5 Tips for a Healthy, Happy Exam Week | Texas Instruments
...lm? Vanessa Vakharia, known as The Math Guru, has been in your shoes. In fact, when Vanessa was in high school, math class was a huge struggle. Thanks to some amazing teachers and life-changing learning environments, she’s a math lover, math teacher and founder of the trendy XAM study lounge! S...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/5-tips-for-a-healthy-happy-exam-week
Let’s Get Back to the Basics
As the new school year kicks off, there are many lessons that teachers are exploring to challenge and strengthen their students. We have created one activity that can help you assess your students’ understanding of key math concepts, identify their different learning styles and strengths, and ge...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtothebasicsactivity
Going Back to School With Stations
...uthor: Jamie Miller has taught grades three through seven, but seventh grade math might just be her favorite. She is passionate about using a math workshop model to individualize instruction and reach all learners, and she promotes a positive learning environment while encouraging students to act...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtoschool_stations
Professional basketball star donates TI calculators to his former high school
Juniors at Riverside High School in Durham, North Carolina, will have new Texas Instruments graphing calculators for the ACT next week, thanks to former student and current professional basketball player, T.J. Warren. The 6-foot-8 forward for the Phoenix Suns returned to his hometown and high sc...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/february/tj-warren-donates
How a TI Calculator and a Few Special Teachers Added up to an Engineering Career at TI
...ayed logic games. Little did I know then that what Ms. Pfingston presented as something of an indoor recess was actually teaching us the building blocks of critical thinking. I feel so privileged to have been introduced to these important problem-solving and engineering concepts at such a young a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/eweek2021
The Long Road to My STEM Career
... them. It’s time we change how we teach STEM. We need to make STEM learning fun and relevant by inviting students to explore, to play and to take risks. We can do that by creating learning modules that contain accessible learning activities. Learning and fun can go together. We often hear about...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/adawoo
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
Customize your TI calculator with a 3-D printed case
...” says Galu, “but it does give you some options if you lose your case or simply want to be the envy of everyone’s eye in algebra class.” Galu, who works as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer for Texas Instruments, created the prototypes in his free time and is sharing them on Thingiverse, a th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/3d-slide-case
ICYMI: Top 10 Webinars of 2019
... Ron Lancaster as he uses current events and TI technology to develop mathematical questions related to daily life. Strategies for Implementing Tasks in the Math Classroom: Part 1 Hosted by Dan Ilaria and Jeremy Zelkowski Explore instructional practices that support the implementation of hi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019webinars
A case for handheld graphing calculators
...overhead for implementing this type of solution can be overwhelming for many school districts. Not to mention the toll it takes on school Wi-Fi networks – I have heard too many stories where online tools freeze or crash, causing unnecessary stress during important exams. In an age of fidget spinn...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
Best of Biology
...enshots from the Punnett Pea Predictor activity. About the author: Erick Archer is a Market Strategy Manager at Texas Instruments and works with science and STEM teachers in the implementation of TI technology. He is also a former high school science teacher, father of two sons, marr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofbiology
Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
...ll would bounce an infinite number of times and the time between bounces would get shorter with each bounce. Is this where the mathematical model breaks down and doesn’t represent physical reality anymore? What would be the total time for an infinite number of bounces? Instead of using the expon...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity
Graphing Calculators Are Now Approved for the AP® Biology Exam, but What Else Can I Do With Them?
...ll be even more prepared to show what they know. Good luck to you and your students on the next AP® Biology exam. AP® and College Board®are trademarks registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, TI products. Policies subject to change. Visit www.collegeb...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/graphingcalculatorsapproved
Building a Band With Famous Mathematicians
...s seven motivating speakers presenting seven inspiring topics for seven minutes each. You can find additional “Seven for Seven” thought-leadership talks on the T³IC website About the author: Erica Schiller is a Marketing Programs Manager at Texas Instruments Education Technology. In this role, s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/june/music-in-math
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
... bug or was there a mathematical explanation that would make sense of this unexpected phenomenon? I realized that I had a new and powerful hook to kickstart a classroom conversation about the mathematical language of limits, and the why behind the appearance of that hole. This was the first of m...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs
Madness in March Underscores the “M” in STEM
...he U.S. At T3 Europe’s Sharing Inspiration 2019 conference in Brussels, educators from across Europe explored ways to translate STEM teaching frameworks and guidelines into actionable plans that will pique student interest and increase confidence in STEM subjects. To honor World Math Day, TI’s S...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/mathmadness
Solution 12072: Troubleshooting an ER_throw Error Message on the TI-89 Family, TI-92 Family or Voyage™ 200 Graphing Calculators.
...hing Calculator products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search What should I do if a TI-89/TI-92/Voyage 200 locks up with ER_throw on the display? The error message, ER_throw, is usually an indication of a corrupt assembly program stored in the memory of th...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/12072
Gas Lab
Students determine the molecular weight of a pure gas in a balloon by using gas laws and trapping the gas in a glass bottle. Students watch the instructor demonstrate the lab on day one. On day two and three they practice the lab. On day four we discuss the lab and all the calculations. On da...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/gas-lab
Designing Hot and Cold Packs
Purpose: To calculate the molar enthalpy of dissolving for three ionic solids, and to use this information to design a cold pack. In this experiment you will measure the heat changes which occur from various salts dissolving in water, and then you will use this information to design a hot pack an...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/designing-hot-and-cold-packs
This is for the Birds!
This activity enables students to practice various skills such entering lists, comparing data, and utilizing statistical terms on the graphing calculator.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/this-is-for-the-birds
Vernier - An Inclined Plane
In this activity, students will use a Force Sensor to measure the force needed to lift an object and the force needed to pull the same object up an inclined plane. They will also calculate work done and efficiency and make conclusions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--an-inclined-plane
Two Hot, Two Cold
In this activity, students collect both Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature data for several water samples of varying temperatures. They use the data to find a conversion equation that will calculate the Fahrenheit temperature for any given Celsius temperature.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/two-hot-two-cold
Number and Operations - 100 or Bust
Students explore the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers and integers.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/number-and-operations--100-or-bust
Remainder Rules
Students use calculators, whole-number division, multiplication, addition, and subtraction to generate mathematical expressions that describe the relationships between dividends, divisors, quotients, and remainders.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/remainder-rules
Cells Never Lie
A forensics activity which deals with the idea of alcohol poisoning. Based on a Vernier Biology Lab on cell distruction in alcohol and Chemistry's Beer's Law.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/cells-never-lie