Tower of Hanoi
Students explore the relationship between the number of discs and moves required to solve the classic “Tower of Hanoi” problem. The TI-Nspire file contains an interactive model produced by Andy Kemp. The interactive model allows you to change the number of disks and automaticall...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/tower-of-hanoi
Water Quality Testing
This water quality project has been designed around a monthly sampling routine for the extent of the project scope. One of the sampling days involved three different classes, each class sampling a different station. This project measured several biotic / abiotic factors to determine the interre...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/water-quality-testing
World Population - 84
In this TI-84 activity, students use their graphing calculator to explore world population data from the years 1950-2023. They will develop various equations to model the data.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/world-population
Which Dog Is Roundest? | Texas Instruments
...Probability and Pi.” Meet Blue, a 5-year-old female corgi. Of the many dogs in our house, Holly and Blue are the two dogs that best qualify for the descriptor “round.” Holly is a 7-year-old Chihuahua with a short temper who comes in at a staggering 17 lbs. Blue is a 5-year-old c...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/dog-day-which-dog-is-roundest
Plan To Attend 2023 Virtual T3IC | Texas Instruments
...ith a session from AP® Calculus experts. This special panel will share exam insights, instructional challenges and more. Make plans to attend this unique opportunity! AP® Calculus Panel Discussion Julie Clark, Ph.D. Chief Reader AP® Calculus Stephanie Ogden, Ph.D. Di...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/plan-to-attend-2023-virtual-t3ic
5 Fresh Spring Ideas for Your Classroom | Texas Instruments
...reminder posters Students forget a step on their calculator? These helpful posters have your back! This poster set covers 10 common functions with quick keypress reminders. You can pin these posters all around your classroom in three different colors to match your new spring theme — all free...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/fresh-spring-ideas-for-classrooms
Summer Reading List for Math Teachers | Texas Instruments
...ow this elite group of young women transformed rocket design, shaped lunar missions, and ushered in a new era of space with their pencils, papers and quick-thinking mathematical minds. “If you liked ‘Hidden Figures,’ then you need to read this! You will gain a better understanding of history,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/summer-reading-for-math-teachers
Fall-Tastic Ideas for Your Classroom | Texas Instruments
...challenge your students to: Determine the functions that form the full image. Practice transformations to complete the partial image. Develop unique designs with their own math. Piece the activities together to finish the image. Download free activities with three lev...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/falltastic-ideas-enhance-classroom
Collecting Data With Sensors and TI Tech | Texas Instruments
...scovery. Working in collaboration with Vernier Science Education™ for decades, TI graphing calculators have long supported the use of Vernier LabQuest® sensors and the Vernier EasyTemp® sensor. This combination is made possible with the help of the Vernier EasyData® App for the TI-84 Plus fa...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/match-made-in-stem
A New School Year, A New You(Tube) | Texas Instruments
...ce things are looking a little different on our channel … and for the better! It’s all been reorganized to make finding the videos you’re looking for quicker and easier. Here’s a taste of what you’ll find: How-to videos for the TI-84 Plus and TI-Nspire™ families of graphing calculators Resour...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/new-school-year-new-youtube
Expressions of Love for TI-Cares™ Support | Texas Instruments
...couldn’t love our teachers, administrators, students and parents more, and we are always flattered when they take the time to love us back! Below are quotes from customers who reached out to TI-Cares™ support or the TI Workshop Loan Program. These customers definitely know their way to our hearts...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/ti-cares-customer-support-love
Solutions To Keep Your Students Learning All Summer | TI
... Host Your Own TI Codes Contest,” for helpful resources including a customizable template to help interested students get started with a plan. Not quite convinced that this is an awesome idea? We interviewed teachers and students to get their thoughts on participating in a coding contest — "Th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/keep-students-learning-all-summer
3 Coding Activities for July Fourth Fun | Texas Instruments
...es, 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 TI‑Nspire™ CX II and the TI‑84 Plus CE Python graphing calculators. Create star...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/3-coding-activities-for-july-4-fun
Earth Day Engineering | Texas Instruments – U.S.
...oups and were actively engaged during the entire four days of building, designing and refining their projects. On the last day, a few groups were not quite ready to showcase their project. They had a little more tinkering to do and begged me to shorten their review for their final exam in favor o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/earthday_engineering
Slippery Slope
In this activity, students will create Distance versus Time plots and calculate the slopes of the plots. They explore the mathematical concept of slopes and understand how slopes can be used to interpret how one physical quantity changes with respect to another.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/slippery-slope
Forensics Case 9 - Killer Cup of Coffee: Using colorimetry to determine concentration of a poison
In this activity, students will use colorimetry to determine the concentration of a colored species in a solution and use a linear relationship to model Beer's law. They use Beer's law to determine the concentration of iron(III)thiocyanate (FeSCN2+) in an unknown solution.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-9--killer-cup-of-coffee-using-colorimetry-to-determine-concentration-of-a-poison
Forensics Case 11 - Ashes to Ashes: Using evaporation rate to identify an unknown liquid
In this activity, students understand that evaporation rate is a characteristic property of a liquid. Based on this fact, they identify the solution and the likely accelerant in a case of arson. They compare the evaporation rates of the accelerants found with the suspects with those near the crim...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-11--ashes-to-ashes-using-evaporation-rate-to-identify-an-unknown-liquid
NASA - Weightless Wonder
In this activity, students explore quadratic functions through the real-world example of weightless flight and the gravitational pull of the earth on objects in orbit.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--weightless-wonder
Forensics Case 5 - The Ink Is Still Wet: Using colorimetry to identify an unknown ink
In this activity, students identify the ink of a ransom note to match suspects. They identify an unknown ink by its light absorbance characteristics. The experiment set up used is to measure a solutions absorbance of different colors (wavelengths) of light.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-5--the-ink-is-still-wet-using-colorimetry-to-identify-an-unknown-ink
Matrices Using CAS
This Computer Algebra System (CAS) activity encourages students to perform basic arithmetic operations on matrices, and solving a set of equations using CAS.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/matrices-using-cas
Triangle Midsegment Exploration
The activity has the students investigate the relationship of the midsegment to the third side of the triangle. In addition the students investigate the area of the smaller triangles compared to the larger one and uses the results to solve the "campground" problem. There is a set of follow-up q...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/triangle-midsegment-exploration
Paths of Rectangles
This exploration for preservice teachers, looks at how the lengths of the sides of rectangles with equal areas are related. The rectangles are constructed so that one vertex is at the origin. The path of the opposite vertex is an example of indirect variation and demonstrates a connection between...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/paths-of-rectangles
Perpendicular Bisector
In this activity, students will explore the perpendicular bisector theorem and discover that if a point is on the perpendicular bisector of a segment, then the point is equidistant from the endpoints. This is an introductory activity, where students will need to know how to change between pages, ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/perpendicular-bisector_1
3D Parametric
In this activity, students will review the concepts of parametric and polar equations. By using the 3D graphing capabilities of the TI-Nspire handheld, students will be able to extend these ideas to the area of solids of revolution, arc length and kinematics.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/3d-parametric
Parallel Lines and the Transversals that Cross Them!
Students will explore the relationships between angles formed by parallel lines crossed by transversals. While there are other activities that may address similar topics, the questions presented to students in this activity bring a fresh perspective to student discovery.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/parallel-lines-and-the-transversals-that-cross-them