Ingenuity-takes-flight
...rate lift. For comparison, that is about the same as Earth’s atmosphere at about 35 km altitude, which is about three times higher than commercial airliners fly. Operate autonomously. Once it has been placed on the surface by Perseverance, Ingenuity uses solar power to charge its batteries and r...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ingenuity-takes-flight
Get Out and #SpreadMathLove
...e math love swag, including a TI graphing calculator.* For teachers, geocaching can help engage students in a different way, and there’s even an online community dedicated to sharing ways you can incorporate geocaching into learning. Now, grab your family or your students, or just get out o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/geocaching
Summer of STEM: Disappearing Cups
... smart ways to avoid unnecessary exposure to acetone. Only use enough acetone to cause the cup to dissolve. Follow your school’s chemical safety guidelines at all times when using this or any chemical available to the school’s science department. What you’ll need: Foam polystyrene cup(cups ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/disappearing_cups
You only get one “first day of school” – use it wisely
...each other with some questions like, “What’s a word that describes you, that starts with the first letter of your name?” I get answers like, Cool Caroline, which end up helping me remember their names much easier. Another one of my first day favorites is to give each student Play-Doh and let them...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/firstday
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
... a series of calculator activities that show kids how they will have to use math in any career, even ones they would least expect, from commercial airline pilot to fashion designer. I’ve witnessed the power of these efforts first hand. When a child can finally relate to a concept they’ve have bee...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
AP® Precalculus Resources Teachers Love | Texas Instruments
...hs of functions. Find minima/maxima of functions. Find numerical solutions to equations in one variable. Find regressions equations to model data (linear, quadratic, cubic, quartic, exponential, logarithmic and sinusoidal) and plot the corresponding residual. Perform matrix operations (e.g., ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/ap-precalculus-resources-teachers-will-love
7 Reasons Why Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator Is a Must-Have for Your Classroom
...n addition to auto-indenting and syntax highlighting, the editor is primarily menu driven. This allows for easy discovery of functions. The use of in-line prompts helps to know the expected parameters for functions. The availability of tool-tips and pick-lists helps to avoid errors by informing t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Virtual Teaching
...™ National Instructor, for some guidance. Snow was the first educator to use TI graphing calculator emulator software while teaching students in an online environment 15 years ago. And, he’s got some helpful tips for classroom teachers now tasked with figuring out how to teach online. Richar...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/distance-education
Customize your TI calculator with a 3-D printed case
...graphing calculator as a straight edge when he’s drafting designs. But, because the slide cases are beveled, they aren’t ideal for drawing a straight line. So, like any good engineer, Galu identified a problem and created a solution to solve it. With his 3-D printable designs, you can print a sli...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/3d-slide-case
A case for handheld graphing calculators
... of students already have a handheld graphing calculator, there is no guarantee they have access to a smartphone, laptop or tablet needed to use an online graphing calculator in class. In fact, two-thirds of classrooms between grades 8 and 12 are not one-to-one, meaning the majority of students d...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
5 Springtime Math Resources for Teachers | Texas Instruments
...love the polar flower graphs from “Spring Into Math," the groovy lettering and flowers from “It’s a Good Day To Do Math," and the extra-large rainbow lines from her “Back to School” bundle. Find more free printables and other ideas on our Classroom Decor Pinterest board. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/fresh-spring-ideas
5 Educators Using Robotics To Teach Math | Texas Instruments
...that they encounter through simple things such as their phones.” Students create the full head of a wolf by creating a reflection over the axis line of symmetry. Try this with your students: Download the If-Then Story/Picture student activity sheet, complete with Grading Rubric for...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/using-robotics-to-teach-math
Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
...plifies it through an op-amp circuit. For the data analysis, we zoomed in on two or three bounces at a time for more detail. In Figure 5, the 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). ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity
Top 6 calculator functions to know for AP® Statistics | TI
...t to RESID: 2nd, stat Check your data: zoom, 9: ZoomStat If the residual plot shows no pattern, then the regression model is a good fit To see the line of fit, turn off Plot2, turn on Plot 1: 2nd , y = When in Plot 1: zoom, 9: ZoomStat Watch how to make a regression model with ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/top-6-calculator-functions-ap-statistics
Bounded Areas | TI-Nspire™ family | Calculus
...t-hand rectangle, right-hand rectangle, midpoint rectangle, and trapezoidal Riemann Sums given the bounded area between, the x-axis, and the vertical lines x = 1 and x = 3. Downloads ZIP Bounded Areas.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Note...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-bounded-areas
AP® Calculus Resources
... of each sequence, and determine that sequences with common differences (called arithmetic sequences) have scatter plots whose points form a straight line. Arithmetic Sequences and Series Students will explore the definition of a function through use of a graph, a set of or...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities
Bounded Areas | TI-Nspire™ family | Calculus
...t-hand rectangle, right-hand rectangle, midpoint rectangle, and trapezoidal Riemann Sums given the bounded area between, the x-axis, and the vertical lines x = 1 and x = 3. Downloads ZIP Bounded Areas.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Note...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-bounded-areas
Applications and Interpretation
... of each sequence, and determine that sequences with common differences (called arithmetic sequences) have scatter plots whose points form a straight line. Arithmetic Sequences and Series Students will explore the definition of a function through use of a graph, a set of or...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Tim Collier
...w. What do you love most about teaching? It's fun to get a class engaged in an activity that they find both enjoyable and intriguing. There's a fine line between learning mathematics and play, and I like to ride that line. Sure, sometimes it’s important for students to sit down and memorize mult...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/february/teacherofthemonth
Graphing Calculators Are Now Approved for the AP® Biology Exam, but What Else Can I Do With Them?
...ollege Board®. Within each practice, there are examples of how a Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculator can help students achieve the outcomes outlined. Science Practice: The student can use representations and models to communicate scientific phenomena and solve scientific problems. With t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/graphingcalculatorsapproved
Analysis and Approaches
... of each sequence, and determine that sequences with common differences (called arithmetic sequences) have scatter plots whose points form a straight line. Arithmetic Sequences and Series Students will explore the definition of a function through use of a graph, a set of or...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
... Activity Overview One of the many ways in which you can think of a derivative is as a function that uses x as an input and returns the slope of the line tangent to f at x. The derivative of a function is often another function with a formula that can be used and applied. In this activity, you w...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-investigating-derivatives-common-functions
Timeline
... TI unveils its first graphing calculator Designed for use in algebra and precalculus courses, the TI-81 graphing calculator becomes the industry leader in handheld graphing technology. 1994 ...https://education.ti.com/en/snapapp/timeline
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
...al function, namely f(x) = \frac{x^{2}-1}{x-1}, having a removable discontinuity. Normally, I would have drawn the graph myself on the blackboard — a line with a prominent “hole” circled at coordinates (1,2). This time, I asked my students to graph it on their calculators. Two students in the ba...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs
Mission Celebration: Use Math to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
...ystem (SLS) Core Stage. This lesson is sure to ignite students’ interest in space-age careers while tackling topics like constant rates of change and linear functions. Fuel for the Fire also includes a game that challenges students to land a spacecraft on the moon. Developed by NASA and TI, The...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/july/missioncelebration