AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-84 Plus
... will be the same format as prior years, several features of the TI-84 Plus CE Graphing Calculator will still be useful for you. In this post, I have compiled a list of 6 of the most important statistics features to know for the TI-84 Plus CE. 1: Regression Analysis It is unlikely that you will ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/apstats2021
DIY TI Codes Contest
Have you heard about our TI Codes Contest? Each spring, Texas Instruments challenges teams of students from around the U.S. to come up with creative solutions to a proposed theme and submit their ideas. As the groups advance, they ultimately build a functioning model of their concept, which they ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/diy-ti-codes-contest
ICYMI: TI’s Top 10 YouTube Videos of 2020
...ully crafted to help you understand current trends, follow best teaching practices and help your students grow. And to save you even more time, we’ve compiled a list of our top 10 most-watched videos from 2020 that you can enjoy and watch at your convenience. Knock one out (or all 10) in no time!...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/1-5-2021-top-videos
TI Calculators + Chromebook™ Computers = A Powerful Combo for Math Class
...ctly back into the slide for your review. In this scenario, students open a Google Slides™ presentation to begin the work. Then, when necessary, they navigate to nspireconnect.ti.com and connect their TI‑Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator to their Chromebook™ notebook computer. Sounds easy enou...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ti_calculators_and_chromebooks
Going for Gold: 5 Sports-Themed Activities to Engage Your Students
...ition since it was delayed by one year due to a global pandemic. Not only is this an exciting time for the athletes but also for fans of the sports they represent. Many of us will be glued to our televisions watching the “best of the best” do their thing and experiencing the excitement and drama ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/goingforgold
Girl Scouts + Texas Instruments = A Winning Equation
...p students achieve in math and science. The girls in my troop really enjoy the STEM and coding activities, which got me thinking recently, “How can I combine my work experience with my passion for Girl Scouts?” This is my Girl Scout troop, Dublin Troop 408, on a zip line adventure in Col...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girlscoutsloanprogram
Celebrate #CSEdWeek Teaching Students to Code With TI
... students when I became part of an after-school organization with a team of teachers, students and professional mentors. Along with Nanoracks and Valley Christian Schools, we sent an experiment up to the International Space Station. We learned how to use a microprocessor to run our experiment — I...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweekwithti
Choose Your Own Adventure: 5 Projects To Get Students Coding With Python!
... #1 — Import both the ti_system and time library. Time contains the sleep function, ti_system includes the get_key() function. #2 — Create a list dice that has your values for the weighted dice. Create a win and total plays variable....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweek
Top Tips From a Math Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
...udents. If it were in my classroom, there would be a number that we would tear down each day with a Calculus meme on it. Instead, I’m using Remind to communicate with my kids. Teach the structure of the test. No matter if the test is on papers (admin 1 and 2) or online (admin 3), this year th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/onlineapexam-math
Monday Night Calculus With Steve Kokoska and Tom Dick
...d questions that teachers have specifically asked us to review. And, as an added bonus, Kokoska and Dick will review some original, unique problems they’ve written that are bound to come up in the sequence of teaching the course. They will also be available to answer your questions. The YouTu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/monday_night_calculus
Tips for Surviving the School Year, Whatever It May Look Like!
...ills for the future One of the things I missed most was hands-on learning when I was virtual and hybrid last year. I am hopeful that this year we can complete STEM Projects together. I want to foster collaboration, creativity and critical thinking with my students. Incorporating STEM projects int...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/5_backtoschool_tips
Best of Middle Grades Science Activities
...activity. Earth and space science topics 2. Earth’s Surface: Earth’s Lithosphere — Ring of Fire This activity takes students on a journey around the Pacific Rim and the infamous “Ring of Fire.” Students will plot locations of earthquakes and volcanos to see if any pattern emerges. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofmgscience
Puzzling Students to Push Their Understanding
... All of these lingering questions came into focus when the teachers in my school began work with Oklahoma Excel, a statewide networked improvement community dedicated to using the principles of improvement science to study that very goal. Can our students increase their mathematical reasoning ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/puzzleproblems
Computer Science Comes to Life With TI Technology | TI
...ess. The activities in this topic were built so my students could work through them with partners and without any direct instruction from me. While they were busy learning how to use RGB values to change light colors, import the random library and generate random integers for RGB, I was able to i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/computer-science-resources-with-ti-technology
How to introduce your students to computational thinking in the math classroom
...f a concept and explore computational thinking. It has a similar effect of asking a student to explain something to one of their peers to make sure they understand it. Coding also gives students valuable exposure to writing programs, which can be a powerful experience. STEP 1: Never programmed? H...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/codinginmath
BestofChemistry
...ty. 3. Atomic Structure and Periodic Table: Build an Atom (HS) This is a great way to introduce students to the structure of the atom. They will construct atoms with neutrons, protons and electrons, all while discovering the patterns of atomic number, atomic mass and properties of di...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofchemistry
In Honor of National Chemistry Week, 5 “Organic” Ways to Incorporate TI Technology Into Chemistry Class
...ws students to “see” the molecular as well as symbolic view of ionic and molecular compounds in the context of aqueous solutions and whether or not they “light up” a bulb. In-depth conversations about what makes a compound ionic versus molecular, what makes a light bulb turn on, as well as electr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/chemistryweek
TI’s Path to STEM Projects Are Now Available in Python
...tudents will build, code and test a working speaker. The speaker is built with a plastic or foam cup , a magnet, iron nail, soda straw and breadboard components. TI can loan you this project to try with your students if you’d like. Contact the TI STEM Team at STEM-Team@ti.com if you’d like to bor...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/pathtostem
Virtual-Ice-Breakers
...perhaps teach you a thing or two about your class. But with many schools across the country starting virtually, getting to know your students, with a computer screen between you and them, has its challenges. For starters, a virtual setup makes it harder to read students’ facial expressions, and i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Monday Night Calculus: Your Questions, Our Answers
...d questions that teachers have specifically asked us to review. And, as an added bonus, Kokoska and Dick will review some original, unique problems they’ve written that are bound to come up in the sequence of teaching the course. They will also be available to answer your questions live. For th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mondaynightcalculus
Best of Biology
...gh the use of multiple interactive simulations. Students start with “DNA Structure” and break down the molecules that are used to create DNA. Next, they’ll explore “DNA Replication” to see the process of how DNA can make copies of itself and how that relates back to mitosis. And finally, students...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofbiology
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
...igate the derivatives of sine, cosine, natural log and natural exponential functions by examining the symmetric difference quotient at many points. They develop the idea of the derivative as a function. They gather evidence toward some common derivative formulas. They also use numerical and graph...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-investigating-derivatives-common-functions
AP® Calculus Resources
...e. 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 will create and explore a box plot and histogram for...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities
Applications and Interpretation
...e. 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 will create and explore a box plot and histogram for ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation
Analysis and Approaches
...e. 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 will create and explore a box plot and histogram for...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches