Field Goal vs. Ice Cream: The Ultimate Game Day Matchup
Four seconds left in the big game, and the score is 27-28 — you’re behind. A 50-yard field goal wins the game. Your task is to use a mathematical model to demonstrate kicking a field goal to win the game. Wait … are you more into the celebration and all the hoopla (I mean all those snacks and ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/thebiggame
Python Modules Have More Fun | Texas Instruments
...l functions must be preceded by the “alias” name you chose: y = hoi.sin(x) from math import * — all functions can be used without the module prefix: y = sin(x) And, if you only intend to use one or two of the functions in a module, you can just state which one(s) to conserve memory: fr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-modules-have-more-fun
Adding “Class” to Your Python Code | Texas Instruments
...are design that focuses on the nouns (balloons, buttons, objects) in a project rather than the verbs (print, display, =, actions). Of course, we can mix and match the two approaches in designing an application (program) and the three fundamental control structures (sequence, branch and loop) are ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-coding-classes
Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class
...a Garden In this classic exploration of a quadratic relationship, students explore and optimize the relationship between the area of a garden with a fixed length of fencing and the lengths of the sides. Students will collect and graph data for multiple setups and then model the relationship with ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/visualizingalgebra
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Daniel Wilkie
...ng easier. Since I was comfortable and good at math I thought, ‘I could share this ease-of-learning with others.’ Of course, I changed my mind about six or seven times, but then, I came back to being a math teacher. What advice would you give to your first-year teaching self? Don't be afraid to ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/teacherofthemonth
Introducing the TI-Nspire CX II
...t our website: education.ti.com/TI-Nspire-CXII. TI-Nspire CX II Specifications and Features: Color, backlit display Screen size: 320 x 240 pixels (3.5" diagonal) Screen resolution: 125 DPI; 16-bit color Powered by the TI-Rechargeable Battery (included) USB port for computer ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/nspire
Monday Night Calculus: Your Questions, Our Answers
Calculus connoisseurs Tom Dick and Steve Kokoska are ready to call the Monday night action! For the 2021–22 school year, Texas Instruments (TI) has once again teamed up with former AP® Calculus Chief Reader Steve Kokoska and former Test Development committee member Tom Dick to provide l...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mondaynightcalculus
Leveraging CAS To Explore & Teach Mathematics, Part 2
...oom. In this follow-up post (part 2), I intend to present ideas for how CAS can be utilized to benefit the algebra II classroom. Finding a lowest common denominator In my algebra I post, the Factor tool was employed as an approach to motivate students to recognize patterns between the prime ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas_pt2
A Teacher’s 5 Words That Changed My Life
...al profession. Then I discovered there were procedures that I wouldn’t be able to stomach, bringing an abrupt end to my medical career. I was in the sixth grade. I had to choose a new profession. Math and chemistry always excited me. I was the student not allowed in the chemistry lab without ov...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/intlwomensday
Ingenuity-takes-flight
... flight. The ideas of angular velocity and angular acceleration are used to describe the motion of a rigid object like rotor blades rotating about a fixed axis. Using the information provided above and what they had learned from the video, the students were asked to calculate: The angular ve...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ingenuity-takes-flight
Summer of STEM: Disappearing Cups
...en polystyrene is being produced it exists in a liquid state (like a gooey, thick liquid). As polystyrene is produced, air is injected into the mixture creating small balls that are pressed together to form shapes like cups and the packing peanuts you use to keep your items safe in shipment....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/disappearing_cups
You only get one “first day of school” – use it wisely
...mit to what they can learn in a given year. 4. Break it down in writing: From day one, I want all of my students to know their math ability is not fixed. I’ve been inspired by Jo Boaler and Carol Dweck and want my students to know that there is no such thing as a “math person” and “not a math p...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/firstday
Professional basketball star donates TI calculators to his former high school
...ready. “Riverside has always meant a lot to me. I started off my high school career here and it feels good to give back to the school and to this community that meant so much to me – I am happy to do it,” said Warren, who was joined by his parents and former basketball coach.” Warren, who ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/february/tj-warren-donates
Customize your TI calculator with a 3-D printed case
...em like a natural fit to expose students to exciting 3-D technology. According to Galu, a calculator slide cover should take anywhere from three to six hours to print and only requires a couple of dollars’ worth of filament. We’d love to see your creations. Share them with us on Facebook , Twitt...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/3d-slide-case
A case for handheld graphing calculators
...s “Googling” for the correct answer, it’s also about them taking pictures of test questions or sharing answers via text. Studies show teachers aren’t comfortable letting students use their mobile devices on an exam, citing test security as their number one concern. Internet access on personal dev...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
Best of Biology
The ScienceNspired.com website is an excellent resource for any science teacher looking for lessons and content that can be used either in person or online. The colorful and engaging simulations help bring the concepts to life for students by enabling them to test variables and challenge their ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofbiology
Bounded Areas | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family | Calculus
This lesson involves comparing the Riemann Sum area estimates with the exact bounded area of a curve and the x-axis. Bounded Areas | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family | Calculus apcalculus website Mat...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-bounded-areas
Bounded Areas | TI-Nspire™ family | Calculus
This lesson involves comparing the Riemann Sum area estimates with the exact bounded area of a curve and the x-axis. Bounded Areas | TI-Nspire™ family | Calculus apcalculus website Mathematics lesson...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-bounded-areas
Vectors in Component Form
Vectors in Component Form apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Geometry and Trigonometry Vectors in Component Form Students will learn ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-vectors-component-form
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Calculus Activity Overview I...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-investigating-derivatives-common-functions
Percentiles
The goal of this activity is for students to use the area to the left of a value in a normal distribution to find its percentile. The process will then be reversed to find the value for a given percentile. In doing so, students will learn how to use the Normal CDF and Inverse Normal commands on...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-percentiles
Percentiles
The goal of this activity is for students to use the area to the left of a value in a normal distribution to find its percentile. The process will then be reversed to find the value for a given percentile. In doing so, students will learn how to use the Normal CDF and Inverse Normal commands on...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-percentiles
Compound Interest
Compound Interest apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Numbers and Algebra Objectives Students will interpret the var...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-compound-interest
Bounded Areas | TI-Nspire™ family | Calculus
This lesson involves comparing the Riemann Sum area estimates with the exact bounded area of a curve and the x-axis. Bounded Areas | TI-Nspire™ family | Calculus apcalculus website Mathematics les...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-bounded-areas
Amortization
In this activity, students will discuss and use multiple ways to answer financial questions involving loans, compound interest, amortization tables, saving money using annuities, and depreciation of assets. Amortization apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-amortization