Promposal With Balloons and Buttons | Texas Instruments
... students to enter for a chance to win some cash for their prom night!* To be honest, it’s been quite some time since I have thought about prom (1966; I did not attend any proms but our wedding song in 1970 was “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” by Frankie Valli). From what I have seen since, kids t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/promposals
7 Books To Beat the Summer Heat | Texas Instruments
...s. “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 ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/7-books-2022-summer-reading-list
Have You Heard About a Mixed Six Task? | Texas Instruments
... most of her attention, she still loves working with TI to provide resources, conference sessions and webinars. Carter retired in June of 2022 after 46 years at West Florence High School in Florence, South Carolina. She is a T³™ National Instructor. She also served as an Exam Leader at the 2022 A...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/mixed-six-task
It's the Most Math-Magical Time of the Year!
...kage but will also receive a TI-84 calculator and our famously festive holiday sweater! The sweepstakes begin on Nov. 30 at 9am CT and end on Dec. 16 at 11:59pm CT. Don’t delay — enter the sweepstakes today! Holiday Social Media Contest About the author: Kareya Saleh is the Social Media...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/tiholidaysweepstakes
You Can Teach an Old Snake New Tricks: Computer Science on the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
... #4. Pick a random card from the deck. #5. Print the question. Wait for the student to press [clear]. #6. Display the question and answer. Wait for the student to press [clear]. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
12 Days of Holiday Math Challenges
...your TI-84 Plus CE. 5) Happy Holidays Ask your students to manipulate this equation. The answer is certain to make them smile this holiday season. ; 6) Tree Twister We’ve got a holiday challenge for you: If our Christmas tree was 15 rows taller, what numbers would be on the two center pieces? 7...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/12-days-of-holiday-math-challenges
Math (X)pression Quiz | Functional Fun
...: #fff;max-width: 500px;padding: 20px;box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07), 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07), 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07), 0 8px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07), 0 16px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07), 0 32px 64px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07);}#close-modal {float: right;cursor: pointer;font-size: 1....https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/math-xpression-quiz/functional-fun
BestofChemistry
... several animations. This is a great way to introduce a very abstract concept. Screenshots from the Intermolecular Forces activity. 6. Chemical Formula: Ionic Compounds — Why Am I Charged? When you are ready to introduce charges and bonding with students, start with this simul...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofchemistry
Field Goal vs. Ice Cream: The Ultimate Game Day Matchup
... couch. About the author: Cara Kugler currently works as the Instructional Content Manager at Texas Instruments. She has been with TI for over 16 years and works with educators to create content and resources to help both teachers and students get the most of TI technology in the classroom ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/thebiggame
Robotics for the 21st Century | Texas Instruments
...etry and introductory algebra. The aha! moment when a student realizes why their robot is not driving a triangle even though they specified a turn of 60 degrees is priceless! This is an introduction to interior versus exterior angles that they won’t soon forget. And solving a system of two linear...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/roboticsweek2022
Which TI Calculator for the SAT® and Why?
