Build an Atom (HS)
In this lesson, students will simulate, observe, and manipulate the variables that affect the structure and, therefore, the properties of an atom.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/build-an-atom-hs
Elec Pro App for TI-83 Plus / TI-84 Plus
1.12 6624 /83plus/83ElecPro.dcr EN Elec Pro App for TI-83 Plus / TI-84 Plus Elec Pro for TI-83 Plus / TI-84 Plus 83ElecPro 83ElecPro websitehttps://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/821239CA8AC4491492B1FB293B0CB6A4/83elecpro
TI-89 Titanium / Voyage™ 200 Guidebook
6128 /graphing/89ti.dcr EN TI-89 Titanium / Voyage™ 200 Guidebook TI-89 Titanium / Voyage™ 200 Guidebook 89ti 89ti websitehttps://education.ti.com/en/guidebook/details/en/FA1DC891957E4700B46A67255850C592/89ti
TI-84 Plus / TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Guidebook
6125 /graphing/84p.dcr EN TI-84 Plus / TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Guidebook TI-84 Plus / TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Guidebook 84p 84p websitehttps://education.ti.com/en/guidebook/details/en/C4D11EB6D86B47D19CD768E54A967441/84p
How I overcame my fear of mathematics and finally understood the world
...as recently taken back in time during a day spent alongside other TI employees to work with students at KIPP Destiny Middle School in Dallas. We took 120 seventh grade students through a series of interactive STEM exercises, including how to use math to succeed in everyday situations, from saving...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/overcoming-fear-of-math
Celebrate Jack Kilby Day
Use these fun, free resources to teach students how STEM can change the world Fifty-nine years ago on September 12, Texas Instruments engineer Jack Kilby ushered in the era of modern electronics when he shared his invention of the integrated circuit (IC). Jack's world-changing creation began wit...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/september/celebrate-jack-kilby-day
Hands-on STEM activities in honor of Jack Kilby
In 1958, technology as we knew it changed forever. On Sept. 12, 1958, Jack Kilby, a TI engineer and innovator, invented the integrated circuit. This “building block” of modern electronics transformed the face of technology, affecting nearly every aspect of our lives. While we can’t know for sure...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2016/september/kilby-day
Have an AWEsum Fibonacci Day!
...n below. Note that lcm and product represent the least common multiple and the product of the numbers listed within the brackets. For example, lcm(8, 12, 30) = 120 and product(8, 12, 30) = 2,880. Is this fraction less than, equal to, or greater than 1? Does the answer depend on which base...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/fibonacciday
Using Python to Squeeze the Fun Back Into Math
...two libraries needed for the project. Create a list to store sums 0 through 12. (0 and 1 won’t be used.) Repeat the dice roll...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/usingpython-84plusce
Leveraging CAS to Explore and Teach Mathematics
... past, colleagues would ask me, “What is CAS?” and my short answer went something like, “It can calculate algebraic expressions in exact form … like √12=2√3.” Thankfully, upon further investigation of the CAS “toolbox” on the TI-Nspire™ CX II CAS graphing calculator, I discovered methods for how ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas
5 Spook-tacular Ways to Bring the Halloween “Spirits” Into Your Classroom
...rmations of functions. Here’s a snippet of code to get you started with a ghost: 0→Xmin: 0→Ymin: 264→Xmax: 164→Ymax: For(N,0,20,1): Pt-On(132-N,120-(1/10)N²,1,20): Pt-On(132+N,120-(1/10)N²,1,20): End For(N,0,10,0.5): Pt-On(132-N,120-(2/5)N²,1,20): Pt-On(132+N,120-(2/5)N²,1,20): End Fo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spookymath
Choose Your Own Adventure: 5 Projects To Get Students Coding With Python!
