Helping Students Save for Retirement | Texas Instruments
...students, should be as informed as possible about their retirement savings. Meet Harold Peters. He started investing in the late 1950s and early ’60s, but at that time there were large commissions and fees … sometimes as much as 8% per trade! So, he started to study retirement systems and ove...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/retirement-planning-program
Fall-Tastic Ideas for Your Classroom | Texas Instruments
When the leaves start turning hues of red and gold, it’s that time of the year for pumpkin spice lattes, harvest-themed decor and fun activities that transform your classroom into an autumn oasis. We’ve rounded up a collection of fall-inspired teaching and decoration ideas to help infuse you...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/falltastic-ideas-enhance-classroom
Collecting Data With Sensors and TI Tech | Texas Instruments
...re Sensor Light and Color Sensor Motion Detector pH Sensor Temperature Probe The Vernier Go Direct® Motion Detector lets student have fun measuring the position, velocity, and acceleration of moving objects. Use a prewritten program or provide a coding opportunity...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/match-made-in-stem
A New School Year, A New You(Tube) | Texas Instruments
...onal development videos And Shorts! Introducing Shorts! We’re adding all-new shorts to our content rotation. You can check out these fun and engaging (and short!) videos that’ll have folks learning, thinking and saying “Whoa!” about all things math, science and coding. You’ll f...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/new-school-year-new-youtube
5 Study Tips from a Student #StudyGrammer | Texas Instruments
...ld make an Instagram account … and start studygramming! At first, the goal of her posts was to help improve her own study habits (and to have some fun adding her own creative flair). Eventually, she started including various study tips she’d come across, particularly those from research-based ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-study-tips-from-a-student-studygrammer
Middle School Math Meets Python Game Design | Texas Instruments
...e content! If you’ve never coded before, don’t let that stop you — keep reading. Let me share some pre-built middle school activities to bring coding fun to your classroom. Don’t let the label “middle school math” mislead you. High school students can benefit from these activities as well. Bu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/middle-school-math-python-game-design
Women Who Code: A TI Intern’s STEM Journey | Texas Instruments
... anyone to use.” As her internship winds down and she prepares for her senior year, Shahollari is looking forward to rounding out her degree with fun (for her) classes as well as adding a minor in math, as she only needs a few more credits in that area. After she graduates, she expressed that...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/women-who-code-ti-intern-stem-journey
Assessing Student Thinking | Texas Instruments
Welcome to a classroom located in Anywhere, U.S.A. Teacher: “What’s the answer to #5?” Student A: “12!” Teacher: “Correct! How about the answer to #6?” Student B: “3!” Teacher: “Nice! #7?” Student C: “-4” Teacher: “Not quite. Anyone else?” Student A: “4” Teacher: “Excellent! #8?” This cont...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/assessing-student-thinking
How To Avoid 5 Common Grant Writing Mistakes | Texas Instruments
... 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 only impacts your target audience today won’t be seen as good of an investment as one...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-common-grant-writing-mistakes
Earth Day Engineering | Texas Instruments – U.S.
...To further tie in single-use plastics, the students had to build their model using only single-use plastics that they collected over several weeks. A 60-second public service announcement (PSA) would also be developed during the two-week-long project. We used TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculat...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/earthday_engineering
Fan’s Favorite Features on TI-84 Plus CE | Texas Instruments
...math jump to life in ways that make learning and understanding new concepts that much easier. “I love that the calculator allows students to see functions and their features from a graphical perspective.” – Amy on Facebook Transformation app A core learning topic for math students is ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/five-fan-favorite-features-ti84plus
TI Holiday Cheer Contest | Texas Instruments
...cor Prize: Three entries will win a “Math is lit” neon sign (ARV $200), their choice of a TI-84 Plus CE Python (ARV $129) or TI-Nspire™ CX II (ARV $165) graphing calculator, and a winter swag pack (ARV $35) The approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is USD $400. Math Carol Prize: Three en...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/holidaycheercontest/rules
Finite Differences- 84
In this activity, students will investigate the sets of finite differences for linear and quadratic functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/finite-differences@-84
Computer Science | Cybersecurity Activities | Texas Instruments
...nown as “hashing.” This security function shows students how a plaintext password can be scrambled and encrypted by a hashing function, such as SHA-256, in such a way that makes it unreadable to hackers. Cybersecurity Activity 5:Turn the (Rainbow) Tables Building on the concept...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/computer-science/cybersecurity
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
Can You Solve a Trig Equation? - IB
In this activity, students will practice how to solve equations involving trigonometric functions within a finite interval.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/can-you-solve-a-trig-equation_ns-ib
Can You Solve a Trig Equation? - IB
In this activity, students will practice how to solve equations involving trigonometric functions within a finite interval.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/can-you-solve-a-trig-equation_84-ib
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 9 - Killer Cup of Coffee: Using colorimetry to determine concentration of a poison
In this activity, students will use colorimetry to determine the concentration of a colored species in a solution and use a linear relationship to model Beer's law. They use Beer's law to determine the concentration of iron(III)thiocyanate (FeSCN2+) in an unknown solution.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-9--killer-cup-of-coffee-using-colorimetry-to-determine-concentration-of-a-poison
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
Forensics Case 7 - Drug Tests: Identifying an unknown chemical
In this activity, students distinguish between physical and chemical properties. They also understand the differences between qualitative and quantitative observations. They use quantitative and qualitative analyses to identify an unknown powder.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-7--drug-tests-identifying-an-unknown-chemical
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