Celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month
...elp determine the number of German tanks. Students explore different sample statistics and use simulation to develop a statistic that is effective in approximating the maximum number in a population. For more information, download the Teacher Notes (pdf). You can view and download the full T...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/mathawarenessmonth
Which Texas Instruments (TI) Calculator for the ACT® and Why?
...d TI-Nspire™ CX (excluding CAS) graphing calculators are allowed on the ACT® exam. However, these calculators have the capability to add a program or app that gives the calculator CAS capabilities. CAS calculators can do calculus commands like integrals and derivatives. Instead of only finding nu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/which-ti-calculator-for-the-act-and-why
Meet the Mom and Math Teacher Who Is Spreading Major Math Love
... finally give back to her, and give her something that will make her life easier, rather than her giving us something that makes our lives easier, is fun,” said Lauryn. As her prize, Karaman won a teacher pack of TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculators so that all of her students can work on the same ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlovemom
How Else Can We Show This?
...ns available on Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculators — numeric, algebraic, graphical, geometric, statistical — allow me to push my students to approach problems in more than one “right way.” By connecting these environments and making student thinking visible when we dig into a mathematica...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/how-else-can-we-show-this
12 Days of Holiday Math Challenges
...n with Hanukkah by asking your students to write code on their TI graphing calculators that will spin the dreidel. See who comes out the winner. 4) Happy New Year Hook up to the TI-Innovator™ Hub and challenge your students to play “Auld Lang Syne.” Take it a step further, and add a colorful fir...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/12-days-of-holiday-math-challenges
Sines of Spring Sweepstakes | Texas Instruments
...e Coral-ation and Measure Mint. We will randomly select 5 winners for each week’s color. The contest runs March 10 –30, 2024. *Terms and conditions apply. See sweepstakes rules for details. Sines of Spring Sweepstakes--> --> Sines of Spring Sweepstakes 2024 Sines of Sprin...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/sinesofspringsweepstakes
BestofChemistry
...olecular Forces So much of chemistry is invisible to students. We can sense the beginnings and results of chemical reactions, but we can’t see what happens at the atomic level. This activity attempts to help students understand intermolecular and intramolecular forces through several animations....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofchemistry
Designing Your Classroom With Purpose
...nique way. Especially when it helps my students retain, retain, retain! That one poster you wish you had all year You know, that one that never disappoints? Every year I have the same thought: “I need a poster of this one thing I am always referencing.” I bet yours changes every year, too, jus...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/classroomdesign
Science Activities for Heart Health Month | Texas Instruments
... students collect data and use simulations to explore the circulatory system, blood pressure and heart rate under various conditions, including what happens with the circulatory system in space. Subject: AP® Biology Duration: 90 minutes Equipment needed: TI-Nspire™ CX/CX II graphin...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/science-heart-activities
Solution 11348: MathWorlds Application Packages Curriculum Content.
...ed. Package 3 can be considered as the starting point. The following is a brief description of what the different packages: Package 1: slopes, linear functions and equations Package 2: integers, equations, rates, and averages Package 3: excitement lessons for Pre-Algebra Package 4: math of motion...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/data-collection-accessories/general-information/11348
Field Goal vs. Ice Cream: The Ultimate Game Day Matchup
...safe and cheer for the “field goal” or always want your team to go for the touchdown? No matter how you like to celebrate, the big game is quickly approaching, and it can be a great opportunity to get your students talking math and sports. And even food, if that’s more your thing. TI has engag...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/thebiggame
Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class
...ion. 1. Slope as Rate This lesson is designed to help students think of slope as a rate of change. As a result, students will be prepared to move to applications of linear functions where the change in one quantity is proportional to the change in another quantity. For more information, downl...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/visualizingalgebra
Which TI Calculator for the SAT® and Why?
... simplest form and can perform calculus commands, such as integrals and derivatives. Which calculators are not allowed? The SAT® policy also lists functionality that is not permitted on the exam, which includes: Models that can access the internet, have wireless, Bluetooth, cellular, audio/v...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/which-ti-calc-sat
Virtual-Ice-Breakers
...as its challenges. For starters, a virtual setup makes it harder to read students’ facial expressions, and it limits the conversation that naturally happens in a traditional classroom. But, have no fear! We’ve created a list of quick and easy icebreakers that can be done virtually to help build...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Insider Tips for Winning the TI Codes Contest
...sor. Programming in TI-Basic Last, but not least, you should familiarize yourself with TI-Basic, the programming language that makes all the magic happen. With TI-Basic, you can write programs on your graphing calculator that help find the slope of a line or create a fun adventure game. You ca...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/ticodescontest
Leveraging CAS To Explore & Teach Mathematics, Part 2
...an be utilized to benefit the algebra II classroom. Finding a lowest common denominator In my algebra I post, the Factor tool was employed as an approach to motivate students to recognize patterns between the prime factors of a number and how to use those factors to simplify a radical with t...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!
...e programming and after-school robotics clubs. These activities allow kids to have a great time collaborating with others, while seeing the practical application of math. Students having fun seeing the practical application of math through robotics, with the TI-Innovator™ Rover. Our survey sho...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
AP® Precalculus Resources Teachers Love | Texas Instruments
...he AP® Precalculus exam Technology plays an important role in this new course. The College Board carefully considered its integration and how as it applies to the three overall mathematical practices students must master: 1) Procedural and Symbolic Fluency 2) Multiple Representations 3) Co...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/ap-precalculus-resources-teachers-will-love
The Long Road to My STEM Career
...’t commit that little table to memory. I didn’t do well in that class. I failed miserably with a low F! Eventually, I recovered, and in high school I applied to join an exchange program to the U.S. I landed in Alabama. Culturally, physically, psychologically, I could not have been further from h...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/adawoo
Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Virtual Teaching
...t to be so hard on yourself, and show yourself some grace. It will take time to get adjusted, and you have to accept the fact that it’s not going to happen on the first day.” 2. Build the relationships and the learning will come One advantage teachers have in transitioning from the classroom to ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/distance-education
Customize your TI calculator with a 3-D printed case
...ple of dollars’ worth of filament. We’d love to see your creations. Share them with us on Facebook , Twitter or Instagram by tagging @TICalculators. Happy printing! Disclaimer: Use these cases at your own discretion. These designs are offered for free and as such, TI offers no warranties or r...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/3d-slide-case
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2021
...y for your course and beyond. Our presenters highlight features of the TI-84 Plus family of graphing calculators, including built-in capabilities and apps available on the TI-84 Plus CE model. Mathtastic Pi Day Activities Presented by Veronica Carlson and Kim Thomas Our presenters share ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2021webinars
5 Educators Using Robotics To Teach Math | Texas Instruments
...c? Check out some guided activities on exploring music in TI Minutes of Code (for Python and TI-Innovator™ Technology), Unit 2, Skill Builder 3 and Application activities for either the TI-84 Plus CE or TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator. Activity #5: Polar coordinates Educators: Ma...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/using-robotics-to-teach-math
Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
...ng a page to an already open document, start a new document on the TI-Nspire™ CX family graphing calculator and open a page on the Vernier DataQuest™ App for TI-Nspire™ technology before attaching the TI-Nspire™ CX family graphing calculator to the TI-Nspire™ Lab Cradle. The correct setup of ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity