Building Bridges with Math + Engineering
...s, the washers we used exerted almost the same amount of force as the noise level on the force sensor. The noise will be accounted when you run the regression. That noise will show up as a y-intercept in your regression equation. Now you know why. You can breathe now. Tip 4: Gravity is a harsh m...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/buildingbridgesmath
How a math teacher started her school’s first coding club
...teps to understand exactly what she is doing,” said Kachur. “Her first exposure to coding was on the TI-Nspire and she's really getting it. It’s just great to watch.” Junior Jahnai Harley said, “I joined the Coding Club because I wanted to learn more about computer science and thought it'd be coo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/codingclub
Innovation in Biology
...ogy, from on grade level to AP®, at Reservoir High School in Howard County, Md. She became a T3™ Regional Instructor in 2015 and sees technology as a great way to help students make real-life connections with science. Follow her on Twitter @MrsKohout Using engineering design to develop solutio...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/innovation-in-biology
What to Do Instead of a Traditional Final Exam
...of the chemical reactions that occur. Our administration was encouraging us to think outside the box and rethink how we could assess our students’ progress for final exams. I am head of the math department. All of us in the math department were giving pretty traditional final exams — a mix of mu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/instead-of-a-traditional-final-exam
BestofChemistry
...TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator. Don’t have the software? Click here to get started. 1. Skills of Science: Tool — Periodic Table This is a great tool for chemistry students. The Texas Instruments periodic table is completely interactive and offers rich detail for each element. It’s a m...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofchemistry
TI’s Path to STEM Projects Are Now Available in Python
...nit 3: Mood lamp circuit diagram. Unit 4: Getting Analog Input — “How Clean is the Water?” Students will build and code an actual working water-quality sensor. Unit 4: Water-quality sensor circuit diagram. Unit 5: Calibration — “That’s Cool!” Students will continue their expl...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/pathtostem
A first-of-its-kind STEM strategy charts path to help educators
...s the most effective learning experiences, while staying true to their individual subjects and standards. "The current educational landscape brings great opportunities and great challenges which require thoughtful leadership and planning." Peter McLaren, Executive Director of Next Gen Education...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/a-first-of-its-kind-stem-strategy-charts-path-to-help-educators
How a TI Calculator and a Few Special Teachers Added up to an Engineering Career at TI
...olving and engineering concepts at such a young age. Fast forward to high school when I took my first programming class, AP® Computer Science, with Greg Cichoracki. As the youngest student in the class, I was a bit intimidated at first. But, with Mr. Cichoracki’s encouragement, I soon became th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/eweek2021
A case for handheld graphing calculators
...lege – from geometry and statistics to physics and chemistry. Students also use our calculators to learn the basics of coding, a skill most experts agree is essential for tomorrow’s workforce. As the education landscape changes, we are evolving with new products, lessons and training to support ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
Can You Solve a Trig Equation?
...s will practice how to solve equations involving trigonometric functions within a finite interval. Starting with basic two-step equations and then progressing to equations involving the use of trigonometric identities, students will review how to solve these equations both analytically and graphi...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-can-you-solve-a-trig-equation
Chi-Square Test
... test to use for a given situation: Goodness of Fit Test, Test of Independence, or Test of Homogeneity. Students will learn how to calculate the degrees of freedom for each type of chi-squared test. Students will interpret the results of a chi-square test. Students will reason abstractly...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-chi-square-tests
Can You Solve a Trig Equation?
...s will practice how to solve equations involving trigonometric functions within a finite interval. Starting with basic two-step equations and then progressing to equations involving the use of trigonometric identities, students will review how to solve these equations both analytically and graphi...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-can-you-solve-a-trig-equation
Amortization
...with finding and using the finance solver and amortization table. Downloads ZIP Amortization.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC Student Activity.DOC Teacher Notes.DOC IB Question.DOC ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-amortization
Chi-Squared Tests
...to use for a given situation: X2 Goodness of Fit Test, X2 Test of Independence, or X2 Test of Homogeneity. Students will learn how to calculate the degrees of freedom for each type of chi-squared test. Students will interpret the results of a chi-square test. Chi-Squared Tests Vo...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-chi-square-tests
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Tim Collier
...e relatively dry, the Rover lets them program in radians while they draw their own figures. This gives them a ton of practice comparing radians and degrees, all while they believe that they’re just playing! How do you help your students learn difficult concepts? I approach it with a “try somethi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/february/teacherofthemonth
Analysis and Approaches
...nction is the natural log function by plotting the inverse of exponential solution points. Exponential Reflections Sinusoidal regression is used to determine equations to model various data sets and the equations are used to make inferences. Find That Sine ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches
Amortization
...with finding and using the finance solver and amortization table. Downloads ZIP Amortization.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC Student Activity.DOC Teacher Notes.DOC IB Question.DOC ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-amortization
Can You Solve a Trig Equation?
...s will practice how to solve equations involving trigonometric functions within a finite interval. Starting with basic two-step equations and then progressing to equations involving the use of trigonometric identities, students will review how to solve these equations both analytically and graphi...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-can-you-solve-a-trig-equation
Can You Solve a Trig Equation?
...s will practice how to solve equations involving trigonometric functions within a finite interval. Starting with basic two-step equations and then progressing to equations involving the use of trigonometric identities, students will review how to solve these equations both analytically and graphi...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-can-you-solve-a-trig-equation
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
... Here is a simple example zooming on y = \frac{1}{x^{2}} Graphing calculators provide a powerful lever for mathematics sense-making. Can you teach a great calculus course without them? Of course! But I can’t imagine teaching calculus without graphing technology, for it can enrich any calculus co...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs
Mission Celebration: Use Math to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
...ible. The challenges are organized in six categories, each containing questions and riddles of varying complexity, with points awarded based on the degree of difficulty. From cracking a code using TI’s basic programming language to calculating the travel time between Earth and Mars, students will...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/july/missioncelebration
Madness in March Underscores the “M” in STEM
... NCSM conference that focused on making waves of positive change for students. The state of STEM education today is a good-news/bad-news story that requires immediate attention to turn it into only a good-news story. And as a parent, long-time educator and now head of TI’s education technology bu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/mathmadness
Top Ten Parent Questions | Texas Instruments
...ing calculator, as well as an understanding of the subject matter, they develop better critical thinking and problem-solving skills needed to achieve greater academic success. 4. How will a graphing calculator help my child understand math and science better? A graphing calculator helps students...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/top-ten-parent-questions
Solution 35013: Using the Chi-Squared Goodness of Fit Test on the TI-Nspire™ Family Products.
...s of Fit Test using the TI-Nspire family products, please follow the example listed below. X List: 16,25,22,8,10 Y List: 16.2,21.5,16.2,14.4,12.6 Degree of freedom 5 1) Press [home] and add a Lists & Spreadsheet. 2) In column A, input the values from "X List", making sure to press [enter] a...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/35013
Solution 12705: Differences Between Algebraic Operating System (AOS) and Equation Operating System (EOS).
... the argument, such as square root(, sin(, or log(.2) Functions that are entered after the argument, such as exponents, factorials, r (radians), ° (degrees), and unit conversions.3) Powers and roots, such as 2^5. 4) Permutations (nPr) and combinations (nCr). 5) Multiplication, implied multiplicat...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/12705