Which Dog Is Roundest? | Texas Instruments
...ith a question we wanted to answer. Which led us to our first step: designing a study to collect data. We seek to gather accurate and reliable data without any bias. We settled on the following process: On the same day, we would measure the circumference and diameter of both dogs at the same l...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/dog-day-which-dog-is-roundest
35 Years of T³™ Mentorship and Community | Texas Instruments
... technology would help lead a lot of science teachers who may shy away from this." A student project in Thibodeaux’s classroom, featuring Python programing, micro:bit and a TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator. Lukens’ words helped, but Thibodeaux was also hungry for knowledge...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/35-years-t3-community-teacher-leader
Plan To Attend 2023 Virtual T3IC | Texas Instruments
..., Paul Gray, Ed.D., President of NCSM. With over 27 years of experience in public education, Gray has taught math, science and mathematics teaching methods. He serves on the boards of directors for several professional organizations, and he has authored multiple instructional materials for K–12 m...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/plan-to-attend-2023-virtual-t3ic
Get Energized With the T3™ Professional Learning | Texas Instruments
...ility to deal with many different levels of pre-knowledge was fabulous. I can’t remember a PD where I learned this much and, thanks to her teaching methods, I feel like I have every possibility of retaining it!” — Beth Boas, T³™ Workshop attendee Select your workshops T³™ Regiona...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/professional_learning
5 Fresh Spring Ideas for Your Classroom | Texas Instruments
...Plus CE graphing calculators.* Enter this code for a bonus entry (case sensitive): SPRINGIDEASBLOG. Spring into the sweepstakes About the author: Mark Watson is a Senior Copywriter for Texas Instruments with years of experience in the areas of education technology and teacher and studen...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/fresh-spring-ideas-for-classrooms
Helping Students Save for Retirement | Texas Instruments
...erstand the importance of financial literacy. An interesting and unique story unfolds of Retired Air Force Major Harold Peters, the 90-year-old author of that letter. After speaking with him, we realized that his passion for financial literacy was not only inspirational, but that he was on to...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/retirement-planning-program
Inverse Functions on the TI-84 Plus CE | Texas Instruments
... a function Function rule view Type the functions f(x) and c(x) into a TI-84 Plus CE for Y1 and Y2, respectively. Then, from a calculator screen, compute the outputs of Y1 and Y2 as shown for students to confirm the inverse relationship. Because f(x) are c(x) inverse functions, f(a)=b implies...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/investigating-inverse-functions-ti-84-plus-ce
Fall-Tastic Ideas for Your Classroom | Texas Instruments
... favorite calculators. Fall classroom door ideas to pin now and print later. Download free decorations Harvest those math skills with piecewise activities Get students practicing their math skills and reinforce their knowledge of limited domains and funct...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/falltastic-ideas-enhance-classroom
5 Educators Using Robotics To Teach Math | Texas Instruments
...e Rovers were used for two different “major” activities in Ms. Reeve’s sixth grade math classes. The first is for graphing in the coordinate plane. Without knowing much about the coordinate plane, the students experimented with going forward, left, right and backward. “The students really bene...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/using-robotics-to-teach-math
6 Resources to Jump-Start the School Year | Texas Instruments
... no fear, TI is here! Another school year has begun and the slow summer mornings with no alarm clocks, well, are now just a memory! Sigh. TI can help ease the beginning of the year transition with many resources to get you and your students up to speed, no matter what calculator they are using ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/tiresources
Calculators and Order of Operations | Texas Instruments
...he Law buys everyone a round of drinks. Today, math templates make one-line expressions such as 6/2(2+1) as antiquated as Western saloons. Although none of us have lived long enough to share memories of the Old West, perhaps some Boomers like me may remember the days of the TI-82, when a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/calculators-and-order-of-operations
3 Math Activities for Back to School | Texas Instruments
...in your class moving and ready to learn again after the long summer break. Be on the lookout during your math scavenger hunts Exercise those math and body muscles with scavenger hunts that will help you reawaken your students’ thinking skills. Ideal for your algebra or precalculus ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/three-back-to-school-math-activities
5 Study Tips from a Student #StudyGrammer | Texas Instruments
...anage all the new pressures of being a freshman in high school, including her drive to get good grades. It first started with dashes of glamour and artistic visuals. But when she started adding relatable, research-backed study tips to help improve her own study habits, she found she wasn’t alone....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-study-tips-from-a-student-studygrammer
Expressions of Love for TI-Cares™ Support | Texas Instruments
...d readout. Nothing but good vibes from TI. THANK YOU!” 🌹 “Christina is very professional and responsive, she was able to fix my problem easily. I thought I would have a hard time. However, I am sure as long as you have staff members ... like Christina, the customer will love to deal with you ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/ti-cares-customer-support-love
Why Buy a Graphing Calculator?
