STEM Behind NASA
STEM Behind NASA global website Out-of-this world math,science and coding activities Explore the STEM principles and processes that make human life in space possible with activitie...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/stem/stem-behind-nasa
Intro to Rates
... DOC TNS Lesson Snapshot Students develop the concept of a unit rate and how to use it to compare amounts in given different ratios. What to look for As students explore unit rates, remind them that to find equivalent ratios, they must m...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/introduction-to-rates
Ratios and Fractions
...the ratio of two different parts of a group or of a part of a group to the whole group. What is the teacher doing? If students are struggling, have them recall the concepts of equivalent fractions and equivalent ratios. It may be helpful to complete a ratio table to illustrate the difference betw...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/ratios-and-fractions
Ratios and Rational Numbers
...pshot Any line that contains the graph of a collection of equivalent ratios goes through the point (0, 0); however, the point (0, 0) is not a member of the collection. What to look for Unit rates are suggested in some of the questions as good strategies for solving problems. Students shoul...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/ratios-and-rational-numbers
Solving Proportions
...s. The importance of units in helping set up a problem and in thinking about the solution is stressed in several places. What is the teacher doing? A common error in setting up proportions is placing numbers in incorrect locations. For this reason students should pay particular attention to the u...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/solving-proportions
What is Probability
...nd how to represent the theoretical probability for an event and can interpret the long-run relative frequency of an event. Vocabulary probability outcome sample space probability model In this lesson, students use simulations to explore the relationship between the theoretical proba...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/what-is-probability
Why Random Samples
...ple Assessment Which of the following is a true statement about a random sample of students from your class? A random sample is: a. choosing whoever comes to mind as you think about students in the class b. choosing two boys and two girls, one of each who gets good grades and one of each who ge...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/why-random-samples
Wiley Publishing
... calculator with Inside Your Calculator: From Simple Programs to Significant Insights. Using carefully constructed diagrams and figures, the author demonstrates how calculator keys compute powers, roots, logarithms, and trigonometry functions, while also providing insights into simple programmin...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections/wiley_publishing
Vernier Science Education
...& Technology Contains 33 of Vernier's most popular lab experiments modified for use with TI-Nspire handhelds and software. The workbook comes with a CD that contains editable versions of the labs. Science with TI-Nspire Technology c2012 Real-World Math with Vernier i...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections/vernier_software
Brendan Kelly Publishing
...nts understand the fundamental concepts of Algebra I by exploiting the full pedagogical power of TI-Nspire™ technology. Semester 1 Topics include: transitioning from arit...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections/brendan_kelly_publishing
Tech Powered Math
...roduction to the TI-Nspire™," teacher and author Lucas Allen continues his TI-Nspire™ Tutorials series with a look at the TI-Nspire™ CAS. The CAS, or computer algebra system, version of the TI-Nspire is popular at the high school and college level alike for its ability to manipulate not just numb...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections/tech_powered_math
Calculus
...Analysis of Rates of Change 9. Back and Forth---Analysis of Spring Motion 10. Analysis of a Bouncing Ball 11. Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions 12. Graphing Relationships 13. Introduction to Slope Fields 14. Using Slope Fields 15. Approximating Integrals with Riemann Sums 1...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/exploration-series/calculus
Building Concepts | Math Resources | Texas Instruments
Building Concepts uses an approach that gives teachers interactive visuals, questions that push students’ thinking and guidance to help their students build a coherent understanding of important mathematical ideas. Building Concepts | Math Resources | Texas Instruments website ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts
Grant Writing Resources
...rategies for writing successful government and foundation grants and includes project management and internet use. Purchase at http://www.corwinpress.com/book.aspx?pid=5263 The Foundation Center’s Guide to Proposal Writing 4th ed. Geever, Jane C. United States of America, 2004 Provides informati...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/funding-and-research/links-to-other-grant-writing-resources
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 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
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
Intro to Data
...ts doing? Students think about the overall distribution of data as a story about the data as a whole rather than thinking of the data as individual elements. What is the teacher doing? Remind students that each dot in the dot plot represents one animal. Explain that these dots are the distributio...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/introduction-to-data
Median and Interquartile Range
...tudents should understand that summary measures of data identify certain key features of the distribution of the data, but do not necessarily give a complete picture of the distribution. They can identify the median as a measure of center and interquartile range (IQR) as measure of spread relat...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/median-and-interquartile-range
Sample Proportions
...n set to proportions rather than counts. Sample Assessment Would you rather go to a small hospital where a sample of 10 operations showed that 8 of them were successful or to a large hospital where on average 75% of the operations are successful? Give a reason for your answer. Response: The large...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/sample-proportions
Scatter Plots
...red observations. What to look for Students can highlight the locations of subgroups of the population within the scatter plot to understand how they compare with regard to one or both of the variables in a scatter plot. Sample Assessment A scatter plot of paired measurement variables can often b...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/scatter-plots
Transforming Data
...t or when each element is multiplied by a non-zero constant. 409873 Transforming Data Planning and Resources Objectives Students recognize how common data transformations affect measures of center and spread. Vocabulary transformation distribution mean median interquartile range (IQR) mea...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/transforming-data
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
Creating Equivalent Fractions - Texas Instruments
... In this lesson, students explore how to create equivalent fractions by multiplying the numerator and denominator of a fraction by a common factor. 393716 Creating Equivalent Fractions Planning and Resources Objectives Students express that a fraction (a/b) is equivalent to ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/fractions/sequence-1/creating-equivalent-fractions