Carving Out Some Halloween Math Fun | Texas Instruments
...lk about! Learn how to use your graphing calculator and equations to “carve” a jack-o’-lantern on an imported image on a TI-84 Plus CE or TI-Nspire™ CX family graphing calculator. Middle school students can use the Draw features to “carve” the pumpkin. For TI-84 Plus CE users, use a program that...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/carving-out-halloween-math-fun
7 Books To Beat the Summer Heat | Texas Instruments
It’s summertime — a perfect time to recharge and catch up on some reading. There’s nothing like a good book to expand your mind and inspire. Plus, snuggling into the couch to read is a great way to beat the heat. We’ve gathered a list of seven books that every math teacher can enjoy and maybe ev...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/7-books-2022-summer-reading-list
STEM Solutions for Summer Camps | Texas Instruments – U.S.
...to STEM projects and the support that TI can offer when I hosted my own STEM camp through a GEAR UP grant in the summer of 2018. I had the TI-Nspire™ CX graphing calculators and TI-Innovator™ Hubs in my classroom and had used them with my STEM club after school. My district GEAR UP office asked m...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/stem-solutions-for-summer-camps
How to introduce your students to computational thinking in the math classroom
In this post, we will go through a few introductory steps to help you get started writing simple TI-Basic programs on your TI-Nspire CX handheld. We will use a familiar mathematical procedure – computing the slope of a line between two points – to demonstrate computational thinking and a few cod...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/codinginmath
Have You Heard About a Mixed Six Task? | Texas Instruments
... task, serves as a review of the topic without getting too difficult. The 5th task, though, should be somewhat of a challenge to the students. In the case of the Power Rule Mixed Six, many students will struggle with how to apply the power rule in the “Extend a Concept” problem. Most would think ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/mixed-six-task
Real-World Applications of Chemistry
... catalyze the reaction of hydrogen peroxide to become water and oxygen gas. According to the manufacturer, contact lenses must be placed in a plastic case and soaked in the peroxide solution for a period of six hours. At that point, the concentration of peroxide is so low that if someone were to ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/real-world-app-chemistry
You Can Teach an Old Snake New Tricks: Computer Science on the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
...licies subject to change. Visit www.collegeboard.org. About the author: Becky Byer teaches math and computer science at Kelly Walsh High School in Casper, Wyoming. She is a Regional T³™ instructor, Nationally Board Certified and a reader for the AP® Computer Science Principles exam. She is pas...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
Five Free Activities For Teaching Calculus
...ity is key to teaching this course. In this blog post, we will discuss 5 key interactive activities for teaching concepts in calculus using TI-Nspire CX technology. Five Free Activities For Teaching Calculus Curtis Brown Five Free Activities For Teaching Calculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/calcactivities
The Best Equilibrium Simulation Ever
... happens when starting with four reactant pennies and 36 product pennies. In this example, we reach equilibrium one round earlier than in the last case and find that there are different amounts of reactants and products compared to the first case. Here’s where it gets really good. We calculate...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/the-best-equilibrium-simulation-ever
12 Days of Holiday Math Challenges
...hpaw is the Media Relations and Communications Manager for Texas Instruments Education Technology. Before joining TI five years ago, Ellen was a broadcast journalist for 13 years, working at television stations across the country, from North Carolina to New Mexico. She most recently worked for NB...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/12-days-of-holiday-math-challenges
TI 2021 Holiday Holiday Contest Rules | Texas Instruments
...aph of it on Twitter or Instagram for a chance to win a prize. TI judges will award up to 5 runner-up winners: one TI-84 Plus CE Python or TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator and holiday sweater. TI judges will award one grand prize winner: a holiday sweater, one TI-84 Plus CE Python or TI-Nspir...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/holiday-contest/rules
2025 TI Codes Contest | #TICodes | Texas Instruments
...chnology package with supplies to build their project. The TI technology package will include: The choice of one TI-84 Plus CE Python or TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator (selected by the team). One TI-Innovator™ Hub and one BBC micro:bit. One set of TI-Innovator™ accessories including bread...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/codescontest/2025/p0-save-the-date
2022 TI Codes Contest Rules
