Get Students Excited About Linear Equations | Texas Instruments
...was where it all began. The challenge was how to use the distance to control the frequency. “Part of the project will wear you out a little … the upside is the students absolutely love it!” Instead of starting your lesson on writing a linear equation or finding the slope of a line, create ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/get-students-excited-about-linear-equations
BA II Plus™ Professional Financial Calculator | Texas Instruments
...r step-by-step instructions covering finance, real estate, accounting, marketing and statistics calculations. Finance professors and instructors can supplement their curriculum with a DVD from eLearnabout.com. Finance professor Gerard T. Olson presents an entertaining look at “Time Value and the ...https://education.ti.com/en/products/calculators/financial/baii-plus-professional
Forensics Case 9 - Killer Cup of Coffee: Using colorimetry to determine concentration of a poison
In this activity, students will use colorimetry to determine the concentration of a colored species in a solution and use a linear relationship to model Beer's law. They use Beer's law to determine the concentration of iron(III)thiocyanate (FeSCN2+) in an unknown solution.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-9--killer-cup-of-coffee-using-colorimetry-to-determine-concentration-of-a-poison
I'm Melting, I'm Melting
Students will use the Vernier EasyTemp© temperature sensor to determine the change in thermal energy for a given mass of ice, the heat of fusion of ice, and percent error.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/im-melting-im-melting
Forensics Case 6 - Measuring Momentum: Using distance moved after impact to estimate velocity
This activity introduces the concept of momentum as it applies to vehicle collisions. Students accurately gather data of collision of a vehicle with a stationary object, and establish a relationship between the distance an object moves after a collision with a vehicle and the momentum of the vehi...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-6--measuring-momentum-using-distance-moved-after-impact-to-estimate-velocity
TI ExamCalc Suite for Digital Assessments | Texas Instruments
...s and teachers who know which calculator is best suited for students to use in class, and the option to use the same calculator on high-stakes exams supports the most optimized testing environment possible. Providing every student equal opportunity for success For test providers, co...https://education.ti.com/en/product-resources/examcalc-software
Transformational Puppet
This activity allows students to practice their skills of reflecting on a line and translating on a vector. The instructions don't ask for creativity but students who finish early can enjoy being creative with this activity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/transformational-puppet
Diameter and Circumference Relationship
A short activity that helps to demonstrate the relationship between diameter and circumference.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/diameter-and-circumference-relationship
Linear Equation Investigation
Students are given a real-life situation (cost of a birthday party) they must create an algebraic equation, table of values, and a scatterplot of the table that is created. They are asked to explain patterns that they observed in each type of representation and also check their accuracy when cre...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-equation-investigation
Composite Rectangular Figures
Students will find the perimeter and area of a composite rectangular figure. They will explain how to find the measures (lengths) of unknown sides as well as the area of the entire polygon by dividing the figure into smaller rectangular figures.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/composite-rectangular-figures
Square it Up!
Students investigate the method of least squares by adding the squares to a scatter plot and moving a line to find the minimum sum. Then they compare their line to the built-in linear regression model.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/square-it-up
Interpreting R -squared
This lesson involves predicting values of a particular variable.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/interpreting-r-squared
How Much Does Bubble Gum Stretch a Rubber Band?
Students will conduct an experiment where they determine how much various quantities of bubble gum affect the length of a rubber band.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-much-does-bubble-gum-stretch-a-rubber-band
Zeros of a Cubic
This activity introduces students to a relationship between the zeros of a cubic function with 3 distinct zeros.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/zeros-of-a-cubic
Summing up Geometric Series
This lesson involves clicking on a slider to see that the area of a square that has been systematically divided into an infinite number of pieces approaches 1.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sum-of-infinite-geometric-series
Have You Lost Your Marbles?
In this activity, students will create a bridge between two chairs and use a slinky to attach a bucket to the bridge. Students will add objects to the bucket and determine the relationship between the number of items added and the distance from the floor.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/have-you-lost-your-marbles
Elliptic Variations
This lesson involves exploring the curves that result from varying the defining conditions of an ellipse.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/elliptic-variations
Introduction to CAS. Adding polynomials, solving equations, factoring trinomials, expanding
This series of activities provides an introduction to some Algebra concelpts using CAS. The activities start with Algebra tiles and CAS. Patterning is modelled for the students so that they can construct the knowledge rather than be given a set of rules. The activities look at adding and subtr...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/introduction-to-cas--adding-polynomials-solving-equations-factoring-trinomials-expanding
Light Me Up!
In this lesson, students will explore from a macroscopic level what actually occurs on the microscopic level when electrodes and a source of DC electricity are placed in a solution.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/light-me-up
Simple Calculator Tips for Algebra 2 | Texas Instruments
...uctures. Algebra 2 introduces all sorts of fun new concepts and functions — logarithms, imaginary numbers and advanced trigonometry, to name a few. When taking this next step in mathematics, it’s important for students to upgrade their calculator skills for t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/simple-easy-calculator-tips-algebra2-concepts
TEKS - Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills | Texas Instruments
...for test day, available only for TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculators. Contact your local consultant for more details. For one-on-one support with STAAR® resources, or questions about receiving additional bonus material, contact your local Educational Technology Consultant today. ...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/teks
Vernier - Heat of Fusion
In this activity, students will use a calorimeter to measure the amount of heat needed to melt ice and determine the heat of fusion for ice. EasyData™ is needed for this activity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--heat-of-fusion
Vernier - Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions
Students will observe two chemical reactions. They will use an EasyTemp probe to determine the change in temperature and identify endothermic and exothermic reactions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--endothermic-and-exothermic-reactions
Matholutions Activity
This simple activity is a great way to empower students to reflect and set their own goals for the math classroom. Use as a conversation starter with your students to reflect upon their desired goals, why they chose their goals and how they plan to achieve them. What additional prompts will you t...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/matholutions-activity
Tiles in a Bag
How many tiles would you have to pick to be confident that your estimated probability truly represents the situation? In this activity, you will draw a tile from a bag, record its color and put it back in the bag. The bag contains 24 tiles some blue and some green. A green tile is considered a s...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/tiles-in-a-bag