Virtual-Ice-Breakers
...has worked for 15 years. During her career, she has worked in chemical engineering, finance and operations. She is also the mom of four kids, an avid runner and a Disney movie and parks aficionado. We’re sharing some of our favorite icebreakers that can be done virtually to help teachers bui...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Monday Night Calculus: Your Questions, Our Answers
Calculus connoisseurs Tom Dick and Steve Kokoska are ready to call the Monday night action! For the 2021–22 school year, Texas Instruments (TI) has once again teamed up with former AP® Calculus Chief Reader Steve Kokoska and former Test Development committee member Tom Dick to provide l...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mondaynightcalculus
5 Tips for a Healthy, Happy Exam Week | Texas Instruments
...our hair. Bake a cake. I don’t care. Just do something other than the question that’s making you crazy. Let your brain and body chill out, and you’ll come back ten times (approximately) stronger and ready to take on the world/your math homework. Anxiety Tip #3: Just Breathe I know it sounds clich...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/5-tips-for-a-healthy-happy-exam-week
How a TI Calculator and a Few Special Teachers Added up to an Engineering Career at TI
...r. Cichoracki supported me in an independent study programming project. This was my first real taste of software development which sadly came to an abrupt ending when my family had to relocate to another part of the country. The high school in Plano, Texas, where we moved to didn’t offer any m...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/eweek2021
Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
...al school districts, in roles ranging from Math/Science Supervisor to Director of Curriculum and Assistant Superintendent. Haas is a National T³™ instructor, presenting regularly at Texas Instrument’s T³™ International Conference and at the annual NSTA STEM Forum & Expo. He sees the integration o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
...arrow a}f(x)=L is that Player Two can always meet the challenge. A simple example is shown below. Here is a simple example zooming on y = x2 A good rule of thumb: Students playing this graphing challenge often find that Player Two can choose a delta that not only keeps the graph on screen, but ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs
Pre-service Discount - How to Order | Texas Instruments
...nd provide the following form and letter: Pre-service Discount Pricing Materials 2022.pdf Pre-service Verification Letter 2022.pdf 2. Then mail the above items, along with a personal check or money order, to the following address: ATTN: Pre-service Teacher Discount Program Texas Instru...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/preservice_discount/how_to_order
Solution 25970: Engraving Texas Instruments Basic, Elementary, Scientific, Financial, and Graphing Calculators.
...| TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Does Texas Instruments recommended engraving TI basic, elementary, scientific, financial, and graphing calculators? Texas Instruments does not recommend engraving any of ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/25970
Solution 11778: Different Logistic Regression Models Available On Current Texas Instruments Graphing Calculators.
...3 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Why is the logistic regression computed on the TI-83 family, TI-84 Plus family, TI-Nspire family, and TI-Nspire handheld in TI-84 Plus mode different from the one computed on the...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/11778
Solution 11693: Algorithm for Solving Trigonometric Functions (Sine, Cosine and Tangent) on Texas Instruments' Graphing Calculators.
...Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How does TI graphing calculators compute values for sine, cosine and tangent? Texas Instruments uses the CORDIC algorithm method to compute trigonometric and other transcendenta...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/11693
Solution 11521: Installing New TI Key Fonts on a Windows® Computer.
...us family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How can I install new TI Key Fonts on my computer running Windows®? Follow the steps below to install new TI Key Fonts on a computer running Windows®:• Download the TI Key Fonts and save the file ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/11521
Solution 10376: Compatibility of the DataMate Program and the TI-82 Graphing Calculator.
... Home | Other Graphing Calculator products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Will the TI-82 run the CBL 2™ DataMate program? The TI-82 can run parts of the DataMate program for the CBL 2. It is recommended that programs such as ChemBio, Ph...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/general-information/10376
Simple Ionic Compounds
In this lesson students will review and test their understanding of simple ionic compounds.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/simple-ionic-compounds
The River of Life
In this activity, students compare human body mass with blood volume. They graph the data and build a regression model. They estimate their own blood volume and also predict volumes of blood for other animals.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-river-of-life_1
Science TODAY™ - More of U.S. (formally Science TODAY™ - More the Merrier)
Students examine the USA TODAY Snapshot™ "More of U.S.", construct a graph from the data, produce a mathematical model (linear) for the data, determine the rate of change for the data, and make predictions about future population levels.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/science-today--more-of-u-s--formally-science-today--more-the-merrier
Science TODAY™ - The USA's Expanding Weight Problem
This activity reveals the incidence of obesity in the United States. Students will analyze "The USA's expanding weight problem" and other data to construct a graph, analyze the trends in the data, and make predictions about the future.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/science-today--the-usas-expanding-weight-problem
Something's Fishy
In this activity, students examine the size, mass, and growth rates for three species of fish. They interpolate and extrapolate from best-fit models. Students compare the growth rates of endothermic and exothermic animals.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/somethings-fishy
Half-Life Lab
This activity explains how students use a CBL2 and TI-83 or TI-84 calculator to collect and calculate the half-life of a barium isotope. Students will use an isogenerator to milk out a meta stable isotope of Barium with a short half-life. Using a radiation monitor linked to a CBL2, students run...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/halflife-lab
Call it ...Dominant or Recessive
In this activity, students simulate a Punnett square of a cross between two heterozygous individuals and produce a histogram. They compare actual and expected results of genetic crosses.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/call-it----dominant-or-recessive
Growing Babies
In this activity, students observe and graph data about human fetal growth rates. Students build a regression model based on the data and compare values with those of other mammals. They also compare the data to non-mammal species.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/growing-babies
How Fast Are You?
Use the Data/Graphs Wizard tool in the SciTools App to compare the averages of four sets of data.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-fast-are-you
CellSheet™ App - Chemistry & Biology Examples
Students use the CellSheet App to enter data and text in cells, create cell formulas and use built-in functions. Students explore the utility of this App in science classes, such as Chemistry and Biology. They calculate the molarity of a solution and compare the gestation periods for different ma...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/cellsheet-app--chemistry--biology-examples
Science TODAY™ - Hurricane Damage
Students will construct a graph and a regression model which shows the relationship between wind speed and the force of the wind. The students will then analyze the math model that fits the data to make predictions from the model.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/science-today--hurricane-damage
Coming to know F and C
Students will collect room temperatures with temperature probes and graphing calculators, and plot data to generalize rule that relates Fahrenheit and Celsius units.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/coming-to-know-f-and-c
Millikan Oil Drop Experiment Simulation
Students run a simulation on the TI-83+ or TI-84+ graphing calculator to perform a variation of the Millikan Oil Drop Experiment. The goal is to adjust the voltage across parallel plates until a droplet is suspended between the plates. The data can ba analyzed to determine the charge on the dro...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/millikan-oil-drop-experiment-simulation