... third round of the Contest will each receive one Supply Kit to build their model. A Supply Kit includes: (i) a TI-84 Plus CE Python, or a TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator (team may choose), (ii) a TI-Innovator™ Hub, (iii) TI-Innovator™ Hub Accessories (Breadboard Pack, I/O Modules, Ultrasoni...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2022-ti-codes-contest-rules
2023 TI Codes Contest Rules
... second round of the Contest will each receive one Supply Kit to build their model. A Supply Kit includes: (i) a TI-84 Plus CE Python, or a TI-Nspire CX II graphing calculator (team may choose), (ii) a TI-Innovator Hub and BBC micro:bit (iii) TI-Innovator Hub Accessories (Breadboard Pack, I/O Mod...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2023-ti-codes-contest-rules
2024 TI Codes Contest Rules
... second round of the Contest will each receive one Supply Kit to build their model. A Supply Kit includes: (i) a TI-84 Plus CE Python, or a TI-Nspire CX II graphing calculator (team may choose), (ii) a TI-Innovator Hub and BBC micro:bit, (iii) TI-Innovator Hub Accessories (Breadboard Pack, I/O Mo...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2024-ti-codes-contest-rules
BestofChemistry
...deas. Take a look at some of the best chemistry activities below. These are just a few of the many activities available for free with your TI-Nspire™ CX Premium Teacher Software or TI-Nspire™ CX or TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator. Don’t have the software? Click here to get started. 1. S...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofchemistry
Nothing Says “I Love You” Like an Absolute Value Graph ❤ by @TICalculators
...hpaw is the Media Relations and Communications Manager for Texas Instruments Education Technology. Before joining TI five years ago, Ellen was a broadcast journalist for 13 years, working at television stations across the country, from North Carolina to New Mexico. She most recently worked for NB...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/create-math-valentines
Writing Style Gulde
...elines Spell out whole numbers below 10: View up to two entries and results simultaneously. Use numerals for 10 and above: The TI-Nspire™ CX graphing calculator supports six different graph styles and 15 colors to differentiate graphs from one another. Similarly, spell out first thro...https://education.ti.com/en/branding/writing-style-guide
TI Trademarks and Brands
... Use the ™ symbol on every reference to indicate that a company (like TI) claims exclusive trademark rights to a word, words or logo: TI-Nspire™ CX CAS graphing calculator TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ NC Teacher Software Teachers Teaching with Technology™ (T3™) conference T3™ profession...https://education.ti.com/en/branding/ti-trademarks-and-brands
Field Goal vs. Ice Cream: The Ultimate Game Day Matchup
...dy for the activity by sharing this fun video of Urschel churning up some tasty physics in your classroom. The bottom line (or final score, in this case) … When the final whistle is blown, we all hope our team is the big winner. And just like when the bell rings at the end of class, we hope we...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/thebiggame
TI’s Path to STEM Projects Are Now Available in Python
...e Python! Why? Python is one of the most popular coding languages in the world today, and it is now on both the TI-84 Plus CE Python and TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculators. It is used in both industry and academia, and Python has been described as a great programming language for beginners a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/pathtostem
Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class
...e a pair of equations simultaneously. Students will find that there are an infinite set of solutions to each individual equation, but only in certain cases will the two equations be balanced at the same time. For more information, download the Teacher Notes (PDF). You can view and download th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/visualizingalgebra
AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-84 Plus
...(10,.5,5)” is not considered sufficient communication of work. This video shows an example of this kind of computation. 4: Random Variables In some cases, you are asked to calculate the mean or standard deviation of a random variable given in a table. You can use a little-known feature of the 1...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/apstats
Insider Tips for Winning the TI Codes Contest
...d? Get Familiar with the TI-Innovator Hub If selected to move on to next round, your team will receive a calculator (either TI-84 Plus or TI-Nspire CX) and a TI-Innovator Hub. The TI-Innovator Hub is a microcontroller that is programmed by the calculator. It has a built-in brightness sensor, R...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/ticodescontest
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Daniel Wilkie
...cher of the Month What TI technology do you use in the classroom and how do you use it? For the last four of five years, I’ve been using TI-Nspire CX handhelds and the TI-Nspire CX Navigator System in all of my classes. Our class starts with students taking attendance by logging in and then th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/teacherofthemonth