...T graphing calculator TI-84 Plus Silver Edition graphing calculator TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition graphing calculator TI-85 graphing calculator TI-86 graphing calculator TI-89 graphing calculator (this is a CAS calculator) TI-89 Titanium graphing calculator (this is a CAS calculator) TI-Nspi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/which-ti-calc-sat
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Daniel Wilkie
...ey tend to learn more and their peers tend to listen more. My favorite example is I had two very quiet kids, who did not talk much in class, present 60-70 slides on conic sections to the entire class. They basically taught my opening conic sections through cool, 3D modeling that showed cones sta...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/teacherofthemonth
Monday Night Calculus: Your Questions, Our Answers
...alculus: Your Questions, Our Answers — Session 5 Presentation Nov. 15: Monday Night Calculus: Your Questions, Our Answers — Session 6 Presentation Dec. 6: Monday Night Calculus: Your Questions, Our Answers — Session 7 Presentation Students and teach...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mondaynightcalculus
Leveraging CAS To Explore & Teach Mathematics, Part 2
... math on the non-CAS TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator. On a Calculator page, use the algebra menu to access the Factor tool, and calculate factor(6) followed by factor(10). On the next line, access the Least Common Multiple tool from the algebra menu and calculate lcm(6, 10). The...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas_pt2
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
...and how math shapes their world, and they crave math knowledge they can relate to. A new TI Education Technology survey of 1,000 students found that 46 percent of kids say they love or really like math, nearly twice as many than those that said they don’t like it. Think about that for a moment....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
7 Reasons Why Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator Is a Must-Have for Your Classroom
...ent model also enriches the instructional experience by enabling the inclusion of notes, images and other supporting material for Python programs. #6: Portable programming platform The Python environment on the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator does not require any additional configuration ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
How To Use the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators To Succeed on the ACT®
...io of the opposite side to the hypotenuse, show them the image below and have them use their TI-84 Plus CE to calculate the sine of the three angles (65°,75° and 85°). Ask them: What do you think the sine of 90° would be? Test your conjecture by finding the sine of (88°,89° and 90°). Why is ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/digital-act-84
Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
...dotted line and the small circle show a time of .293 s, which corresponds to the first entry in cell B2 in the Lists & Spreadsheet (L&S) page (Figure 6). Record all those times, for as many bounces as possible, in the second column. Using these entries allows us to compute the difference in time ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity
Mission Celebration: Use Math to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
...culators, and let’s take a look at some out-of-this-world activities to help students mark this milestone on the moon using math. Boom! On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were on approach to Tranquility Base when Armstrong realized they were flying into a field of car-sized boulders...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/july/missioncelebration
Madness in March Underscores the “M” in STEM
...facts around the opportunity to grow STEM talent. 1. Demand is high: STEM occupations are projected to grow by 9% from 2015 to 2024, compared to 6% growth for non-STEM occupations (“STEM Jobs: 2017 Update,” U.S. Department of Commerce) STEM workers command higher wages, earning 29% more ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/mathmadness
Solution 30491: Correcting Issues Graphing the Finance Balance Bal() Function on the TI-Nspire™ Family Handhelds and TI-Nspire Family Software.
...is attempting to create a continuous line. There are two ways graph the Balance function which are listed below: Using the mortgage example: Term = 360 Months Interest Rate = 7.29% Loan Amount = $550,000 Monthly Payment = $4000 Function Graph in Discrete Mode: • Open a Graphs page by pressing [...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/30491
Solution 30711: Using The Nextprime() Function On A TI-Nspire™ or TI-Nspire CAS Family Products.
...application, press the catalog button (the open book). • Across the top of the screen, choose the last tab. This is tab 5 on Non CAS Products, or tab 6 on CAS Products. • Scroll to "numtheory", and press [enter], then scroll to "nextprime". • Press [enter] on "nextprime". This will take you ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/30711
Solution 24631: The Computer Algebra System (CAS) and Texas Instruments Graphing Calculators.
...isplay a solution in exact (EXACT) and approximate (APPROX) form (in FIX and FLOAT decimal modes). • Indefinite integration • Limits computation • Functions composition • Derivatives and Differential Equations Solution 24631: The Computer Algebra System (CAS) and Texas Instruments Graphing C...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/24631
Solution 33812: Algorithm Used for the cZeros() (Complex Zeros) Function on the TI-Nspire™ CAS Family.
...ar) function does this by computing exp►list(cSolve(expression = 0, var, var). Please refer to the example provided below. Example: cZeros(x5+4x4+5x3-6x-3, x) 1) Press [doc►] [7] [►] [2] [enter]. 2) Change the Display Digits to Fix 3: and Calculation Mode to Auto. 3) Tab over to Make Default and ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/33812
Solution 36921: TI-84 Plus CE when at low battery may display an Xmit error.
...complete.When encountering a low battery situation, the system notifies the user that they should recharge their battery. In low battery conditions, functions may cease to work properly in these cases therefore it is highly recommended to charge the Graphing Calculator’s to a proper battery leve...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/36921