You Can Teach an Old Snake New Tricks: Computer Science on the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
...enu driven or directly typed. The menus can help when introducing and reinforcing new topics. Students don’t have to remember the exact syntax; they only need to recognize which one to select. It also avoids keyword typos. Notice, the templates below have the keywords in black and use blue placeh...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
#NCTMregionals Hartford 2018 Recap
Thanks for stopping by the TI booth or joining a session at #NCTMregionals Hartford. We loved meeting all of you! You can check out some of the resources we shared, and download the materials from your favorite exhibitor workshop below. Texas Instruments Staff at the NCTM Hartford Booth TI Exh...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/nctm-hartford
Innovation in Biology
...ng awareness to the effects of single-use plastics on watersheds. 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 tw...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/innovation-in-biology
Learning With Your Students
... Plunge This year, I took a major leap into the unknown by introducing coding into my biology classroom. I have never taken a coding class, and the only experience I had with coding was sitting in a few professional development workshops with the TI-Innovator™ Hub at previous T3™ International C...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/learning-with-your-students
Which Texas Instruments (TI) Calculator for the ACT® and Why?
I have found that there is some confusion about which calculators are allowed for use on the ACT® exam. First, let’s look at which TI calculators are prohibited according to the ACT® calculator policy. TI Calculators Prohibited on the ACT® Calculators with built-in or downloaded computer algeb...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/which-ti-calculator-for-the-act-and-why
Five Free Activities For Teaching Calculus
...tudents can look at the left hand, right hand, and midpoint Riemann sums easily for many different functions and intervals. For more information, download the Teacher Notes (PDF). You can view and download the full TI-Nspire activity on our website. 2. MVT for Derivatives This lesson uses a gr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/calcactivities
What to Do Instead of a Traditional Final Exam
Creative Assessments I teach at St. Mary’s Episcopal School in Memphis, Tennessee. A few years ago, our excellent junior English teacher, Ms. Goodman, started having the juniors do four-minute, TED-style talks instead of taking a final exam. Our awesome chemistry teacher, Ms. Dunlap, started a C...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/instead-of-a-traditional-final-exam
BestofChemistry
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/bestofchemistry
Let TI Help You With the New Science Olympiad Detector Building Event
... calculators with coding capability. TI also developed the popular TI Codes program which includes 10 Minutes of Code with TI-Innovator™ Hub, a free online training resource for non-coders, where students and teachers develop coding skills using a TI graphing calculator. Realizing that a coding e...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/detectorbuilding
Nothing Says “I Love You” Like an Absolute Value Graph ❤ by @TICalculators
This Valentine’s Day, spread your love of math to your students by giving them a chance to create their own crafty cards in class. We enlisted the help of algebra teacher and Instagram sensation, Rory Yakubov (@iteachalgebra), to help you graph your little hearts out. Your students are going to ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/create-math-valentines
In Honor of National Chemistry Week, 5 “Organic” Ways to Incorporate TI Technology Into Chemistry Class
...students to grasp. The Science Nspired site has amazing simulations that can be viewed and studied on the individual student’s calculator instead of only on the teacher computer/projector screen. One of my favorite simulations is the Light Me Up! activity. Ions in solution and dissociation of ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/chemistryweek
Science Activities for Heart Health Month | Texas Instruments
...e Monitor or Vernier Exercise Heart Rate Monitor Vernier EasyLink® interface Stepping stool (18 inches high) Dropper bottle with saline solution (only for use with the Vernier Exercise Heart Rate Monitor) Timer Students collect and analyze data to explore the effect of the body pos...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/science-heart-activities
Texas Instruments Virtual Booth | NSTA Engage 2021
...e here to help Subscribe to TI science alerts Live chat--> TI-Cares™ customer support TI sales supportGrant writing assistance Download TI brochures Science flyer STEM brochure TI products brochureProfessional development .copyinfo p{font-size:11px}#scien...https://education.ti.com/en/events/nctm-atlanta
Field Goal vs. Ice Cream: The Ultimate Game Day Matchup
...ed the program files, student activity pages, pre-assignment documents, and teacher notes and solutions to get started on the activity. All can be downloaded here. Go ahead, and get your students in the game! (You can also watch the on-demand webinar where we introduced this activity.) “Ice Cre...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/thebiggame
Oklahoma Students Make Their Mark Learning to Program with Rover
John Honeycutt, the only science teacher at Keota High School in rural Oklahoma started the semester determined to develop his students’ leadership skills. He assigned the junior class a special project where they would work in pairs on a “proof of concept” that they would later demonstrate to t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/seeroverdraw
Robotics for the 21st Century | Texas Instruments
... to all classrooms. They come in many shapes, sizes, and don’t always look like you would think a “robot” would. There’s a common misconception that only robotics or a technical course will benefit from having a robot. But in my experience in talking to educators who have taken the step of includ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/roboticsweek2022
Python Modules Have More Fun | Texas Instruments
...dig a little deeper into the power of modular programming on these remarkable platforms, and discover why using modules can be more fun, or can certainly at least save you time. Modules give us a powerful way to reuse common code These custom “support” files are easily shared among my many...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-modules-have-more-fun
TI’s Path to STEM Projects Are Now Available in Python
...nails, etc., must be purchased or provided separately). If you want more information about the TI Path to STEM program, you can see videos and downloads of all the projects here. If you’re not comfortable starting with breadboards but you still want to try STEM/coding with your students, ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/pathtostem
Summer of STEM: Breaking Board Paradox
...g across the table. With a fast-moving karate chop, try to break the edge of the stick that is hanging off the table. (Be sure you do not mistakenly hit your hand on the table!) The stick will likely break. How it works: The paper, by itself, weighs very little. You can try anothe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/breakingboard
Adding “Class” to Your Python Code | Texas Instruments
...s assigned to the attribute self.r in the __init__( ) method. Each balloon created has its own attributes and methods and thus will be unique, so only b1’s radius is displayed. It is not necessary to refer to self when accessing b1.r. Note: __init__ has two underscore characters (_ _) befor...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-coding-classes
Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class
...e to applications of linear functions where the change in one quantity is proportional to the change in another quantity. For more information, download the Teacher Notes (PDF). You can view and download the full TI-Nspire activity on our website. 2. Trains in Motion Students may be familiar...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/visualizingalgebra
AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-84 Plus
... have compiled a list of 6 of the most important statistics features to know for the TI-84 Plus CE Graphing Calculator. 1: Regression Analysis It is unlikely that you will be asked to draw a scatterplot on the exam; however, being familiar with creating and analyzing a scatterplot of bivariate da...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/apstats
Which TI Calculator for the SAT® and Why?
...or you will use on test day The math test includes some questions where it’s better not to use a calculator, even though you’re allowed to You are only allowed to use calculators on the math portion of the test, so don’t pull out your calculator in the middle of the reading or writing sections ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/which-ti-calc-sat
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Daniel Wilkie
...r a problem. I can give my students a question and I will get five different ways on how to get to that solution. "Some people might think there's only a right answer or a wrong answer, but it’s not just about the end result, it’s about the journey of getting from start to end." Daniel Wilkie,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/teacherofthemonth
Introducing the TI-Nspire CX II
...uter connectivity 90 MB storage memory / 64MB operating memory 396 MHz processor speed Additional technical specifications are available online at education.ti.com/TI-Nspire-CXII SAT* and AP*are registered trademarks of the College Entrance Examination Board PSAT/NMSQT* is a registe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/nspire