Paradise Island
In this lesson, students will use a simulation to explore the transfer of matter and energy among producers, consumers, and decomposers in an ecosystem.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/paradise-island
Team Effort
In this lesson, students will explore the specific tissues of digestive organs that work as a team to digest food.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/team-effort
Aquatic Food Webs
In this lesson, students will use a simulation to construct a model that describes the cycling of matter and flow of energy in an ecosystem.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/aquatic-food-webs
It Takes Guts
In this lesson, students will explore organ responses that occur during a “fight or flight” nervous reaction.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/it-takes-guts
2019 TI Codes Contest | Texas Instruments
...laware, Ohio tp5xYLHbGLM Finalist:Sonic SquealerHouston WpqRKfh6YB0 Finalist:Neptune AeternamFront Royal, Virginia rXiuqOnWJuY Honorable mention:Robo-TasticFront Royal, Virginia Honorable Mention:Sin(rise)Miami ...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/codescontest/2019
2021 TI Codes Contest | Texas Instruments
... Second runner-up:Pomfret SchoolPomfret, Connecticut SPwBelKD6AQ Finalist:Brookwood BITESLawrenceville, Georgia _n2HCNSkXc0 Finalist:Maret Bufo BufosBethesda, Maryland mKA-rwugvL0 Honorable mentions Tohatch...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/codescontest/2021
How I overcame my fear of mathematics and finally understood the world
...rts, in entertainment, in cooking, in medicine, and even in nature, such as the migration paths of birds. These examples are only the tip of the iceberg (and yes, math principles can even be found on an iceberg by measuring the temperature at which it could melt). I was recently taken back in tim...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/overcoming-fear-of-math
AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-Nspire™ CX Graphing Calculator
...registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, TI products. Policies subject to change. Visit www.collegeboard.org. About the author: Curtis Brown currently works as the Math Segment Manager at Texas Instruments (TI). He taught mathematics and AP® Stat...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/apstatstipsfornspire
You Asked – TI Answered: Enabling Student Career Success Through Products Developed With and for Teachers
...r team spends countless hours learning how teachers will use our handheld graphing calculators in class, so that they can last all day on a single charge, and will not break if they fall from a desk. And, we don’t make changes unless many teachers and students tell us that it would solve a proble...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/june/products-with-a-purpose
Five Tips for High School STEM Camps
...dds different sets of expertise, it also helps build a sense of community around the project. We found that some teachers were comfortable providing organization and direction to the students, while others really wanted to “get their hands dirty” working with the technology. Had we limited the pr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/june/five-tips-for-high-school-stem-camps
Behind the Scenes of TI Codes
...ction of “coding” in the online communities, Texas Instruments Education Technology got the message (remember “Teachers Talk, TI Listens”?). I was charged with developing “10 Minutes of Code,” a set of short, easy lessons that teachers could use as extensions to their mathematics and science curr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/behindthescenes
Mission Imagination
... said he didn’t even know his students were entering the contest until they asked for help submitting their project on the deadline day. “I was flabbergasted when I found out they won,” said Hill, science teacher at Hyde Park Middle School. “I feel like the luckiest teacher in the world to get to...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2016/may/mission-imagination-winners
Build It With TI: Science Olympiad
...termine if you’ll also need to borrow any TI equipment. TI graphing calculators and TI-Innovator™ Hubs are available for loans up to 30 days at no charge.* Detector Building kits are free to keep but are limited in number, so order yours as soon as possible. Good luck! About the authors: M...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/scienceolympiadresource
DIY TI Codes Contest
...ere the top teams can show off their projects in person, with key members of the community serving as judges. Make it your own! Don’t forget the fun! Prizes are a big draw for getting participation in any contest, so make sure you have prizes that will really entice your student...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/diy-ti-codes-contest
roboticsweek2021
... Week, I wanted to introduce you to the Electronics Online Challenge that was part of the VEX Robotics competition season. This teardown contest was organized by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (with Texas Instruments [TI] as a proud sponsor). But, while the contest is over, this ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/roboticsweek2021
mathyoga
...ewski recommend arranging students in a circle so that they can see one another. And this way, it doesn’t promote that idea of one person being in charge, you are all in this together. The math teachers and certified yoga instructors also suggest playing some calming music during the session to a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathyoga
Have an AWEsum Fibonacci Day!
... will then be able to conclude that un is the Fibonacci sequence. The proof does not require advanced algebraic skills — one needs to be careful and organized. This is a good exercise for some of your students. The explicit formula for the nth term of the Fibonacci sequence given in (6) is know...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/fibonacciday
How to Start the Year on a Math High
...iting presence While I am a sucker for bright bulletin boards and a motivational quote, you create your classroom environment. Smile — a lot. Your energy is contagious, and while it is important to set and maintain clear rules and expectations, positive energy always wins. Feeling welcomed, value...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathhigh
Meet the BAMFFs, Best Awesome Mathematical Friends Forever, Who are Spreading Math Love
...ts, or fellow teachers, and it’s clear he has quickly 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 ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathbesties
Using Python to Squeeze the Fun Back Into Math
...otted the data on the calculator. We would then find a function to model the decay. This class activity was a quick, high-energy simulation that explored exponential decay and modeling. While the exploration is interactive and uses classroom-collected data, it takes a lot...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/usingpython-84plusce
Leveraging CAS to Explore and Teach Mathematics
...dheld, access the Factor tool from the algebra menu and type factor(300) like in figure 4, then press enter. There's my factor tree (and it’s better organized to simplify a radical at that). Now, on the next line type √300. By asking students to explain how the factors of 300 relate to...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas
How a TI Calculator Helped Launch an Engineering Career at TI
...wer equations using my TI-Nspire™ CX graphing calculator to determine proper voltage/amperage for various tools for the fab, and I use it for cost/energy savings projects. Having such a useful tool truly makes a difference in my day-to-day activities at Texas Instruments, and I’m fortunate that I...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/tiengineersweek
Top 3 Halloween-Themed Classroom Activities
...y’ll make real-world connections by understanding how infections can spread through populations and ways society can suffer the effects of new and emerging viruses like we’ve witnessed with COVID-19. See humans turn to zombies on your graphing calculator. This activity also explore...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/halloween
Straight-A Student Won’t Allow COVID-19 To Take Her Dreams
... 17-year-old high school senior, contracted COVID-19 along with her entire family over the summer, resulting in her father dying from it. Her father urged her to get her education, and she wanted a TI-84 Plus CE to help with her math classes in high school and college. Calderon knows that g...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spreadmathlove
Senior Drummers Hit a High Note as Winners of Spread the Math Love Contest
...tice on the football field. At the start of practice, the band director sent the boys back to the band room to retrieve something he pretended to forget. Putterman and the “TI Prize Patrol” arranged for balloons spelling M-A-T-H and the marching band to shout “surprise” when the boys returned. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/studentsspreadmathlove