Hands-on STEM activities in honor of Jack Kilby
...ie apocalypse? Most of us would grab our family and survival kits and run to safety. However, would any of us think about using science to create a vaccine to stop the infection? In this STEM Behind Hollywood science activity, students will investigate chemistry and life sciences principles, obse...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2016/september/kilby-day
Build It With TI: Science Olympiad
...ition will instead require teams to create a working conductivity sensor. The rules state: “Teams will build a durable Conductivity Device that will accurately measure and display both voltage and concentrations of NaCl in parts per million (ppm) from 0 to 5000 ppm of different water samples.” ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/scienceolympiadresource
roboticsweek2021
...apart and analyzed were: Samsung electronic vacuum Motorola flip phone A VEX controller A combination DVD player/karaoke machine Cisco Modular Access Router A TV remote TI calculators Northshore Robotics Team 98577A, Team Pelican, taking apart a Samsung POWERbot electronic va...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/roboticsweek2021
Meet the First Winner of the Spread the Math Love Contest Who Is Making Military Dreams Come True
...spiring her love of math and helping to facilitate her military career. “I can honestly say that I may have never chosen this path, or been able to succeed, without the mentorship of Mr. Marr. His mathematical abilities, which are remarkable on their own, are far outweighed by his passion for tea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlove
Meet the BAMFFs, Best Awesome Mathematical Friends Forever, Who are Spreading Math Love
...d-winning math team. For his prize, TI is donating $1,500 to help with expenses for the math team. “That’s huge. At most we have about $100 in our account at any given time, and we’ve been spending a lot of our own money over the years, so this is going to be awesome,” said Ms. Meinke. Ms. Mein...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathbesties
TI Calculators + Chromebook™ Computers = A Powerful Combo for Math Class
... to copy the screenshot, save it to their files or even save it to their Google Drive™ online storage service folders if they log in to their Google account. Screen capture. From here, students can easily paste the screenshot into a Google Slides™ presentation or other document. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ti_calculators_and_chromebooks
Top 3 Halloween-Themed Classroom Activities
...ctions and more Understanding the function of various parts of the human brain Investigating and discussing factors dealing with immunity and vaccines Examine the four parts of the brain impacted by the zombie virus. If you want to keep the zombie fun going for a ful...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/halloween
TI Codes Contest Winners Revealed
...king water conditions affect the health and well-being of populations on Earth, and discover that astronauts aboard the ISS must still guard against accidental bacterial water contamination. The concept: The Drank Tank — a water purifier that can function in zero-gravity conditions to ensure th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ticodeswinners
Going for Gold: 5 Sports-Themed Activities to Engage Your Students
... With this data, students could plot and investigate many different ideas such as: Plot time versus distance Calculate velocity Calculate acceleration Plot distance versus velocity Calculate how fast they are running in miles per hour In the screenshots above, the distance ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/goingforgold
Senior Drummers Hit a High Note as Winners of Spread the Math Love Contest
...P® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, TI products. Policies subject to change. Visit www.collegeboard.org. About the author: Ellen Fishpaw is the Media Relations and Communications Manager for Texas Instruments Education Technolo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/studentsspreadmathlove
Meet TI’s STEM Squad and Request a Visit for Your School
.... It’s really easy to control and navigate,” said Baltimore seventh-grader Khudaijah Amin. After a bit of trial and error, just about everyone has success, but more importantly, they have fun. “It’s especially cool because we live in a world where there’s a lot of opportunities for this and it’s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemsquad
Celebrating Girl Scouts Day: Seeing Herself in STEM
Many people know about Girl Scouts, especially when cookie season comes around and boxes of Thin Mints® and Samoas® line the break rooms of offices and accrue in the pantries of homes. Yes, the cookies are delicious, but what Girl Scouts is doing to shape girls to be the next generation of scie...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girl-scouts-day
Celebrate #CSEdWeek Teaching Students to Code With TI
...novator™ Hub. My students rose to the challenge with very little coding experience, as well as my limited knowledge, and we learned together. Their successful smiles and “yahoos” when they determined their errors, solved their problems and designed their own projects were contagious. As a result,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweekwithti
