Calculated Collection | Texas Instruments
...ates. Her favorite subject to teach is Geometry, and she has taught everything from 6th Grade Math to Precalculus Honors. Ashley has been married for 11 years and has two children. She loves travel, iced coffee and exploring new ways to bring energy and enthusiasm to her students every day. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/calculated-collection
Creating a Parallelogram
Explore the differences of constructed verses drawn parallelograms by dragging vertices and investigate properties.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/creating-a-parallelogram
Characteristics of Exponential Functions
Investigate how the graph of an exponential function changes when 0 b b = 1, or b > 1.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/characteristics-of-exponential-functions
Multiple Representations
Interpret slope as a rate of change in the context of a real-world situation.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/multiple-representations
Does a Correlation Exist?
In this activity, students will determine, by examining a graph, if a data set has a positive or negative correlation coefficient. Then, they will find the linear regression equation and calculate the correlation coefficient. They will use this line to predict the value of y for a given x and vic...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/does-a-correlation-exist
Python Modules: Python activities using TI-Nspire™ CX II Technology | Texas Instruments
...ber of vertices and r is the number of revolutions. What values for n and r make for pleasing stars? We will limit n to be random odd numbers: 5,7,9,11… For ‘pointy’ stars we will make r = int(n/2) We will also use a random position, heading, color, and side length for each star in this project...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/ti-codes/python/ti-nspire-cx-ii/python-modules
Mechanical Advantage of Pulleys
Students explore a single-fixed-pulley system by varying the load and measure the force necessary to lift the load.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/mechanical-advantage-of-pulleys
Motion and Forces 1 Assessment
This TI-Nspire™ question set (.tns) has assessment questions relating to Physics: Motion and Forceshttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/motion-and-forces-1-assessment
Balancing Torques and Forces
In this activity, students explore the conditions necessary to produce static equilibrium using first-, second-, and third-class levers.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/balancing-torques-and-forces
Forces on an Inclined Plane
In this lesson, students will collect data on the magnitude of the force acting on an object resting on an inclined plane.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forces-on-an-inclined-plane
Impulse of a Force
In this lesson, students will explore the impulse produced by a cart when it hits a stationary wall.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/impulse-of-a-force
First Law of Thermodynamics
In this activity, students explore the first law of thermodynamics and apply it to various thermodynamics processes in order to calculate heat, work, and changes in internal energy of a very simple system: an ideal gas enclosed in a container fitted with a movable piston.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/first-law-of-thermodynamics
Friction: Your Friend or Your Enemy?
In this lesson, students explore static and kinetic friction by dragging shoes with different types of soles across a table at a constant pace. Alternative procedure for the Vernier Go Direct® sensors with TI-Nspire CX II is included in the downloads.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/friction-your-friend-or-your-enemy
Middle School Math Meets Python Game Design | Texas Instruments
... set up. Before students can play shuffleboard, they use ratios and proportions to fit a shuffleboard on the calculator screen. Then, students add 11 lines of code to a pre-coded template. Next, students use ratios to look at … Shots made: Shots missed: Using their observ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/middle-school-math-python-game-design
3 Coding Activities for July Fourth Fun | Texas Instruments
... the way. Let’s take a peek at the math in the code to make a single star polygon. What do you notice? n is an odd number between 5 and 11. This will be the number of vertices for the polygon. Int () is a python function that converts a number from the parenthesis to an integer. T...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/3-coding-activities-for-july-4-fun
Top Tips From a Science Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
...Environmental Science Tuesday, May 9 — Physics C: Mechanics, Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Wednesday, May 10 — Biology Thursday, May 11 — Physics 1 (algebra based) Friday, May 12 — Physics 2 (algebra based) Check the full AP® Exam Schedule for all the details. Resourc...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/scienceapexams
Ratios of Right Triangles
In this activity, students will explore the ratios of right triangles. Students will discover that they can find the measure of the angles of a right triangle given the length of any two sides.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ratios-of-right-triangles_1
Properties of Parallelograms - 1
Students explore the various properties of parallelograms and the necessary and sufficient conditions that guarantee that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-parallelograms_1
Forensics Case 11 - Ashes to Ashes: Using evaporation rate to identify an unknown liquid
In this activity, students understand that evaporation rate is a characteristic property of a liquid. Based on this fact, they identify the solution and the likely accelerant in a case of arson. They compare the evaporation rates of the accelerants found with the suspects with those near the crim...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-11--ashes-to-ashes-using-evaporation-rate-to-identify-an-unknown-liquid
Expanding -- Using CAS
This is a group work activity that allows students to use the CAS capabilities of the TI-Nspire to explore patterns emerging from the product of two binomials.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/expanding--using-cas
Infinite Geometric Series
Students explore infinite geometric series. They will consider the effect of the value for the common ratio and determine whether an infinite geometric series converges or diverges.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/infinite-geometric-series
Webinar | Middle School Advanced Math: Using TI-84 Graphing Calculators to Dive Deeper Into 7th and 8th Grade TEKS
... T³™ Professional Development | For Teachers and Teams | Online Learning | Live T³™ Webinars When: Monday, Nov. 11, 2024 | 7 p.m. Central time Technology: TI-84 Plus family Presenters: Brenda Lynch, Mendy Caviness Middle School Advanced Math: Using TI-84 Gra...https://education.ti.com/en/t3-professional-development/for-teachers-and-teams/online-learning/on-demand-webinars/2024/nov-11-middle-school-advanced-math-using-ti-84
Tesselations
In this activity students will explore what causes some regular polygons to tesselate. They will explore sketches of regular polygons, measure the interior angles, and test to see whether the shapes tesselate.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/tesselations
The Sprinkler and the Lawn
Students will apply the concepts of angle bisector, incenter of a triangle, and percentages to solve a real-world problem involving a circular sprinkler and a triangular-shaped lawn.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-sprinkler-and-the-lawn
Putting limits on Pi
This activity has the students calculate the perimeter of inscribed and circumscribed regular polygons about a circle and then use the calculated values to determine pi.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/putting-limits-on-pi