GEAR UP Grant Partnerships
... To learn more about GEAR UP grants visit www2.ed.gov/gearup Hear your fellow GEAR UP directors talk about working with TI. Our premier systemic mathematics program, TI MathForwardTM, addresses algebra readiness for students. This program is research-based, and incorporates our TI-Ns...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/funding-and-research/funding_gearup
Visualizing Equations Using Mobiles
...ch direction. Sample Assessment If 3c + b = 2b and b = 18 what is c? Answer: c = 6 Understanding Mobiles can be used as a visual/physical model to leverage student reasoning about an equation involving two variable expressions in terms of balance between weights on mobiles. Wha...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/visualizing-equations-using-mobiles
Probability Diagrams and Tables
...8114 Probability Diagrams and Tables Planning and Resources Objectives Students distinguish between an experiment in which the outcomes are equally likely and one in which the outcomes are not equally likely. They organize a list of all possible outcomes and find the probability of a certai...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/probability-diagrams-and-tables
Intro to Data
... of the times? a. 1 to 17 hours b. 16 hours c. 17 hours d. 1 to 2 hours Answer: b) 16 hours Understanding A statistical investigation always begins with a statistical question, one where the responses will have variability. What are the students doing? Students think about the overall...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/introduction-to-data
Comparing Populations using Sample Statistics
... can provide indication of a real difference between population means. Sample Assessment The scores on an achievement test for 20 randomly selected boys and 20 randomly selected girls are collected. Which expressions provides some evidence that girls scored better than boys? a) mean boys - mean ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/comparing-populations-using-sample-statistics
Choosing Random Samples
...rstanding A random sample is a sample in which every possible subset of the population has equal chance of being selected. There are many ways to generate random samples such as: drawing names from a hat, generating random numbers, etc. What are the students doing? Students explore diff...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/choosing-random-samples
Mean as Fair Share
..., 8, 3, 2, 5, 8, 12? a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7 e. 8 Answer: c) 6 Understanding The concept of “fair share” can be developed in two different ways: 1) those with the most give something to those with the least until everyone has the same amount or 2) total all the contributions and divide t...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/mean-as-fair-share
Mean as Balance Point
...the teams in last place are from 6. Depending on your focus, you can introduce the concept of absolute value or you can just refer to distance as always being positive. Sample Assessment Given the set {1, 5, 7, 7, 10}, if you add the value 6 to the data, the mean absolute deviation will? a. Incre...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/mean-as-balance-point
Comparing Distributions
...ook for Students should note that bar graphs convey some information that can be used to compare distributions, but that they are limited as data analysis tools. Sample Assessment The plot shows the number of points earned in a contest by men and women. Number of points earned: What is the least...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/comparing-distributions
Publisher Connection | Texas Instruments
Publisher Connection | Texas Instruments global website Texas Instruments collaborates with a variety of companies and organizations in the field of mathematics, science, STEM and education to...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections
Transforming Data
...ll shift the center by that value, but will not change the measure of spread. What to look for Transforming data is a fundamental process in data analysis through which unwieldy data can be transformed by shifting or scaling to assist in its analysis. Sample Assessment One of the problems on a ma...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/transforming-data
Linear Inequalities in One Variable
...d solution- preserving moves while using interactive visuals on a number line. What is the teacher doing? Encourage students to think about the ways they learned to solve equations that apply similarly to solving inequalities. The Big Idea Columns Container Column 1 ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/linear-inequalities-in-one-variable
Equations of the Form ax+by = c
... look for Students may note that for equations of the form \(ax+by\) = c where \(a\) and \(b\) are positive, the slope of the "solution line" is always negative. Sample Assessment Which of the following ordered pairs \((x, y)\) is a solution to the equation \(2x+3y = 6\)? a. (6, 3) b. (3, ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/equations-of-the-form-ax-plus-by-equals-c
What is an Exponent?
What is an Exponent? website This lesson allows students to investigate exponents and learn how to use exponents as a compact way to write expressions involving whole number multiplicatio...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/what-is-an-exponent
References by Texas Instruments - US and Canada
...nology-Enhanced Instruction." Pre-publication draft. Bouck, E. C. (2007). 6th Graders with Disabilities using 4-functon Calculators: What one study says. TI EdTech Research Note #4. R. Foshay. Dallas, TX, Purdue University. Bruder, R. (2008). TIM – A two-year Model test on the calculator use from...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/funding-and-research/research/research_bibliography
AP® Calculus | AB3/BC3 2018 Module | Texas Instruments
... Given the derivative (presented graphically and algebraically), this problem involves the analysis of the original function. Go to resource library 393715 AB3/BC3 Planning and Resources- Objectives Students understand that a fractio...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/ap-calculus/fundamental-theorem-of-calculus/sequence2/2018-ab3-bc3
AP® Calculus | BC5 2017 Module | Texas Instruments
... Great for connecting concepts, this question involves a tangent line, the analysis of a function, partial fractions and infinite series. Go to resource library 393721 BC5 Planning and Resources Objectives Students und...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/ap-calculus/series-and-improper-integrals/sequence1/2017-bc5
AP® Calculus | BC2 2020 Module | Texas Instruments
...or this module Videos The videos below are divided into two sections: resource and technology. In the resource videos, you’ll find information on scoring, common misconceptions and techniques for approaching topics in the released free-response questions. The technology...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/ap-calculus/taylor-polynomials-power-series/sequence4/2020-bc2
Ratios & Proportions
...ow to partition one remaining bag of dog food into fractions of a bag so that it can be distributed among the dogs. Have students explore different ways to share the bags of dog food when they have fewer bags of dog food than number of dogs. The Big Idea Students generate equ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios
Extending Exponents
Extending Exponents website In this lesson students investigate how patterns in the computations for \(a^n, (ab)^n, (a^m)^n\) that held for positive integer exponents extend naturally to ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/extending-exponents
Solving Equations
... understanding of solution strategies for equations in one variable. What to look for Students may be challenged when looking for solution pathways that are non-routine. Sample Assessment Which equation has the same solution as \(4-2(x-5)=x-19\)? a. \(2(x+5)=-8\) b. \(3(x-3 )=9\) c....https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/solving-equations
Moving from Proportional Relationships to Linear Equations
...n students use previous experience with proportional relationships of the form \(y = kx\) to consider relationships of the form \(y = mx\) and eventually \(y = mx+b\). 442899 Prop. Relationships to Linear Equations Planning and Resources Objective Students should be able to connect the unit...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/proportional-relationships-to-linear-equations
Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators
... Lesson Snapshot As students explore the concept of adding fractions, they should begin to see that a common denominator will always be the product of the two denominators. What to look for If the denominators do not have a common factor, the rectangles in both unit squares ar...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/fractions/sequence-1/adding-fractions-with-unlike-denominators
Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators
...he subtraction on number lines they have drawn. Then have them model the subtraction on the interactive number lines. Sample Assessment In how many ways can you decompose (5/4) into the sum of two fractions with a denominator of 4? Answer: (1/4)+(4/4); (2/4)+(3/4); (0/4)+(5/4). Understanding ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/fractions/sequence-1/adding-and-subtracting-fractions-with-like-denominators
research-notes
...ly the frequency of access, but types of use that matter. Learn more (4) 6th Graders with Disabilities using 4-function Calculators: What one study says. Students with disabilities performed better when they used a calculator, but still not as well as students without disabilities when they used ...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/funding-and-research/research/research-notes