Exponential Growth
Students will find an approximation for the value of the mathematical constant e and to apply it to exponential growth and decay problems.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exponential-growth
Friction and Inclined Planes
Students explore the relationship between mass, coefficient of friction, and motion down an inclined plane.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/friction-and-inclined-planes
Optimization - IB
Students learn how to use the second derivative test to find maxima and minima in word problems and solve optimization in parametric functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/optimization_ns_ib
Exponential Dice
In this activity, students will analyze data determined by a simulation involving tossing dice.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exponential-dice_84
Solution 25790: Calculating Net Future Value (NFV) Using the BA II PLUS ™ Calculator.
... Home | Financial Calculators Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Is it possible to compute Net Future Value on the BAII PLUSs? How can I compute the Net Future Value on the BA II Plus? There is no built in function to directly calculate Net Future Value (NFV) on...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/financial-calculators/product-usage/25790
5 Educators Using Robotics To Teach Math | Texas Instruments
...understand the coordinate plane.” First Rover driving experiments on the coordinate plane. The class then did a lesson on graphing ordered pairs and then used the Rovers to find points and move objects using the coordinates. After coding in Scratch and using the code to draw polygons,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/using-robotics-to-teach-math
Middle School Math Meets Python Game Design | Texas Instruments
It’s that time again … a new calendar year, resolutions and new goals, right? What do you want to improve in your class, or do differently? How often have you lesson planned and asked yourself, “How can I provide enrichment for this student, remediation for that student and continue to grow ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/middle-school-math-python-game-design
Solutions To Keep Your Students Learning All Summer | TI
...ompts and plenty of student examples in the “Get Inspired” section of the TI Codes Contest site. If you really want to motivate, offer some simple prizes for those who take on the challenge and create a video. You may also want to visit the previous blog, “How to Host Your Own TI Codes Contest,” ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/keep-students-learning-all-summer
How To Avoid 5 Common Grant Writing Mistakes | Texas Instruments
...elf can help make things go a bit smoother. Let’s countdown the top five mistakes. Mistake #5: Ignoring the importance of impact and sustainability Educators tend to think only about their current group of students, but funders want the biggest bang for their buck. A proposal that...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-common-grant-writing-mistakes
TI Holiday Cheer Contest | Texas Instruments
...he eligibility requirements below. CONTEST DESCRIPTION: In this Contest you can enter two different ways for a chance to win one of two different prizes. MATH DÉCOR: Share pictures or video of a decorated school space with a math-theme incorporating TI graphing calculators or software for a c...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/holidaycheercontest/rules
Match Me!
In this activity, students move in a specific way in front of the motion detector to create motion plots that match a given Distance versus Time plot. They make connections between types of movements and characteristics of Distance-Time graphs. They learn to change the shape of the plot by adjust...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/match-me
Angles of Depression and Elevation
In this activity, students will discuss the graphical and algebraic relationships between Angles of Depression and Elevation.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angles-of-depression-and-elevation
Angles of Depression and Elevation
In this TI-84 activity, students will discuss the graphical and algebraic relationships between Angles of Depression and Elevation.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angles-of-depression-and-elevation_84
Ratios of Right Triangles
In this activity, students will explore the ratios of right triangles. Students will discover that they can find the measure of the angles of a right triangle given the length of any two sides.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ratios-of-right-triangles_1
Exploring Circle Equations
Students explore the equation of a circle by connecting the coordinates of the center of the circle and the length of the radius to the corresponding parts of the equation.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-circle-equations
Running Circles Around Quads
Students explore various properties of cyclic quadrilaterals.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/running-circles-around-quads_1
Properties of Parallelograms - 1
Students explore the various properties of parallelograms and the necessary and sufficient conditions that guarantee that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-parallelograms_1
Slippery Slope
In this activity, students will create Distance versus Time plots and calculate the slopes of the plots. They explore the mathematical concept of slopes and understand how slopes can be used to interpret how one physical quantity changes with respect to another.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/slippery-slope
Beverage Tests
Students determine the pH of liquid samples. They get familiar with the pH scale, create graphs comparing pH levels, and compare data displayed as a scatter plot, a boxplot, a histogram, and a bar graph.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/beverage-tests
Forensics Case 2 - Bouncing Back: Using ground-penetrating radar to locate buried objects
In this activity, students gather data to explore the use of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) to find buried materials. They use a range finder to detect the presence of an object and to distinguish between different-shaped objects. They find the buried car and help solve a case.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-2--bouncing-back-using-groundpenetrating-radar-to-locate-buried-objects
Vernier - How Low Can You Go?
In this activity, students will use an EasyTemp temperature probe to determine the normal melting temperature of ice. They will then study how the addition of salt to the melting ice affects its melting temperature. They will finally formulate a procedure for reaching the coldest melting temperat...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--how-low-can-you-go
Forensics Case 11 - Ashes to Ashes: Using evaporation rate to identify an unknown liquid
In this activity, students understand that evaporation rate is a characteristic property of a liquid. Based on this fact, they identify the solution and the likely accelerant in a case of arson. They compare the evaporation rates of the accelerants found with the suspects with those near the crim...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-11--ashes-to-ashes-using-evaporation-rate-to-identify-an-unknown-liquid
I'm Melting, I'm Melting
Students will use the Vernier EasyTemp© temperature sensor to determine the change in thermal energy for a given mass of ice, the heat of fusion of ice, and percent error.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/im-melting-im-melting
NASA - Weightless Wonder
In this activity, students explore quadratic functions through the real-world example of weightless flight and the gravitational pull of the earth on objects in orbit.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--weightless-wonder