5 Spook-tacular Ways to Bring the Halloween “Spirits” Into Your Classroom
...Plus CE graphing calculator. Here is the Pumpkin Pi edition of our Halloween-themed slide case that you can print from a link on Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3901650. Up your Halloween game by printing a Pumpkin Pi case for your TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spookymath
Shifting From Learning Loss to Recovering Learning in the New School Year
... without the pandemic. Shifting our perspective to focus on the positive experiences students had, though, allows us to understand that learning did occur. It may not have looked the same as in previous years, but if you look carefully, it was there. For instance, many students learned self-disci...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/recoverlearning
Why It’s Good to Make Mistakes in Math Class
If you’re a math teacher, you’re familiar with students anxiously asking to use their calculators. For them, it may feel like a secret weapon that will help them be more successful in math class. Throughout elementary school, kids trudge through adding fractions, multiplying five-digit numbers ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/commoncalculatormistakes
Best of Physics Activities for the Fall Semester
... nice job in helping students see and understand Newton’s second law through the use of a simple simulation meant to collect data on mass, force and acceleration. Screenshots from the Newton’s Second Law activity. 3. Forces and Motion: Free Body Diagrams This activity has sev...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofphysics
A Teacher’s Take on Prioritizing Self-Care for a New Year, New You
... dinner. However, it’s important to remember that self-care isn’t always about treating yourself in the moment, but setting your future self up for success. That may include taking the stairs instead of the elevator, eating healthy instead of snacking, drinking water instead of soda, and sleeping...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/newyearselfcare
Five Ways Math Teachers are Superheroes
...ement and support. #5 – Math Teachers go above and beyond their normal duties. Math teachers go that extra mile to make sure their students are successful. Feeling inspired to thank your teacher? Download this free printable card and #ThankATeacher. Learn some of the ways the math teach...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/mathteacherschangetheworld
Tips for Surviving the School Year, Whatever It May Look Like!
...rning opportunities. A few of years ago, I wrote “Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School.” There are many things in there that are still accurate, but I have some new suggestions in light of today’s current situation. Here are five ways to make sure that this school year is better t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/5_backtoschool_tips
Test your math strength against former pro-football player, John Urschel
... conversion rate is under 50%, otherwise why are we having this conversation?) and then have a 50% chance of winning in overtime. Suppose your team succeeds in a two point conversion 100 X p% of the time. If they succeed, then on the next touchdown, they can simply kick the extra point and win. B...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/challenge
Tips for Transitioning to the TI-Nspire CX from the TI-84 Plus
...y important enter key. Notice that trigonometry functions are all found in one key, trig. The bottom section of the keypad has alphabetical keys and access for symbols on the buttons marked π and ?!. Use the Scratchpad The Scratchpad is where you can perform calculations and create graphs quickly...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/transitioning_to_the_ti-nspire
Expanding Knowledge With Financial Literacy | Texas Instruments
In order to raise public awareness about the importance of financial education in the U.S., April is designated Financial Literacy Month. Research shows that individuals who have a deeper understanding about personal finances are better prepared for financial management and long-term economic su...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/financial_literacy
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Fatemia Fuson
...viduality to the table. What is your primary goal for the students you are teaching? I want them to leave school with skills that will help them be successful in life – whether in the workforce or just real life. Knowing how to persevere and be confident in overcoming challenges is important, esp...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/teacher-of-the-month
Top Tips for Tackling the SAT® with the TI-84 Plus CE
On the SAT® exam, calculators are allowed on one of the two math sections. Read on for tips to leverage your TI-84 Plus CE for success on test day! The example questions explained below are like questions you might see on the SAT® exam. 1. Know Your Tools Bring a calculator that you are famil...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/sat_tips_ti84