Leveraging CAS To Explore & Teach Mathematics, Part 2
...typically choose a case where one denominator has a “repeated factor” and/or a denominator containing a factor of “x.”) Transformations of functions In part 1 of this post, which highlights usage of CAS in algebra I, I used the Solve tool to encourage students to consider the number o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas_pt2
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Jessica Kohout
...avigator system, as well as eight TI-Innovator Hubs. By starting with one project per quarter, I'm slowly incorporating coding and engineering design fundamentals into my classes. My hope is to expose my students to the idea of coding, and how it can be used in both Biology and Engineering Design...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/teacher-of-the-month
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
...ak negatively about math, and 44 percent have heard an adult say, “I hate math.” That needs to change. Personally, I have enjoyed exposing my kids to fun things that require math like programming and after-school robotics clubs. These activities allow kids to have a great time collaborating with ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
The Long Road to My STEM Career
...s was to memorize a three-by-three grid of the relationships among the three sides of a right triangle and the value of each sine, cosine and tangent function. At 12 years old, I didn’t see how the assignment was relevant. This learning activity was the opposite of fun; it wasn’t accessible, and ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/adawoo
7 Reasons Why Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator Is a Must-Have for Your Classroom
... new to programming. In addition to auto-indenting and syntax highlighting, the editor is primarily menu driven. This allows for easy discovery of functions. The use of in-line prompts helps to know the expected parameters for functions. The availability of tool-tips and pick-lists helps to av...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Virtual Teaching
...a better part of the school year. And, don’t just talk at the kids. Create a conversation like you’re used to doing in class. Keep it interactive and fun. 3. Structure creates connection In an online environment, students are learning in isolation, yet they have a need and desire for social inte...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/distance-education
Customize your TI calculator with a 3-D printed case
... along with a built-in ruler and compass to get all of your measurements in one place. On the less practical side, Galu expects students to have some fun personalizing the customizable calculator cases. “I hope students take the design and use it to express their personality, perhaps by adding th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/3d-slide-case
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2021
...ed by Deb Nutt and Marian Prince Find some real-world activities to engage your students. Use algebra to catch a ball rolling off a ramp, and bring functions to life with the prospect of buying used cars. Geometry Grab Bag Presented by Karen Campe Have you only dipped your toe into the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2021webinars
Best of Biology
...little review. Screenshot from the Building and Interpreting Graphs activity. 2. Cells: Cell Size and Transport — Cell Structure and Function This lesson is great for introducing the concepts of animal and plant cells, as well as organelles. The colorful animations and interacti...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofbiology
Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
...d enter those in column C. Those time intervals in column C can then be plotted on a Data & Statistics page (Figure 7). Using the regression analysis function of the graphing calculator or the computer software, we can analyze our data and determine how well the mathematical model fits the experi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity
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
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Calculus Activity Overview I...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-investigating-derivatives-common-functions
Inverse Functions
Inverse Functions apcalculus website In this activity, students will apply inverse functions to real world situations including temperature and money conversions. Inverse Functions ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-inverse-functions
Optimization
...ems and solve optimization in functions and parametric functions. Optimization Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Calculus .two-columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto auto; } Optimization Obje...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-optimization
AP® Calculus Resources
...ave scatter plots whose points form a straight line. Arithmetic Sequences and Series 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 Students wi...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities
Rational Functions
...s of linear functions. *NEW/UPDATED Rational Functions Planning and Resources Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Functions .two-columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto auto; } Rational Functio...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-rational-functions
Inverse Functions
Inverse Functions apcalculus website In this activity, students will apply inverse functions to real world situations including temperature and money conversions. Inverse Functions ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-inverse-functions
Families of Functions
Families of Functions apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Functions Activity Overview This lesson involves changing the...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-families-of-functions
Rational Functions
...e form y = 1/(x - a). *NEW/UPDATED Rational Functions Planning and Resources Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Functions .two-columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto auto; } Rational Functio...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-rational-functions
Exponential Dice
...ves Students will analyze data determined by a simulation involving tossing dice. Students will find and analyze exponential growth and decay functions. Students will model with mathematics. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-exponential-dice
Back in Time
...ulus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Functions .two-columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto auto; } Back in Time? Obj...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-back-in-time
Gradient of a Function
Gradient of a Function apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Calculus Objectives Interpret the derivative as the slope or ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-gradient
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Tim Collier
...acher. It’s easy to help a student learn once you understand who they are as a person and what they know. What do you love most about teaching? It's fun to get a class engaged in an activity that they find both enjoyable and intriguing. There's a fine line between learning mathematics and play, ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/february/teacherofthemonth
Back in Time
...ed pairs and an input-output diagram. *NEW/UPDATED Back in Time Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Analysis and Approaches | Functions .two-columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto auto; } Back in Time? Objectives Students...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-back-in-time
Gradient of a Function
Gradient of a Function apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Analysis and Approaches | Calculus Objectives Interpret the derivative as the slope or gradient...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-gradient