...word for it — use the function ord() to convert a character to its ASCII value. Enter print(ord(‘a’)) and print(ord(‘A’)) in the Python shell (figure 12). Fig. 12 ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweek
Top Tips From a Math Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
...ime (Paper, in-person only) Admin3: Wednesday June 9, 11 AM local time (Digital, in-person and at home) AP Statistics Admin1: Monday May 17, 12 PM local time (Paper, in-person only) Admin2: Tuesday May 25, 12 PM local time (Paper, in-person only) Admin3: Thursday June 10, 3 PM local ti...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/onlineapexam-math
Monday Night Calculus With Steve Kokoska and Tom Dick
...nfinite Limits Problem Set // Solution Set Sept. 28: Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions Problem Set // Solution Set Oct. 12: Local Linearity and L’Hospital’s Rule Problem Set // Solution Set Oct. 26: Implicit Differentiation Problem Set // Solution Set ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/monday_night_calculus
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Alice Fisher
... Rice University to integrate art into coding. Fast Facts About Alice: TEACHES WHAT: AP Computer Science and AP Computer Science Principles, 9th-12th grade TEACHES WHERE: Bellaire High School, Houston, Texas TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 13 years Alice in her own words: Why did you become...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/teacherofthemonth
Test your math strength against former pro-football player, John Urschel
...There are 88 keys on a piano, with the lowest note being A0, with a frequency of 27.5 Hertz. Two consecutive keys differ in frequency by a factor of 12√2. The note A1 is the lowest piano note with an integer frequency (55 Hz). Does there exist a piano note with integer frequency other than octav...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/challenge
Expanding Knowledge With Financial Literacy | Texas Instruments
...irements, visit your state’s Department of Education website or review the “Survey of the States – 2022” for a comprehensive look into the nation’s K–12 economic and financial education progress. 3. Integrate financial literacy into your curriculum One of the important takeaways from this blog...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/financial_literacy
Math and Python: A Great Valentine’s Day Couple
... learn. When Pennell is not teaching, he enjoys spending time with his wife and son. He has been married to Janet for 30 years, and his son is almost 12. Valentine’s Day is a time of love, and who doesn’t love math and Python? Have your students use Python to shoot cupid’s arrow through a hea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/heartpython
TI STEM Camps Open Doors for Students | Texas Instruments
...ponent of an experiential program to provide a technology-rich environment to increase participation and retention of historically underrepresented K–12 youth in STEM fields. Established as a joint venture in 1993 between NASA Glenn Research Center and Cuyahoga Community College, the project grew...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/rural-ti-stem-camps-open-doors
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Ellen Browne
...school where she teaches. Oh, and she uses her violin to teach math. Fast Facts About Ellen: TEACHES WHAT: Integrated math and engineering, 9th-12th grade TEACHES WHERE: Pomfret School in Pomfret, Connecticut TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 38 years Ellen in her own words: Why did you be...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/teacherofthemonth
Jingle Bells, Falling Snow and Python Lists | Texas Instruments
... name, the note length and the lyric associated with that note (usually just a syllable in this case). Each element is a Python tuple such as (“f4”,0.125,“the”) which represents the note “F” in the 4th octave as a quarter note (0.25) for the word “the.” The program also uses a Ball Class (see ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-lists
Who knew math had moves?
...perfect time for us to be able to have something like this in the classroom,” said Brown. Students in her computer science class were among more than 1200 students across San Antonio that participated in an area-wide STEM day, sponsored by TI. Employees from TI and T³ instructors, who were in San...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/rockinwithrover
IB® Exam Resources, Tips and Tricks | Texas Instruments
...iver measures the equal distance to the far left end and the far right end of the Liberty Bridge in Greenville, South Carolina, at a central angle of 120°. She found this distance to be 160 ft. See the diagram below (not to scale). A sector is formed with these two equal distances and th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ibresources
7 Books To Beat the Summer Heat | Texas Instruments
... “Taking Action: Implementing Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices” by NCTM A series of books with one for each grade, K–5, 6–8, 9–12. These books take the effective mathematics teaching practices presented in “Principles to Actions” and develop them further through the lens of...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/7-books-2022-summer-reading-list
Python Modules Have More Fun | Texas Instruments
...an detect syntax errors in the code for you (but not runtime errors or programmer errors). FIREWRKS (the center screen) is the program and COLOR120 is the imported module: FIREWRKS.py uses code from four modules to draw colorful random stars on the screen. COLOR120.py is a module I...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-modules-have-more-fun