Charge Transfer
In this lesson, students will explore and compare various processes of charge transfer by induction and by contact.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/charge-transfer
Chemical Bonding Assessment
This TI-Nspire™ question set (.tns) has assessment questions relating to Chemistry: Chemical Bondinghttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/chemical-bonding-assessment
Induced Magnetic Fields
In this activity, students will use a strong permanent magnet to induce a magnetic field in a metal object. They will measure the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field around the permanent magnet and around the induced magnet. They will also compare how magnetic field strength changes wit...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/induced-magnetic-fields
Paper Chromatography
This activity introduces the process of paper chromatography and why scientists use it in crime scene investigations. A crime has been committed. It is the students' task to perform a chromatography to identify the killer. Students will separate the pigments from artificial urine samples that w...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/paper-chromatography
Paper Chromatography in Crime Scene Investigations
This activity introduces the process of paper chromatography and why scientists use it in crime scene investigations. A crime has been committed. It is the students; task to perform a chromatography to identify the killer. Students will separate the pigments from artificial urine samples that w...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/paper-chromatography-in-crime-scene-investigations
How dense are we
In this activity students use scientific notation to compare populations, state land areas and the corresponding population density.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-dense-are-we
Vernier - Energy in Food
Students will use the temperature probe to measure temperature changes to measure and compare the energy content of different foods.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--energy-in-food
Vectors In Component Form
Students experiment with an interactive 2 dimensional vector and observe the corresponding changes to its representation in i and j component form.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vectors-in-component-form
Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
Students generate random polynomials and observe the distribution of the zeros on the complex plane. From the distributions students are able to draw conclusions about the zeros, and therefore roots, of a polynomial in order to gain a better visual understanding of the Fundamental Theorem of Alge...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/fundamental-theorem-of-algebra
Vernier - Vapor Pressure of Liquids
Students investigate the relationship between the vapor pressure of liquid and its temperature. They use a Pressure Sensor and a Temperature Probe to collect pressure and temperature data. Students compare the vapor pressure of two liquids.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--vapor-pressure-of-liquids
T³ Instructors | Become a Teacher Leader | Texas Instruments
Become a mentor and teacher leader for fellow educators in math, science and STEM. Gain more experience and expand your impact on student success. Get details. T³ Instructors | Become a Teacher Leader | Texas Instruments global website ...https://education.ti.com/en/t3-professional-development/t3-community/t3-instructors
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
...26 ... There’s more pi where that came from We have plenty of Pi Day activities using your TI graphing calculator. Here are two of our favorites: Comparing Pi and Roots In this middle school math activity, students explore how the Pythagorean (or, should it be “pi-thagorean”?) Theorem and the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/happypiday
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
Collecting Data With Sensors and TI Tech | Texas Instruments
What do science students get when teachers connect Vernier Go Direct® sensors with TI’s Python-capable graphing calculators? An easy-to-use, portable and wireless data collection system that gets them more engaged in their learning! This combination of learning tools provides fantastic oppor...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/match-made-in-stem
5 Teacher Tips for Classroom Management | Texas Instruments
Every teacher knows that having a classroom management plan is essential to running an effective and efficient classroom. There are just so many different strategies teachers can do — where do you start? That’s why we asked our teacher community to share their tips for managing a classroom. H...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-teacher-tips-classroom-management
Women Who Code: A TI Intern’s STEM Journey | Texas Instruments
Imagine sliding into the desk of your first engineering class as a freshman in college. You look around the room and realize, that out of the 200 or so students, you are one of only 20 women in the class. Fast forward three years, and now you’re a computer engineering major working as an intern ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/women-who-code-ti-intern-stem-journey
Solutions To Keep Your Students Learning All Summer | TI
...nts may even be able to lead some simple activities at a local library — a great opportunity to learn through teaching others and to give back to the community through potential volunteer work. Try the following activities: “Egg in a Bottle” “Breaking Board Paradox” “Disappearing Cups” “...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/keep-students-learning-all-summer
3 Coding Activities for July Fourth Fun | Texas Instruments
... with 360/n — why does it do this? But what about a star polygon? How can we make more or fewer points? r is the number of revolutions made to complete a star polygon. How many points on a star does the value r= int(n/2) create? What would happen if you made this value smaller? Would you...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/3-coding-activities-for-july-4-fun
Assessing Student Thinking | Texas Instruments
...emplate then Calculate Math Talks Once a safe environment has been achieved, the stage is set to focus on helping students learn to provide meaningful feedback. It all starts with us, the teachers. While setting the stage, we are modeling what good feedback sounds like. We must be mindful tha...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/assessing-student-thinking
How To Avoid 5 Common Grant Writing Mistakes | Texas Instruments
...r unit plans where the activities and milestones are all mapped out. Many factors go into writing a successful proposal, but remembering these five common mistakes and knowing what questions to ask yourself can help make things go a bit smoother. Let’s countdown the top five mistakes. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-common-grant-writing-mistakes
Get Students Excited About Linear Equations | Texas Instruments
...te … try something different! If you do that, you will sometimes stumble into/ onto something that you can use to engage your students in a more meaningful way. That is exactly how this activity was born. It began with playing with a distance sensor and seeing the distance measured. The next thoug...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/get-students-excited-about-linear-equations
BA II Plus™ Professional Financial Calculator | Texas Instruments
All the functionality of the best selling BA II PLUS™ with additional features and sleek design. Designed for students and business professionals. The BA II Plus financial calculator is easy-to-use and delivers powerful computation functions and memory. BA II PLUS™ PROFESSIONAL Financial Calcu...https://education.ti.com/en/products/calculators/financial/baii-plus-professional
Computer Science | Cybersecurity Activities | Texas Instruments
Download interactive cybersecurity activities for students to do in groups. Get free activities made for middle school and high school CS classes. Explore more. Computer Science | Cybersecurity Activities | Texas Instruments global website ...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/computer-science/cybersecurity
Beverage Tests
Students determine the pH of liquid samples. They get familiar with the pH scale, create graphs comparing pH levels, and compare data displayed as a scatter plot, a boxplot, a histogram, and a bar graph.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/beverage-tests
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