Going Back to School With Stations
...rmat and serves as a great tool for relationship and community building, allowing teachers to refer to the information throughout the school year and connect with their students. Digital version of the student survey. “All About Expectations” station Students create five clas...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtoschool_stations
Engage Students With This Real-World Earth Day Activity
How many straws are used in the U.S. every day? If they were connected, would they wrap around the Earth at the equator? If so, how many times? In one year, would the length of straws reach the moon? What is the volume of this plastic for one year? How deep would it be on a football field? The a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/earthday
7 Reasons Why Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator Is a Must-Have for Your Classroom
This month marks the release of the latest update for the TI-Nspire™ CX II family. This update (version 5.2) includes support for Python, a significant feature that strengthens the use of TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculators and software in math classes. Educators can now connect coding in ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Virtual Teaching
As we enter into this new frontier of virtual teaching and learning, I had the opportunity to connect with Richard Snow, an expert in distance learning and a T³™ National Instructor, for some guidance. Snow was the first educator to use TI graphing calculator emulator software while teaching stu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/distance-education
STEM Projects: Exploring the Heartbeat | Texas Instruments
...on the TI‑Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator. Using Play-Doh, students are tasked with building the chambers of the heart, with each chamber being connected to an LED. Since the Play-Doh is a salt-based dough, it is conductive. The electricity from the Hub will travel through the heart based o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/heartbeat-of-stem
5 Educators Using Robotics To Teach Math | Texas Instruments
...r the TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator helps students convert between rectangular and polar coordinates. They also use Rover in an activity that connects math to aerospace engineering. In this case, students choose a real-time orbit from Rogue Space Systems Corporation’s real-time orbital ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/using-robotics-to-teach-math
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Tim Collier
...on tables. However, in my opinion, the best days are those where you can execute a rich math task that allows students to have a good time. It’s that connection between the student, the teacher and the curriculum that can be so exciting. What subjects have you enjoyed most, and why? I’ve always t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/february/teacherofthemonth
Building a Band With Famous Mathematicians
"There is geometry in the humming of the strings; there is music in the spacing of the spheres." — Pythagoras In honor of #WorldMusicDay, let’s explore some musical connections in math, as shared by math consultant and musicologist David Sword, during his “Seven for Seven” presentation at the 20...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/june/music-in-math
Mission Celebration: Use Math to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
...ur students. There’s no need to leave planet Earth to enjoy the anniversary. Grab your calculators, and let’s take a look at some out-of-this-world activities to help students mark this milestone on the moon using math. Boom! On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were on approach to Tr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/july/missioncelebration
Solution 12028: Differences in the TI-84 Family Student and Teacher Calculators.
...ome | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Can the student unit connect like the teacher unit to the different projection devices? Any TI-84 Plus or TI-84 Plus Silver Edition calculator will connect to the curre...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/12028
Solution 12633: Purchasing Replacement Parts and Accessories From Texas Instruments.
... Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How do I order a replacement part and/or accessories such as a guidebook or a connectivity cable? Most replacements parts, such as guidebooks, connectivity cables, and accessories are available for purchase from the TI-Onlin...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/purchase-check-order-status/12633
Ohm's Law
In this activity, students will explore the relationship between current and potential difference for several resistors which obey Ohm's Law. They will experimentally measure the resistance of the resistors. Students will then examine the relationship between current and potential difference us...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ohms-law
Vernier - The Magnetic Field in a Slinky
Students use a Magnetic Field Sensor to measure the magnetic field and the current in a solenoid. They explore factors that affect the magnetic field, study how the field varies in parts of the solenoid, and determine the permeability constant.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--the-magnetic-field-in-a-slinky
Forensics Case 10 - Dropped at the Scene: Blood spatter analysis
In this activity, students graph data to find quantitative relationships and create a standard reference curve for comparison with unknown data. They analyze blood spatters and examine r2 values for linear, natural logarithm, quadratic, and power curve fit. They find the curve that best fits the ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-10brdropped-at-the-scene-blood-spatter-analysis
Forensics Case 13 - Life in the Fast Lane: Using skid marks to determine vehicle speed
Students determine the coefficient of friction between a vehicle and a road surface. They use the length of the skidding distance to determine the speed of a vehicle before its brakes were applied. Students convert between SI units and Imperial units and rearrange equations to solve for different...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-13brlife-in-the-fast-lane-using-skid-marks-to-determine-vehicle-speed
Forensics Case 4 - Flipping Coins: Density as a characteristic property
In this activity, students identify counterfeit coins based on the characteristic property of density. They model data using a linear equation, interpret the slope and intercept values from a linear model, and identify a characteristic property of a substance.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-4brflipping-coins-density-as-a-characteristic-property
Forensics Case 14—Hot Air, Cold Body: Using Newton's Law of Cooling to Determine Time of Death
Students create a temperature versus time graph for cooling and become familiar with Newton's Law of Cooling. They use the cooling-rate equation to estimate time of death of the victim.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-14hot-air-cold-body-using-newtons-law-of-cooling-to-determine-time-of-death
Crunching Numbers
Students learn to build and add two digit numbers. They connect number words and numerals.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/crunching-numbers
Mean Machine
Students construct a function machine from a small box. Students use the calculator to discover functions. They create their own one-step and two-step function rules and turn their calculators into a function machine.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/mean-machine
Let Me Count the Ways
Students will make predictions about the number of ways to make eleven with two or more addends. They will investigate patterns with these addends with the help of manipulatives and the calculator.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/let-me-count-the-ways
Cereal Numbers
Students build numbers from zero to ten with cereal and connect the number name and numeral. Students also explore number sentences for numbers up to ten.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/cereal-numbers
TI-84 Plus CE Graphing Calculator | Texas Instruments
...geable Battery (included) 3 MB FLASH ROM memory for data archive and storage of apps 154 KB of available RAM memory USB port for computer connectivity, unit-to-unit communication with TI-84 Plus, TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition and other TI-84 Plus CE graphing c...https://education.ti.com/en/products/calculators/graphing-calculators/ti-84-plusce
TI-Nspire™ Computer Link Software | Texas Instruments
...B or higher) Hard drive: Approximately 500 MB of available hard-disk space Screen resolution: 1024 x 768 DVD-ROM drive or active internet connection for installation Mac® system requirements Mac® OS X 10.7.5, Mac® OS X 10.8.5, Mac® OS X 10.9.2 RAM: 1 GB (Recommended: 2 GB or...https://education.ti.com/en/products/computer-software/ti-nspire-computer-link