GEAR UP Grant Partnerships
...nts successfully works with current and potential GEAR UP grant recipients across the country to provide the foundation for GEAR UP success through a combination of math, science and STEM technology, professional development and resources. Contact us for assistance for assistance as you plan and ...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/funding-and-research/funding_gearup
Probability Diagrams and Tables
...same time. 408114 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 probabili...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/probability-diagrams-and-tables
Probability and Simulation
... not obvious. 406774 Probability and Simulation Planning and Resources Objectives Students choose an appropriate model to simulate a chance outcome. They recognize the difference between the underlying structures of chance events that have a specified number of repetitions versus chance ev...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/probability-and-simulation
Outliers
...lyze data sets. 409872 Outliers Planning and Resources Objectives Students learn to identify outliers in a set of data through both visual and computational approaches. They can describe the impact of outliers on measures of center and spread. Vocabulary outlier upper quartile lower quarti...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/outliers
Modeling Linear Relationships
...residual plot do not model the data well. Sample Assessment The scatter plot below shows the relationship between height, in centimeters, and the arm span, in centimeters, of 15 students in a class. Based on the scatter plot, determine which ordered pair would be the farthest from the best fit l...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/modeling-linear-relationships
Introduction to Histograms
... Histograms are particularly useful for very large data sets where a dot plot would be difficult to manage. What are the students doing? Students compare different bin widths for the same data and explore the effect of adding data points to a histogram. What is the teacher doing? Help student...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/introduction-to-histograms
Law of Large Numbers
... estimate the probabilities of possible outcomes by repeating the chance process a large number of times. Vocabulary distribution variability sample space outcome frequency relative frequency In this lesson, students investigate how the relative frequency of an outcome approaches th...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/law-of-large-numbers
Sample Proportions
...s of a given size from a population. What to look for When comparing simulated sampling distributions, be sure the sample size is the same unless the file has been set to proportions rather than counts. Sample Assessment Would you rather go to a small hospital where a sample of 10 operations show...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/sample-proportions
What is a Variable?
...es Students should understand that a variable can take on any one of a range of values. They recognize an algebraic expression as one involving some combination of variables, numbers and mathematical operations. Vocabulary expression variable constant In this lesson students evaluat...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/what-is-a-variable
Research
Research global website Funding and research Research shows how TI educational technology and programs are an essential component of greater student achievement. Learning Gains from Teachi...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/funding-and-research/research
What is an Exponent?
...ng whole number multiplication. 398118 What is an Exponent? Planning and Resources Objectives Students should be able to use and interpret the definition of an exponent. They create equivalent numerical multiplication expressions using whole number exponents. Vocabulary exponent base factor...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/what-is-an-exponent
Fraction Multiplication
... creates a product less than the number; multiplying any number by a fraction greater than one produces a product greater than the number. Vocabulary commutative property of multiplication reciprocal This lesson uses interactive unit squares to explore the concept of fraction multipl...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/fractions/sequence-1/fraction-multiplication
TI-Innovator™ Activities - Science Olympiad Detector Building | TI
... The Science Olympiad’s newest Div. C event, Detector Building, is now one of the 23 approved events for this year’s competition. This year’s competition has students building, testing and coding a working mass scale. Texas Instruments (TI) has plenty of resources...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/stem/projects/detector-building-event
Making Music With Code | Borrow | Texas Instruments
...e selected a date to kick off the project, we’ll schedule a shipment of all equipment class sets to send to your school or venue. After completing the project, we’ll email you prepaid FedEx return labels. Simply attach the labels to the boxes containing the equipment, and drop them ...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/stem/projects/making-music-with-code/borrow
Python coding: Do While Loops | Texas Instruments
... Do While Loops This activity extends the “Teaching Foundations of Computer Science With Python on TI-Nspire™ Technology” workshop to study additional topics from computer science with the support of the TI-Nspire™...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/computer-science-foundations/do-while-loops
Extending Exponents
...should be able to extend properties of postive integer exponents to all integer exponents, apply properties of exponents to express numbers in scientific notation, and interpret and explain numerical expressions involving exponents that are 0, negative, or \(\frac{1}{2}\) or \(\frac{1}{3}\). V...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/extending-exponents
Building a Table of Ratios
... recognize that the rows (or columns) of a ratio table are some (positive rational) multiple of each other. This will be important when they begin to compare ratios. What to look for Have students explain their strategies for solving problems involving equivalent ratios. Sample Assessment If Sara...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/building-a-table-of-ratios
Solving Equations
...2=2x-3\) d. \(3x-4= 2x+7\) Answer: d. \(3x-4=2x+7\) Understanding Solving linear equations with rational number coefficients can combine a variety of methods. What are the students doing? Students solve equations by a variety of solution strategies and compare solution ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/solving-equations
Building Expressions
Building Expressions website In this lesson students focus on comparing expressions and establish a foundation for the definition of equivalent expressions. 398280 Building Expressions P...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/building-expressions
What's a Solution to a System of Equations?
...le to describe the solution in terms of the graphs of the two equations, and identify characteristics of equations that will lead to each possible outcome. Vocabulary system of linear equations in two variables intersection slope parallel lines solution to a system of two linear equations ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/what-is-a-solution-to-a-system-of-equations
Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators
... creating equivalent fractions that have the same denominator, then use the process for adding fractions with like denominators. Vocabulary congruent common factor This lesson uses unit squares to help students investigate addition and subtraction of fractions with unlike denominator...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/fractions/sequence-1/adding-fractions-with-unlike-denominators
Units Other Than a Unit Square
...ctions using area models. 393727 Units Other Than a Unit Square Planning and Resources Objectives Students understand that fractions can only be compared if they refer to the same whole. They also recognize that fractions can only be added or subtracted if they refer to the same whole. Vocab...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/fractions/sequence-1/units-other-than-a-unit-square
Multiplying Fractions by a Whole Number
...ole Number Planning and Resources Objectives Students understand that the product of a whole number n and a fraction (a/b) is (na/b). Vocabulary commutative property of multiplication This lesson can be used to develop multiplication of a fraction by a whole number. 393722 Multi...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/fractions/sequence-1/multiplying-fractions-by-a-whole-number
Solving Systems of Equations Algebraically
...tickets and total number of child tickets that she buys? Answer: 10 adult tickets and 4 child tickets. Understanding Develop linear combinations of two quantities and investigate what happens when a constraint is imposed on the linear combination \(ax+by\) for a given \(a\) and ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/solving-systems-of-equations-algebraically
Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators
...n 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 Sub...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/fractions/sequence-1/adding-and-subtracting-fractions-with-like-denominators