Celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month
...ou can view and download the full TI-Nspire activity on our website. 3: Exploring Domain and Range In this activity, your students will develop the fundamental relationship between a function and its domain and range. This activity is an opportunity to focus on functions and establishing the co...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/mathawarenessmonth
You Can Teach an Old Snake New Tricks: Computer Science on the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
... they are incorrect, students have a physical/visual model illustrating their error. Hallway “races” are a fun way to practice iteration and selection Give students a list of 20–30 questions and answers for a test bank. For example: questions...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
Meet the Mom and Math Teacher Who Is Spreading Major Math Love
... finally give back to her, and give her something that will make her life easier, rather than her giving us something that makes our lives easier, is fun,” said Lauryn. As her prize, Karaman won a teacher pack of TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculators so that all of her students can work on the same ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlovemom
How Else Can We Show This?
...ltiple pathways to show and make sense of the mathematics at hand. 1. Riding the Curves and Turning the Tables When studying quadratic and polynomial functions, I begin by having students tell me everything they see on a graph. They mention things like y-intercepts, x-intercepts, high points and...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/how-else-can-we-show-this
12 Days of Holiday Math Challenges
...o play your favorite holiday tune. Or let your students play “Jingle Bells,” which we have already created for you. ; 3) Let’s Play Dreidel Have some fun with Hanukkah by asking your students to write code on their TI graphing calculators that will spin the dreidel. See who comes out the winner. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/12-days-of-holiday-math-challenges
Adding “Class” to Your Python Code | Texas Instruments
...in the two separate sample programs. Here’s a partial sample of those classes: Object-oriented programming using classes is a different approach to software design that focuses on the nouns (balloons, buttons, objects) in a project rather than the verbs (print, display, =, actions)....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-coding-classes
Insider Tips for Winning the TI Codes Contest
...ge that makes all the magic happen. With TI-Basic, you can write programs on your graphing calculator that help find the slope of a line or create a fun adventure game. You can start programming your current graphing calculator now without any special equipment by visiting education.ti.com/ticod...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/ticodescontest
Leveraging CAS To Explore & Teach Mathematics, Part 2
...typically choose a case where one denominator has a “repeated factor” and/or a denominator containing a factor of “x.”) Transformations of functions In part 1 of this post, which highlights usage of CAS in algebra I, I used the Solve tool to encourage students to consider the number o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas_pt2
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Jessica Kohout
...avigator system, as well as eight TI-Innovator Hubs. By starting with one project per quarter, I'm slowly incorporating coding and engineering design fundamentals into my classes. My hope is to expose my students to the idea of coding, and how it can be used in both Biology and Engineering Design...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/teacher-of-the-month
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
...ak negatively about math, and 44 percent have heard an adult say, “I hate math.” That needs to change. Personally, I have enjoyed exposing my kids to fun things that require math like programming and after-school robotics clubs. These activities allow kids to have a great time collaborating with ...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
... new to programming. In 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 av...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
Customize your TI calculator with a 3-D printed case
... along with a built-in ruler and compass to get all of your measurements in one place. On the less practical side, Galu expects students to have some fun personalizing the customizable calculator cases. “I hope students take the design and use it to express their personality, perhaps by adding th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/3d-slide-case
AP® Calculus Resources
...ave 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 ordered pairs and an input-output diagram. *NEW/UPDATED Back in Time Students wi...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Tim Collier
...acher. It’s easy to help a student learn once you understand who they are as a person and what they know. 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, ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/february/teacherofthemonth
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
...o, I simply started the class with exactly the same example I had used in all my previous calculus courses — a look at the graph of a simple rational 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 ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Lisa Goddard
...acher of the Month What advice would you give to your first-year teaching self? I would say continue to try and find a way to always make learning fun for the students. I work on trying out different activities, instead of teaching the same ho-hum lessons every day. I’ve found that introducing...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/march/teacherofthemonth
To Infinity and Beyond
In this TI-Nspire activity, students will explore the limit of a function and how the behavior of the output value approaches , as the input value approaches a particular value.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/to-infinity-and-beyond_ns
SimCalc MathWorlds App for the TI-73 Explorer
Interactive graphs and formulas make things move, adding a new depth of meaning for key ideas.This App employs interactive motion simulations, visualization tools and the CBR™ Animator (that replays imported motions) to enliven and deepen understanding of both traditional core Algebra material and the ideas underlying Calculus at the same time - for ALL students! Interactive graphs a...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/7E0E5E5C3F134D89A776491316137A6E/simcalc_73
Building Perspectives™ App for the TI-73 Explorer™
This dynamic game challenges students while simultaneously helping them develop skills in estimating, predicting and information gathering.This dynamic game challenges students while simultaneously helping them develop skills in: Estimating Predicting Information gathering In addition, this game focuses on promoting and developing spatial-relation skills in a fun format. This App is the TI-73 Explorer™ version...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/E90B67DF5FC74785BFD513A3D6103061/73buildingperspective
Topics in Algebra 1 (Chapters 1-5) App for TI-73 Explorer™
The power of an Algebra 1 tutorial on your calculator.The power of an Algebra 1 tutorial on your calculator. Students can practice basic Algebra 1 concepts using the tutorial and practice activities to develop algebra comprehension. Students can explore concepts such as: Number sense Linear equations Linear functions Linear inequal...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/CEFBBDB71051463EA7BD94A6050C5705/73topicsinalgebra
Statistics with List Editor App for the Voyage™ 200 and TI-92 Plus
This App delivers statistics capabilities, including inferential statistics.This App provides the functionality students need for an AP* Statistics course! It delivers statistics capabilities, including inferential statistics. Students can import, view and plot CBL 2™ data, explore distributions, tests, intervals, multiple regression, random sampling, goodness of fit ...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/820C3A9E4D6B453DB857EC1B11CDF2EB/92statisticswithlisteditor
Puzzle Tanks™ App for the TI-73 Explorer
Students will love this engaging mathematical problem-solving game that involves filling and emptying two tanks to reach a target number....nts to develop problem-solving skills and learn to estimate. In addition, it is fun, challenging and best of all, teaches important concepts. This App is the TI-73 Explorer™ version of the computer software game Puzzle Tanks from SUNBURST Technology. The Puzzle Tanks App is only ava...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/98DAF4E5A3B246EABB71A62F522E94A3/73puzzletanks
Cabri Geometry™ for the Voyage™ 200 and TI-92 Plus
This App performs analytic, transformational and Euclidean geometric functions and capabilities complement the Cabri Geometry II™computer software.Explore geometry interactively! This App performs analytic, transformational and Euclidean geometric functions and capabilities complement the Cabri Geometry II™ computer software. In addition, students can build geometric constructions interactively with: Points Lines Polygons ...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/2885FFCA3A374D7F92DBB69FF4EC1ABF/92cabrigeometry
Matrices App for the TI-73™ Explorer
Add matrix entry, editing and calculation functions to your calculator!Add matrix entry, editing and calculation functions to your calculator! This application allows up to six matrices (each with up to 100 elements) and performs many of the standard manipulations such as: Transpose Determinant Inverse The Matrices App is only available for th...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/C33701D76A72443EA562E0825A60E1D0/73matrices
Logic Ladder App for the TI-73 Explorer™
Students can have fun while they learn how to use logic and reasoning skills with two great activities on the their calculator....rs, or use clues to determine the correct sequence of various shapes Change shapes to find a correct sequence using clues The Logic Ladder App is available for the TI-73 Explorer™, TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84 Plus, and TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Graphing Calculators. T...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/66783079450C468B841B10DE9DB5EF6F/73logicladder