TI Talks speaker series | Texas Instruments
In our monthly online speaker series, education professionals and TI partners will explore how our partnerships have positively impacted communities around the nation. They will cover a host of topics, including preparedness for post-secondary education, STEM career pathways, computer science e...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/funding-and-research/partners/ti-talks
Calculated Collection | Texas Instruments
...tivities. I balance digital and hands-on options, but lean digital for faster prep. Gotta love that! I create resources that empower teachers and spark student excitement. My interactive lessons, guided notes, and self-checking reviews bring smiles to students' faces. I love to make math a sl...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/calculated-collection
Tossing Coins
In this activity, students will use a simulation to find the experimental probability of independent events, tossing two coins. They will find the sample space and then compare the experimental and theoretical probabilities.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/tossing-coins
7 Calculator Functions Your Students Need | Texas Instruments
... It’s the same number of keystrokes as using the math menu, but as you can see, there are some useful functions built into this shortcut that will come in handy in future math classes. Keep the soft keys in your back pocket for future use! I also like how the menu comes up over whatever you’...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/ti-84-algebra-1-seven-calc-functions
On-demand Webinars
...oom Join Tom Reardon as he shares learnings from The Climate Reality Project® Core Leadership training with former vice president Al Gore. Come explore how your students can model the most current data about climate change, including its causes and consequences, and discover the correl...https://education.ti.com/en/t3-professional-development/webinars-and-tutorials/on-demand-webinars
Summer Reading List for Math Teachers | Texas Instruments
...hot summer reading! “Rise of the Rocket Girls” by Nathalia Holt Start off with a bang with this true story about the women “human computers” at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the 1940s and ’50s. Follow the story of how this elite group of young women transformed rocket de...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/summer-reading-for-math-teachers
Helping Students Save for Retirement | Texas Instruments
...ible about their retirement savings. Meet Harold Peters. He started investing in the late 1950s and early ’60s, but at that time there were large commissions and fees … sometimes as much as 8% per trade! So, he started to study retirement systems and over many years he recognized that fees ca...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/retirement-planning-program
Top Tips From a Science Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
...rd® is that all AP® science exams now approve the use of most TI graphing calculators, which includes Environmental Science. Here’s a look at the upcoming schedule for science exams in 2023: Monday, May 1 — Chemistry Tuesday, May 2 — Environmental Science Tuesday, May 9 — Physics C: Mech...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/scienceapexams
NASA - Space Shuttle Ascent: Mass vs. Time
In this activity, students explore the ascent phase which begins at liftoff and ends when the space shuttle reaches Earth's orbit. The space shuttle must accelerate from zero to approximately 7,850 meters per second (which is approximately 17,500 miles per hour) in eight and a half minutes to re...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--space-shuttle-ascent-mass-vs--time
The Integrated Medical Model
As NASA is designing a new spacecraft capable of taking humans into deep space, and with the future advent of commercial spaceflight, a deeper and better understanding of medical risk has become even more vital for maintaining spaceflight safety and health for humans.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-integrated-medical-model
Candy Pieces
Students will be introduce to hypothesis testing. Students are given the number of pieces by color in a bag of candy. They are asked if they think the bag could have come from a manufacturing process designed to produce equal proportions of each color. They will then use a chi-square test for goo...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/candy-pieces_1
Independence Is the Word
Students use a simulation to find the experimental probability of independent events. They will find the sample space and then compare the experimental and theoretical probabilities.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/independence-is-the-word
Probability Distributions
Students will describe how the distribution of a random sample of outcomes provides information about the actual distribution of outcomes in a discrete sample space.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/probability-distributions_1
NASA - Newton's Cool in the Pool
To prepare for spacewalks, astronauts train at NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL). NASA also uses the NBL to develop flight procedures and verify hardware compatibility -- all of which are necessary to achieve mission success. In this problem, students are presented with a power outage, in...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--newtons-cool-in-the-pool
Roll the Dice
Students compute sample spaces for coin flips, find the various probabilities associated, and graph the probabilities using the calculator.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/roll-the-dice
Linear Regression: Wing Span/Height
Students take measurements of individual's wing span and height and create a coordinate graph. The activity should include at least three different grade levels. Students submit an equation through "Activity Center" and the class compares the different equations.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-regression-wing-spanheight
TI Codes | 10-Minute Coding Activities | Texas Instruments
Engage students in an easy entry into TI-Basic and Python programming. Get short activities that help spark interest in coding, computer science and robotics. TI Codes | 10-Minute Coding Activities | Texas Instruments global website ...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/ti-codes-overview
AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-Nspire™ CX Graphing Calculator
... content development projects including the Math in Motion series. He has always found joy in exploring the patterns and logic of mathematics. 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. The...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/apstatstipsfornspire
AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-84 Plus
... will be the same format as prior years, several features of the TI-84 Plus CE Graphing Calculator will still be useful for you. In this post, I have compiled a list of 6 of the most important statistics features to know for the TI-84 Plus CE. 1: Regression Analysis It is unlikely that you will ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/apstats2021
DIY TI Codes Contest
... product. To help you out, here are some past TI Codes Contest themes: Everyday life Food Living and working in space Health, wellness or medicine Establish a timeline and logistics Our TI Codes Contest typically consists of fou...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/diy-ti-codes-contest
roboticsweek2021
...ing them. In celebration of National Robotics Week, I wanted to introduce you to the Electronics Online Challenge that was part of the VEX Robotics competition season. This teardown contest was organized by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (with Texas Instruments [TI] as a proud ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/roboticsweek2021
Leveraging CAS to Explore and Teach Mathematics
You can't spell Calculus without the letters C, A, and S, but a Computer Algebra System has unforeseen potential in any math class that requires algebraic thinking. (Try to find one that doesn't!) I'll be the first to admit that I wasn't sure I was a “CAS fan” when first introduced to it. I didn...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas
TI Calculators + Chromebook™ Computers = A Powerful Combo for Math Class
... content development projects including the Math in Motion series. He has always found joy in exploring the patterns and logic of mathematics. In his spare time, he enjoys kayaking and fishing with his sons and spending time with his family. Texas Instruments graphing calculators continue to ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ti_calculators_and_chromebooks
Leveling the Math Playing Field
.... Years ago, my principal challenged our math department when we wanted to add a new course, Algebra I Foundations, for students that we worried wouldn’t be successful in a standard algebra I course. Although our intentions were good in wanting to find a way for students to feel successful in an...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/levelplayingfield
TI Codes Contest Winners Revealed
Texas Instruments (TI) teamed up with NASA earlier this year to host the TI Codes Contest, where students could compete in teams to put their programming, problem-solving and creativity into practice in a space-themed challenge. We asked students to think of ways to improve a process or product...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ticodeswinners