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
Summer of STEM: Egg in a Bottle
...g to escape … otherwise you will be eating egg.☹️ Below, see a video of this experiment and others in action: Wow your friends by using STEM instead of magic to get a hard-boiled egg inside a milk bottle. Summer of STEM: Egg in a Bottle Erick Archer Summer of STEM: Egg in a Bottle ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/egginabottle
Introducing the TI-Nspire CX II
It's a big day for Texas Instruments. Today, we introduced the all-new TI-Nspire CX II family of graphing calculators, bringing a 2 ½ times faster processor, an updated, new look and added math and coding features that will help bring STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects to ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/nspire
A first-of-its-kind STEM strategy charts path to help educators
In a first-ever undertaking of its kind, four of the nation’s key education leadership groups have partnered to define a strategy for improving and advancing STEM learning for all students. Over the past year, Advance CTE, the Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics (ASSM), the Council o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/a-first-of-its-kind-stem-strategy-charts-path-to-help-educators
Enter for a Chance to Win a TI-84 Plus CE
You may have gotten a sneak peek at our brand-new custom TI calculator pool float on Instagram. It made such a splash that we want to give one away. What better way to help you take the plunge as you start thinking about going back to school? There are 7 ways to win and we will be giving away p...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/contest
Summer of STEM: Disappearing Cups
...arge bowl or bucket). Acetone Gloves and goggles What to do: Pour the acetone into the container to about ½” depth. With gloves on, add the cup to the liquid while applying a little downward pressure. Notice the polystyrene is dissolving into the acetone. How it works: ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/disappearing_cups
You only get one “first day of school” – use it wisely
...s work and what is expected of them. 3. Break out a children’s book: Last year, my friend and elementary school teacher, Jill Gough, suggested I read a children’s book to my students, as that’s what she does on the first day. I was hesitant, at first, because I teach high school students. The ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/firstday
#NCTMregionals Seattle 2018 Recap
Thanks for stopping by the TI booth or joining a session at #NCTMregionals Seattle. 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 TI Exhibitor Workshops at #NCTMreg...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/nctm-seattle
5 Tips for a Healthy, Happy Exam Week | Texas Instruments
...ing other than the question that’s making you crazy. Let your brain and body chill out, and you’ll come back ten times (approximately) stronger and ready to take on the world/your math homework. Anxiety Tip #3: Just Breathe I know it sounds cliché, but mindful breathing has changed my life. Do yo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/5-tips-for-a-healthy-happy-exam-week
Professional basketball star donates TI calculators to his former high school
...to his hometown and high school on Tuesday, February 21, to make a donation of TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculators to help get the students test-day ready. “Riverside has always meant a lot to me. I started off my high school career here and it feels good to give back to the school and to this...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/february/tj-warren-donates
Engage Students With This Real-World Earth Day Activity
...tion above is 500 million! Yes, 500,000,000 straws are used in the U.S. every single day, according to an article in the April 15, 2018 edition of Parade magazine. This activity will help put that number into context. Let’s get started: If the straws are connected, how many times would they wrap...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/earthday
A case for handheld graphing calculators
I’ve been getting some questions recently about the usefulness of graphing calculators when we’re already surrounded by laptops, tablets and smartphones. There’s no arguing the transformative effect of this technology on our world. But in the classroom, these general-purpose devices have had mix...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
Engineers who code
.... Pedro Contreras Jr. Evan Shultz Kimberly Gonzales Mike Prigden Yamil Rivera Alex Gronbach Nathan Schemm Read how some TI Engineers found their love for coding with the help of TI technology. Engineers who code Texas Instruments Engineers who cod...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/april/engineers-who-code
Relating Rates
...bulary Related Rates Differentiation Implicit Rate of Change Relating Rates Downloads ZIP Relating Rates.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC Stud...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-relating-rates
Binomial Expansion
...ns throughout the activity. The Binomial Theorem and Pascal’s Triangle will also be used as tools to aid in this process. Downloads ZIP Binomial Expansion.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-binomial-expansion
Pearson's vs. Sprearman's Correlation Coefficient
...often. During this activity, students should be familiar with finding and using the finance solver and amortization table. Downloads ZIP Correlation Coefficient.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF D...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-pearson-spearman-correlation-coefficient
The t Test | TI-Nspire™ family | Stats & Probability
...nd the t-value and p-value for a 2 sample t-test at the 5% significance level. Write down the conclusion to the test. Downloads ZIP t Test.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC Student Acti...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-the-t-test
Voronoi Diagrams | TI-Nspire™ family | Geometry and Trigonometry
...e circumcenters to separate regions or cells in the Voronoi Diagram. Apply Voronoi Diagrams to real world situations. Downloads ZIP Voronoi Diagrams.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC St...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-voronoi-diagrams
Bounded Areas | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family | Calculus
... About the Lesson This activity is done mainly by hand, but uses the TI-84 family as an aid to the problems. Downloads ZIP Bounded Areas.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC Stude...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-bounded-areas
Voronoi Diagrams | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family | Geometry and Trigonometry
...tivity. Also, having colored pencils when the Voronoi Diagram is created will help distinguish the cells that are created. Downloads ZIP Voronoi Diagrams.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC St...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-voronoi-diagrams
Sampling Techniques | TI-Nspire™ family | Stats & Probability
... convenience sample biased sample quota sample stratified sample Downloads ZIP Sampling Techniques.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-sampling-techniques
Bounded Areas | TI-Nspire™ family | Calculus
...ctangle, and trapezoidal Riemann Sums given the bounded area between, the x-axis, and the vertical lines x = 1 and x = 3. Downloads ZIP Bounded Areas.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC Stude...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-bounded-areas
Vectors in Component Form
...le is provided to students for this activity to allow them to become familiar with this form of vector notation. About the Lesson Downloads ZIP Vectors in Component Form.ZIP PDF Vectors In Component Form Student Worksheet.PDF Vectors In Component Form A...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-vectors-component-form
Tower of Hanoi
...d calculate the number of days required to complete the 64-disk problem. Objectives Generation of a geometric recursion using a spreadsheet Use the calculator to generate the formula and graph a Geometric Sequence Use accurate mathematical notation. Vocabulary Geomet...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-tower-hanoi
Distance vs Displacement - A Particle's Journey
...from a fixed origin at time t. v is the velocity of the particle at time t. a is the acceleration of the particle at time t. Downloads ZIP Distance vs Displacement.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-distance-v-displacement