“Room To Grow” Podcast — Behind the Scenes | Texas Instruments
...d sought a math teacher’s license through alternative certification. He taught high school math and, in particular, was charged with building the pipeline of Advanced Placement® (AP®) students at his school. This work influenced his thinking about teaching and learning math to this day. As you li...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/room-to-grow-podcast
Fireworks, Flags and the Fourth of July
...tex angles (the points of the stars) will be larger. Either int(n’2 or int(n/2)+1 yield the smallest vertex angles. Try it yourself. See the online lesson in TI Codes for all the details and step-by-step instructions. On another patriotic note, the U.S. flag is another great opportunity ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/julyfourth
Jingle Bells, Falling Snow and Python Lists | Texas Instruments
... for i in range[10]: myListD[i] = i makes myListD contain [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] Using list comprehension, we can write a one-line statement that performs the tasks of the three statements above: Other examples: myListE = [ x**2 for x in range(1, 6)] cr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-lists
How to introduce your students to computational thinking in the math classroom
...in 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? Have them at Hello! If you’ve never programmed with your calculators, start by displaying “HELLO WORL...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/codinginmath
You Can Teach an Old Snake New Tricks: Computer Science on the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
...their projects, move to the hallway for a “race.” Have groups swap calculators. (You don’t want the students to already know the selected questions.) Line up at the starting line. Ready? Set. Go! The race is on! See which team gets the farthest the fastest. When creating the project,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
Which Texas Instruments (TI) Calculator for the ACT® and Why?
...w, it is not strictly enforced. In other words, test administrators do not come around and check or clear calculators. TI-84 Plus calculators have TestGuard capabilities, and TI-Nspire™ graphing calculators have Press-to-Test capabilities. However, as of 2018, the ACT® does not use these built-in...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/which-ti-calculator-for-the-act-and-why
How Else Can We Show This?
...ficult topics they might encounter in algebra class. With my students, I have expanded our view of absolute value to mean “the distance on the number line to zero.” For a question such as “Solve |x – 2|= 3”, we focus on the 3, so we find the places on the number line that are three units away fro...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/how-else-can-we-show-this
2025 TI Codes Contest | #TICodes | Texas Instruments
...stions about contest rules, eligibility or additional information, please email us at codescontest@ti.com. .drop-down{display:inline-block;position:relative}.drop-down__button{cursor:pointer;box-shadow:0 4px 6px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / 20%);color:#fff;background:#c00;border:solid 3px ...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/codescontest/2025-2/p0-save-the-date
In Honor of National Chemistry Week, 5 “Organic” Ways to Incorporate TI Technology Into Chemistry Class
... you can plug in two Vernier BTA Temperature sensors and do a single run of data instead. Then, from the collected data, students apply mathematical linear modeling skills and the slope intercept formula to derive the formulas for converting between the two temperature scales. It is such a profo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/chemistryweek
Robotics for the 21st Century | Texas Instruments
... turn of 60 degrees is priceless! This is an introduction to interior versus exterior angles that they won’t soon forget. And solving a system of two linear equations is a lot more fun when it involves two robots driving at each other and crashing at the point of intersection. A prompt like “One ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/roboticsweek2022
Python Modules Have More Fun | Texas Instruments
... be sure to provide ample documentation within the files (as #comments or as “”” comments “””). I’m looking forward to seeing your creations posted online. And a special thanks to the developers at Texas Instruments for creating additional powerful tools for a rich and engaging Python experience....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-modules-have-more-fun
AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-84 Plus
...nalyzing a scatterplot of bivariate data could prove crucial. Make sure that your regression diagnostics are turned on. Be aware that, when fitting a linear regression model to a set of data, the residuals are automatically stored in a list called RESID. Remember to investigate a residual plot to...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/apstats
Leveraging CAS To Explore & Teach Mathematics, Part 2
...raphing calculator. On a Calculator page, use the algebra menu to access the Factor tool, and calculate factor(6) followed by factor(10). On the next line, access the Least Common Multiple tool from the algebra menu and calculate lcm(6, 10). These calculations support that a least co...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas_pt2
A Teacher’s 5 Words That Changed My Life
...y, I can proudly say: I have design experience in the automotive industry I have tested heat-seeking prototypes I have developed and tested landline communications systems I have collaborated with national security teams and led projects for national and international mobile phone network ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/intlwomensday
Ingenuity-takes-flight
...rate lift. For comparison, that is about the same as Earth’s atmosphere at about 35 km altitude, which is about three times higher than commercial airliners fly. Operate autonomously. Once it has been placed on the surface by Perseverance, Ingenuity uses solar power to charge its batteries and r...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ingenuity-takes-flight
7 Reasons Why Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator Is a Must-Have for Your Classroom
...n 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 avoid errors by informing t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
5 Educators Using Robotics To Teach Math | Texas Instruments
...that they encounter through simple things such as their phones.” Students create the full head of a wolf by creating a reflection over the axis line of symmetry. Try this with your students: Download the If-Then Story/Picture student activity sheet, complete with Grading Rubric for...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/using-robotics-to-teach-math
Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
...plifies it through an op-amp circuit. For the data analysis, we zoomed in on two or three bounces at a time for more detail. In Figure 5, the dotted line and the small circle show a time of .293 s, which corresponds to the first entry in cell B2 in the Lists & Spreadsheet (L&S) page (Figure 6). ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity
Top 6 calculator functions to know for AP® Statistics | TI
...t to RESID: 2nd, stat Check your data: zoom, 9: ZoomStat If the residual plot shows no pattern, then the regression model is a good fit To see the line of fit, turn off Plot2, turn on Plot 1: 2nd , y = When in Plot 1: zoom, 9: ZoomStat Watch how to make a regression model with ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/top-6-calculator-functions-ap-statistics
Graphing Calculators Are Now Approved for the AP® Biology Exam, but What Else Can I Do With Them?
...ollege Board®. Within each practice, there are examples of how a Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculator can help students achieve the outcomes outlined. Science Practice: The student can use representations and models to communicate scientific phenomena and solve scientific problems. With t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/graphingcalculatorsapproved
Linearity with an investigation of Hooke's Law
Students will perform an activity which allows them to discover Hooke's Law for springs and determine the spring constant of a springhttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linearity-with-an-investigation-of-hookes-law
Vernier - Heart Rate and Body Position
In this activity, students will use a Heart Rate Monitor to measure their heart rate while sitting, lying down, and standing. They will analyze the data collected to determine the effect of body position on heart rate.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--heart-rate-and-body-position
Helping Hands
Students make their own finger signs for the numbers from zero to ten. Students relate each finger sign to its number name and numeral. They use the numeral keys and scrolling feature of the TI-10 to enhance the concrete-symbol connection and sequencing of numbers.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/helping-hands
TI-84 Plus CE Online Calculator | Apps | Texas Instruments
...lculator apps extend the capabilities of the TI-84 Plus CE online calculator. These apps, also available on the TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator, allow you to explore conics, inequalities, polynomials and more. TI-84 Plus CE online calculator applications Now you can add a new dime...https://education.ti.com/en/products/online-calculators/ti-84ce-online-calc/applications
Solution 20389: Availability of the Full Downloadable Guidebook for Derive™ 6.
...ware, iPad and Chrome Apps Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Is the full guidebook for Derive 6 available to download online? Texas Instruments does not have the full guidebook of Derive™ 6 available for users to download online because Derive...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/sofware-apps/product-usage/20389