2017 STEM report, ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girl-scouts-day
A Teacher’s Take on Prioritizing Self-Care for a New Year, New You
...ise every day.” To this day, that has never happened. Ever. In 2019, after a lot of life transitions, I discovered that I was frequently neglecting self-care. In 2020 — you are hearing it here first — I want to commit to some more realistic, more attainable goals to take better care of myself. So...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/newyearselfcare
Solution 24430: TI Tech Check Fulfillment Process. INTERNAL ONLY
Solution 24430: TI Tech Check Fulfillment Process. INTERNAL ONLY global Solution 24430: TI Tech Check Fulfillment Process. INTERNAL ONLY website Home | Internal - TI Confidential – NDA Restrictions Kno...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/kbase-templates-and-archive/previous-pages-obsolete/24430
5 Tips for a Healthy, Happy Exam Week | Texas Instruments
It’s here. Exam week. We’ve all been there — you’ve studied hard all year, put in the time, but sometimes it doesn’t feel like enough. Especially when you’re studying for multiple exams at one time, how do you keep yourself healthy and calm? Vanessa Vakharia, known as The Math Guru, has been i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/5-tips-for-a-healthy-happy-exam-week
Investigating of pH and Conductivity during a titration of a diprotic acid
In this investigation sulfuric acid will be added to a solution of Ba(OH)2 using a pH probe and a conductivity probe. From this process the pH of first and second equivalence points will be determined along with mapping the conductivity during the titration process.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigating-of-ph-and-conductivity-during-a-titration-of-a-diprotic-acid
Half-Life Lab
This activity explains how students use a CBL2 and TI-83 or TI-84 calculator to collect and calculate the half-life of a barium isotope. Students will use an isogenerator to milk out a meta stable isotope of Barium with a short half-life. Using a radiation monitor linked to a CBL2, students run...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/halflife-lab
Vernier - Determine Concentration of a Solution: Beer's Law
Students will use a Vernier Colorimeter to determine the relationship between concentration and absorbance of nickel sulfate solution (Beer's law). They will then determine the concentration of a unknown sample using the standard curve.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--determine-concentration-of-a-solution-beers-law
Electrolysis of Water
Students will learn to write the half reactions that occur at each electrode during the electrolysis of water, performed in microscale using a 9V battery as a power source. In monitoring the pH at each electrode, studens will learn that H2 is accompanied by the formation of OH- ions and that H+ i...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/electrolysis-of-water
Using CBR in Egg Drop Competition
Egg drop competition is a popular activity to reinforce the lessons in force and motion. In the activity, the students are asked to design a vehicle to carry the egg safely when dropped from a height of 10 feet (about 3 m) or more. Real-time and concrete data collected and analyzed during the de...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/using-cbr-in-egg-drop-competition
Only Half There?
Students use measuring tools and calculators to make half-sized drawings of themselves.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/only-half-there
Names for One-Half
Students use their understanding of integers, fractions, decimals, and operations to find mathematical expressions that equal one-half.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/names-for-onehalf
Graphs and Fractions
Have students draw squares on graph paper and half some of the squares on the outside. Number all the squares and continue numbering with the halfs. Students are then instructed to create their own ratios such as: 4 halves to eight wholes of odd numbers etc. Encourage student's to be creative by ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/graphs-and-fractions
Nuclear Decay and Chain Reactions
Students determine the decay constant and half-life and begin to look at nuclear fission by simulating a chain reaction.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nuclear-decay-and-chain-reactions
35 Years of T³™ Mentorship and Community | Texas Instruments
...-Nspire™ CX Navigator™ Systems]. Oh, and why don’t we go to the conference [T³IC] too?” They took two math teachers, an assistant principal, and herself, Thibodeaux recalled. “[T³IC] was literally the best conference I have ever been to, not just because of the community, but because of the w...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/35-years-t3-community-teacher-leader
NASA - Space Shuttle Ascent: Mass vs. Time
In this activity, students explore the ascent phase which begins at liftoff and ends when the space shuttle reaches Earth's orbit. The space shuttle must accelerate from zero to approximately 7,850 meters per second (which is approximately 17,500 miles per hour) in eight and a half minutes to re...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--space-shuttle-ascent-mass-vs--time
Angles in Polygons
This is a self-contained activity that is designed to incorporate the TI-Nspire Navigator system which provides for a paperless activity that can be easily managed during and after the class period. Students will investigate the relationships of the interior and exterior angles in a polygon. T...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angles-in-polygons
A Sprinkler System Activity for the TI-Nspire TouchPad
This lesson involves the student in constructing and then creating their own designs using circles to indicate water spray from sprinklers set to full, half, and quarter circle patterns. The students learn to appreciate the ART of Math in the designs created with the Nspire TouchPad. The students...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/a-sprinkler-system-activity-for-the-tinspire-touchpad
Addition of Parts
This activity is a self-contained discussion of the topic of segment and angle addition and allows the teacher to focus on the flow of the class rather than explanation. Students will be able to work through this activity easily and reach usable conclusions on their own. Also, examples are prov...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/addition-of-parts
The Ladder Problem Revisited
In this activity students explore the locus of mid-point of the hypotenuse of a fixed length geometrically and algebraically and discover that the median a right triangle is equal to half the length of the hypotenuse. Students then prove this property. The problem: A ladder leans upright against ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-ladder-problem-revisited