6 Resources to Jump-Start the School Year | Texas Instruments
...ith educators to create content and resources to help both teachers and students get the most of TI technology in the classroom and at home. Prior to joining TI, she worked in educational publishing and actually started her career in education as a biology teacher. She enjoys the unique combinati...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/tiresources
Middle School Math Meets Python Game Design | Texas Instruments
...ntioned game. Students are given five random equations to solve. Each correct answer results in an additional frisbee to toss at a goal. Again, the majority of the code has been written in a template. To code only the first “type” takes five lines of code. To get the first two types of equation t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/middle-school-math-python-game-design
5 Teacher Tips for Classroom Management | Texas Instruments
.... 5. Use humor and make things interesting Who doesn’t love a challenging brainteaser? Or what about subject-related puns, memes or dad jokes to start class? A surefire way to capture students’ attention and keep them engaged in their learning, all while keeping your class on task, ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-teacher-tips-classroom-management
Solutions To Keep Your Students Learning All Summer | TI
...ct young lives in a such a positive way. We applaud you and value your work and dedication in the classroom and with students across the world! Enjoy your summer! About the author: Cara Kugler currently works as the Instructional Content Manager at Texas Instruments. She has been with ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/keep-students-learning-all-summer
3 Coding Activities for July Fourth Fun | Texas Instruments
...ndence on July 4, 1776. Americans celebrate the day with family, friends, barbeques and parades, and end it with a bang of fireworks! We thought we’d join in on the fun with some patriotic-themed programming. Here are three patriotic-themed activities you can try using Python programing on the ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/3-coding-activities-for-july-4-fun
Assessing Student Thinking | Texas Instruments
...answer, she was able to accurately show me the graph she created and how she knew that the x-intercepts she found were the solutions to the equation. Joey, on the other hand, gave a detailed explanation as to how he solved the equation to find the right answer. However, when prodding him a bit mo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/assessing-student-thinking
Earth Day Engineering | Texas Instruments – U.S.
... was inspired by another innovative invention called Mr. Trash Wheel, which is found in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and prevents trash that runs off the Jones Falls Watershed from getting into the harbor and, therefore, the Chesapeake Bay. He is one of four trash wheels in the area run by the Health...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/earthday_engineering
Fan’s Favorite Features on TI-84 Plus CE | Texas Instruments
...y devices do you own that last over a decade? “I’ve been using a TI-84 for over 12 years! All of high school, university and now every day in my job!” – Giselle on Instagram View this post on Instagram A post shared by Angela 🎓 Your ACT Math Coach (@confidentmathme...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/five-fan-favorite-features-ti84plus
Webinar | Algebra II: Graphing and Modeling With TI-Nspire™ CX Technology
... T³™ Professional Development | For Teachers and Teams | Online Learning | Live T³™ Webinars When: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | 7 p.m. Central time Technology: TI‑Nspire™ Series Presenters: Chris Atkinson, Sean Bird Algebra 2: Graphing and Modeling ...https://education.ti.com/en/t3-professional-development/for-teachers-and-teams/online-learning/on-demand-webinars/2024/oct-22-algebra-ii-graphing-and-modeling--with-ti-nspire
Segments and Chords in a Circle
This activity is designed to allow students an opportunity to gain an understanding of the relationship among the segment measures formed by intersecting chords in a circle. It includes an interactive geometry page, some circle problems, and a Euclidean proof.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/segments-and-chords-in-a-circle
Shortest Distance
Students will discover, through exploration, that the shortest distance from a point on a line to the origin is a measure of a perpendicular line segment. You will investigate this minimization problem and support the analytical explanations with interactive explorations.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/shortest-distance
Secant Angle Investigation
This activity will allow students to discover the relationship between the secant angle and the corresponding central angles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/secant-angle-investigation
Proving the Pythagorean Theorem - President Garfield's Proof
This is the same proof that is found on the TI-Exchange website for the 84 plus, but I modified it for the Nspire handhelds.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/proving-the-pythagorean-theorem--president-garfields-proof
Proving Angles Congruent
In this activity students will be introduced to proofs, including 2-column proofs, paragraph proofs and flow-proofs. They will also look at different diagrams to decide what the diagram is telling them and what they can infere. They will also look at complementary, supplementary, adjacent and v...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/proving-angles-congruent_1
Properties of Special Quadrilaterals Exploration
Students are given a TI-Nspire file with special quadrilaterals so that they can use the dynamic measurement capabilities of the TI-Nspire to explore which properties always hold true for each quadrilateral.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-special-quadrilaterals-exploration
Exploring Special Right Triangles
In this acvtivity, a 30-60-90 degree triangle is constructed for the student to explore. The student is asked to construct a 60 degree angle to give them an understanding of the construction. They will drag the vertex of the triangle and collect sample data. After they collect the data it is us...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-special-right-triangles
Exploring the Geometric Means of a Right Triangle - When the Altitude to the Hypotenuse Is Drawn
Students will explore the concept of geometric mean and solve right triangle problems using geometric mean proportions. A TI-Nspire activity demonstrates interactively the geometric mean relationship, and an activity sheet applies the relationship to solve triangle problem. Most discussions of g...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-the-geometric-means-of-a-right-triangle--when-the-altitude-to-the-hypotenuse-is-drawn
Exploring Midsegments of a Triangle
Students will discover the relationships between a midsegment of a triangle and its third side.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-midsegments-of-a-triangle
Calculator City
Students help Calculator City determine where to place the statue of Mr. Tex Instruments by finding the circumcenter and incenter of a triangle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/calculator-city
Constructing a Pentagon, An Alternative Method
Use the TN-Nspire (OS 2.0) to construct a regular pentagon using lines, rays, line segments, and circles of various diameters. The characteristics of a regular pentagon are discussed and used to verify the construction meets the criteria of all sides being equal, and all angles being equal. The ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/constructing-a-pentagon-an-alternative-method
Arcs and Central Angles of Circles
Students discover the central angles of circles plus minor and major arcs.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/arcs-and-central-angles-of-circles
Area Formula Investigations
It's easy to just plug in the numbers without thinking, right? Even better, just use the calculator to find the area for you! Well, not today! Students will construct altitude and calculate the area of 5 geometric shapes using the measurement tools.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/area-formula-investigations
A Sprinkler System Activity for the TI-Nspire TouchPad
This lesson involves the student in constructing and then creating their own designs using circles to indicate water spray from sprinklers set to full, half, and quarter circle patterns. The students learn to appreciate the ART of Math in the designs created with the Nspire TouchPad. The students...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/a-sprinkler-system-activity-for-the-tinspire-touchpad
Angles & Chords in a Circle
This activity is designed to allow students to gain an understanding of the relationship between the arcs and angles formed by intersecting chords in a circle. It includes an interactive geometry page, some circle problems, and a Euclidean proof.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angles--chords-in-a-circle
Reflections in Motion
Students will use reflected images of triangles to observe similarities retained under vertical and horizontal stretching and shrinking transformations.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/reflections-in-motion