How To Celebrate National Chemistry Week With Students | TI
...ll as any other with data collection in the science classroom. When I returned back to my school, I presented the information to my principal, and he purchased a set of handhelds and lots of sensors for my classes. I attend and present at various local, state and national conferences where I d...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/celebrate-chemistry-week-with-students
You Can Teach an Old Snake New Tricks: Computer Science on the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
...on the TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing calculator is the ability to drive the TI-Innovator™ Rover using Python. In the past, I’ve spent the first two weeks of the year teaching my students TI-Basic on the Rover. Day one, students practice sequential programing using only rv.forward, rv.left and rv....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
In Honor of National Chemistry Week, 5 “Organic” Ways to Incorporate TI Technology Into Chemistry Class
... collected data. By using the TI-Nspire™ CX Navigator™ System, the students’ calculators are connected through a wireless adapter to the teacher’s computer. The TI-Nspire™ CX Navigator™ System can project the students’ screens. Imagine having eight groups of lab data and being able to project tha...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/chemistryweek
How a TI Calculator and a Few Special Teachers Added up to an Engineering Career at TI
...o be an engineer.” In fact, in school I never felt that I was very good at mathematics, and it wasn’t one of my favorite subjects. I always loved computers and technology but wasn’t sure that I could ever be “good enough” to actually turn that love into a career. Developing that confidence would...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/eweek2021
Gas Lab
Students determine the molecular weight of a pure gas in a balloon by using gas laws and trapping the gas in a glass bottle. Students watch the instructor demonstrate the lab on day one. On day two and three they practice the lab. On day four we discuss the lab and all the calculations. On da...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/gas-lab
Buy A Word
Students complete multi-step task/problem solve; use decimals, FIX key, place value keys; see that fractions/decimals represent a part of a whole in money; organize table/record; put monetary value on letters and find sum of those letters.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/buy-a-word
STEMnauts
... excitement, the last two words of her email got mixed up. Where is she going? Hi Scott, I’m off to the space station in 2018! I guess it is time to buy winter clothes for training in Dyst Voyu! Space Station Training Mixup (5 points) The International Space Stat...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/stem/stem-behind-nasa/stemnauts
Computer Science | Professional Learning | Texas Instruments
...ional development pushes you to think in a way that maybe you haven’t thought about in years.” — Bridget Soumeillan, Curriculum Developer Manager Eureka Math at Great Minds (Louisiana) “T³™ instructors go above and beyond to help us implement TI technology into our classes.” — C...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/computer-science/professional-learning
TI Talks speaker series | Texas Instruments
...scussed how to extend academic preparation and industry-based learning opportunities for students in K–12. View on demand Register now --> ZHwtO6BL4UY A Shared Vision: Writing Success Stories One Student at a Time Leveraging ESSER and Other Public Funding To Support After-School ...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/funding-and-research/partners/ti-talks
Financial Literacy | How-tos | Texas Instruments
... Overview Lessons How-tos Professional Learning Purchase .solo-hero.custom-bg-change { background: url("https://education.ti.com/-/media/TI/Education/Images/Reso...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/financial-literacy/how-to
Inverse Functions on the TI-84 Plus CE | Texas Instruments
...mperatures, in ℉, using f(x). Opposite equation for converting temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius. As students solve for the input of the function, in ℃, yielding 50℉, I encourage students to list the operations used in solving for the input (as shown above). This ultimatel...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/investigating-inverse-functions-ti-84-plus-ce
5 Educators Using Robotics To Teach Math | Texas Instruments
...t of the face, creating the reflection over the axis of symmetry of the face. The Rover also includes a pen holder so students can “draw” the output of their scaled geometric shape as the Rover follows their commands. “I believe the lesson allowed students to understand coding a little b...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/using-robotics-to-teach-math
Middle School Math Meets Python Game Design | Texas Instruments
