Ingenuity-takes-flight
Have you heard of the “The seven minutes of terror”? Sounds a bit like a horror movie, doesn’t it? And, actually for NASA, it is almost as nail biting! Feb. 18, 2021, was an important date for NASA. After an almost seven-month journey, and a landing often called “The seven minutes of terror,”...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ingenuity-takes-flight
Three Pawsitively Fun TI-Nspire Math Activities
We love our dogs! In fact, they motivated us to write a math few activities where dogs are the stars. Math doesn't have to be 'ruff' 😉. These engaging canine 'nspired lessons can be used in middle grades and Algebra 1. 1. Introduction to Rates In this TI-Nspire CX activity from the Building C...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/dog_blog
Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School
As summer comes to a close, it is time to think about the most important week of school – the first week! In the first week, we make our first impressions and set the tone of the year. A good first week can make a huge difference in a classroom environment for the whole year. Here are 5 ways to...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/first_week_tips
How a TI Calculator and a Few Special Teachers Added up to an Engineering Career at TI
One of my earliest memories is of me in the car, at the age of four, playing electronic math drill games on my Little Professor. For many years, my primary car entertainment was seeing how many answers I could get right in a row. I could have never imagined that today I would actually work as a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/eweek2021
7 Reasons Why Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator Is a Must-Have for Your Classroom
This month marks the release of the latest update for the TI-Nspire™ CX II family. This update (version 5.2) includes support for Python, a significant feature that strengthens the use of TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculators and software in math classes. Educators can now connect coding in ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
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
Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
Most students instinctively know already that for each consecutive bounce, a ball will reach slightly less height than in the bounce before. They may have even explored the mathematical model that describes how the height decreases for a series of bounces, like the one shown in Figure 1. In p...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity
Relating Rates
Relating Rates apcalculus website Students are given a situation of water draining out of a cylindrical tank in order to explain the process of solving related rates questions. Relating Rates ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-relating-rates
Function, or Not a Function?
Function, or Not a Function? apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Functions Activity Overview In this lesson, students...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-function-or-not
The t Test | TI-Nspire™ family | Stats & Probability
The t Test | TI-Nspire™ family | Stats & Probability apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Statistics and Probability ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-the-t-test
Voronoi Diagrams | TI-Nspire™ family | Geometry and Trigonometry
Students will create Voronoi Diagrams and apply them to real world scenarios. Voronoi Diagrams | TI-Nspire™ family | Geometry and Trigonometry apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma P...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-voronoi-diagrams
Sampling Techniques | TI-Nspire™ family | Stats & Probability
Students will practice selecting and discuss sampling techniques when collecting and analyzing data. Sampling Techniques | TI-Nspire™ family | Stats & Probability apcalculus website Mathematics lesso...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-sampling-techniques
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
Give Me Five
In this activity, students will discuss and describe the center and spread of a univariate data set by way of a five number summary and visually by a box & whisker diagram. Students will then apply this knowledge to real life applications to enhance their ability to understand this math in stat...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-give-me-five
Trig Ratios
Trig Ratios apcalculus website Students will use the graphing calculator to discover the relationship between the trigonometric functions of sine, cosine and tangent and the side length ratios of a r...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-trig-ratios
Distance vs Displacement - A Particle's Journey
In this activity, students will further discuss the graphical and algebraic relationships between derivatives, integration and particle motion while using kinematics. Distance vs Displacement - A Particle's Journey apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-distance-v-displacement
Back in Time
Back in Time apcalculus website Students will explore the definition of a function through use of a graph, a set of ordered pairs, and an input-output diagram.*NEW/UPDATED Back In Time? ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-back-in-time
Trigonometric Patterns
In this activity, students will use the unit circle to examine patterns in the six trigonometric functions. Students will compare angles created with the x-axis in all four quadrants and discuss with one another what is happening at each coordinate as they move the point around the circle. Tri...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-trig-patterns
Pearson's vs. Sprearman's Correlation Coefficient
In this activity, students will discuss and discover when and how to use both the Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient and the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. Pearson's vs. Sprearman's Correlation Coefficient apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-pearson-spearman-correlation-coefficient
Two-Way Tables and Association
Two-Way Tables and Association apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Probability and Statistics Activity Overview This less...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-two-way-tables-association
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
Can You Solve a Trig Equation?
Can You Solve a Trig Equation? apcalculus website In this activity, students will practice how to solve equations involving trigonometric functions within a finite interval. Can You Solve a Trig Equ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-can-you-solve-a-trig-equation
Angles of Depression and Elevation
Angles of Depression and Elevation website In this activity, students will discuss the graphical and algebraic relationships between Angles of Depression and Elevation. Angles of Depression and El...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-angles-of-depression-and-elevation
Just Move It
Just Move It apcalculus website In this activity for the TI-84 family, the movements of the parent functions f(x)= x² and f(x)= x³ will be explored. Just Move It Mat...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-just-move-it