...lity and support different types of learners. Added coding capabilities. Students can be introduced to the basics of programming, including Python and TI-Basic, for STEM and computer science learning. Simply put, the value of a TI graphing calculator is in the fact it’s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/why-buy-graphing-calculator
Top Tips From a Science Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
...isit the test preparation page on the website, including a chart that shows which TI technology is accepted on all high-stakes exams. About the author: Jessica Kohout is a National T3 Instructor and enjoys introducing students to STEM through environmental issues. She is the Youth Climate Ins...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/scienceapexams
Earth Day Engineering | Texas Instruments – U.S.
...ow these experiences in the classroom may spark an interest in a student who may create the next important solution for our planet. About the author: Jessica Kohout is a National T³™ instructor and enjoys introducing students to STEM through environmental issues. She is the Youth Climate In...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/earthday_engineering
BA II Plus™ Professional Financial Calculator | Texas Instruments
...ture Value (NFV) Modified Internal Rate of Return (MIRR) Modified Duration Payback and Discounted Payback Choose from two day-count methods (actual/actual or 30/360) to calculate bond price or yield to maturity or to call Six methods for calculating depreciation, book value, a...https://education.ti.com/en/products/calculators/financial/baii-plus-professional
Solution 34694: Using the fnInt Function Integral Command on the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
...nt command returns the numerical integral of an expression with regards for real numbers only. The numerical integral is based on the Gauss-Kronrod method. The numerical integral is calculated with respect to the variable, given a lower limit, upper limit and a tolerance. Tolerance is optional an...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/34694
Solution 13341: Using the fnInt Function Integral Command on the TI-83 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
...nt command returns the numerical integral of an expression with regards for real numbers only. The numerical integral is based on the Gauss-Kronrod method. The numerical integral is calculated with respect to the variable, given a lower limit, upper limit and a tolerance. Tolerance is optional an...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/13341
Constructing a Pentagon, An Alternative Method
Use the TN-Nspire (OS 2.0) to construct a regular pentagon using lines, rays, line segments, and circles of various diameters. The characteristics of a regular pentagon are discussed and used to verify the construction meets the criteria of all sides being equal, and all angles being equal. The ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/constructing-a-pentagon-an-alternative-method
Classifying Quadrialterals
In this activity, students will classify quadrilaterals graphed on the Cartesian coordinate plane. Students will justify their classifications with segment and angle measurements as well as slope measurements. A review of the hierarchy of quadrilaterals is at the beginning of the document.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/classifying-quadrialterals
Solving Systems by the Elimination Method
Use equivalent equations and the method of elimination to solve a system of equations.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solving-systems-by-the-elimination-method
Graphical Analysis
Students will analyze graphs of polynomials finding intervals over which the function is increasing or decreasing and positive or negative, as well as the function’s relative minimum and maximum values and x- and y-intercepts.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/graphical-analysis
Area Under a Curve
Students will approximate the area under a polynomial curve using rectangles. Each of the polynomials in this activity represents a real-world situation to enable students to see the importance of finding the area under a curve.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/area-under-a-curve