...out the TI-84 Plus CE Python or TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator. Last but not least, did ratios and proportions make your list? How about putting ratios and proportions to use and make a game? Unlike the other three projects mentioned above, let’s use students’ understanding to create...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/middle-school-math-python-game-design
Fan’s Favorite Features on TI-84 Plus CE | Texas Instruments
...he right calculator model is an important decision for teachers, students and parents alike. (After all, they do tend to last forever!) Where to buy your own Another thing people loved? The variety of trendy colors! It’s fun to match your calculator to your own style and make it the ultimat...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/five-fan-favorite-features-ti84plus
Plotting a Normal Curve
This activity introduces students to the graph of the normal curve and the affect of changing the standard deviation on the shape of the graph. Students, with the aid of their TI calculators and TI-Navigator system, each find ten random numbers from a normal distribution whose mean is 12 and whos...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/plotting-a-normal-curve
Plotting a Binomial Probability Distribution Curve
This activity introduces students to the graph of a binomial probability distribution and the affect of changing the probability of success on the shape of the graph. Students, with the aid of their TI calculators and TI-Navigator system, each find ten random numbers from a binomial distribution ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/plotting-a-binomial-probability-distribution-curve
Arithmetic and Geometric means
This activity relates the concepts of the arithmetic and geometric means of two numbers. Students, with the aid of their TI calculators and TI-Navigator system, compute the arithmetic and geometric means for four different pairs of numbers. They send their results to the teacher's computer where ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/arithmetic-and-geometric-means
6 Tips for Navigating the First Week | Texas Instruments
...tudents. For example, I would not allow students to have their cell phones out in my classroom. In fact, a Rutgers University–New Brunswick study published by “Educational Psychology” connects in-class cellphone use with lower test scores. Students are free to check their phones after the bel...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/6-great-tips-first-week-of-school
5 Educators Using Robotics To Teach Math | Texas Instruments
...t of the face, creating the reflection over the axis of symmetry of the face. The Rover also includes a pen holder so students can “draw” the output of their scaled geometric shape as the Rover follows their commands. “I believe the lesson allowed students to understand coding a little b...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/using-robotics-to-teach-math
Where to Buy TI-Innovator™
Where to Buy TI-Innovator™ global website Where to Buy TI-Innovator™ Hub with TI LaunchPad™ Board The TI-Innovator™ Hub and its accessories are available for purchase at the following retailers: ...https://education.ti.com/en/purchase/purchase-innovator
Special Offers | Calculators and Technology | Texas Instruments
... Pre-service teachers can receive discounts of 30% or more (from MSRP) on purchases of TI technology. Discounts Try before you buy. Request to borrow TI technology at no cost for events like teacher workshops, conferences and training to get hands-on experience before purcha...https://education.ti.com/en/educators/special-offers
How I overcame my fear of mathematics and finally understood the world
... engrossed in baseball and martial arts. As long as I was playing something, I was happy. Throughout high school, athletics was far and away my No. 1 purpose in life. On the other end of the spectrum – quite possibly the farthest thing away from my interests – was mathematics. The mere thought of...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/overcoming-fear-of-math
Mission Impossible: A Perfect March Madness® Bracket
...u’re billions of times more likely to be eaten by a shark than making it through the second round of your bracket without a miss. Talk about a lucky guy! But we’re not finished yet. If we jump all the way to guessing all 63 games correctly, assuming each team has an equal chance in every game, t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/basketball
Five Tips for High School STEM Camps
...s to control the irrigation system. Writing these introductory programs led students to ask more questions about how to control their system, which inputs might make sense, and how to know if the system was reading the output. Once they started asking questions about the overall system, we dug i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/june/five-tips-for-high-school-stem-camps
mathyoga
...atics. In his spare time, he enjoys kayaking and fishing with his sons and spending time with his family. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @cbmathguy. To celebrate International Day of Yoga, we are sharing a few of our favorite ways to add movement into math class. Namaste! Discover Yoga’s ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathyoga