Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
...ents and a society should embrace. Still, we need to temper this wonderful stat with some of the challenges we still face. The same survey found that 24 percent of kids hate or dislike math and another 30 percent were indifferent to math. I don’t dwell on the negative, instead focusing on what ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
Going Back to School With Stations
... use class norms to guide learning and exploring. As students work through station activities, I snap pictures of individuals and partners or groups working well together, write down quotes that I hear (students helping one another, encouraging one another, etc.), and I also write down things...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtoschool_stations
Professional basketball star donates TI calculators to his former high school
... professional basketball player, T.J. Warren. The 6-foot-8 forward for the Phoenix Suns returned to his hometown and high school on Tuesday, February 21, to make a donation of TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculators to help get the students test-day ready. “Riverside has always meant a lot to me. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/february/tj-warren-donates
The Long Road to My STEM Career
...ize a three-by-three grid of the relationships among the three sides of a right triangle and the value of each sine, cosine and tangent function. At 12 years old, I didn’t see how the assignment was relevant. This learning activity was the opposite of fun; it wasn’t accessible, and it penalized r...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/adawoo
Engage Students With This Real-World Earth Day Activity
...r to the first question above is 500 million! Yes, 500,000,000 straws are used in the U.S. every single day, according to an article in the April 15, 2018 edition of Parade magazine. This activity will help put that number into context. Let’s get started: If the straws are connected, how many ti...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/earthday
7 Reasons Why Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator Is a Must-Have for Your Classroom
...e use of TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculators and software in math classes. Educators can now connect coding in Python to math, science, physical computing and robotics on a single platform. This update introduces students to one of the most popular and powerful programming languages on a fam...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
A case for handheld graphing calculators
...ccess to a smartphone, laptop or tablet needed to use an online graphing calculator in class. In fact, two-thirds of classrooms between grades 8 and 12 are not one-to-one, meaning the majority of students don’t have a device to use an online graphing calculator in class.* There are several reason...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
Best of Biology
...reat resource for students new to graphs or who need a little review. Screenshot from the Building and Interpreting Graphs activity. 2. Cells: Cell Size and Transport — Cell Structure and Function This lesson is great for introducing the concepts of animal and plant cells, as we...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofbiology
Vectors in Component Form
... Planning and Resources Vectors are used to represent quantities that have both magnitude and direction. There are a number of ways that 2D vectors can be represented. One of these representations involves expressing a vector r in terms of unit vectors i and j. This is known as compo...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-vectors-component-form
AP® Calculus Resources
...DATED Title Overview *NEW/UPDATED Title In this activity, students will differentiate between 2D and 3D polygons and shapes. 2D or Not 2D, That is the Question In this activity, students will be finding both the Surfac...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities
Building a Band With Famous Mathematicians
...intertwined — chords in all keys are numbered in a standard pattern, for instance — Sword went deeper into the topic by introducing an imaginary band comprised of historical mathematicians. Envision the Euclidean Fibonacci Pythagorean Sword-Play Band (or EFPSPB for short) … Pythagorean ratios not...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/june/music-in-math
Analysis and Approaches
...esources to teach new concepts and prepare for end-of-course exams --> In this activity, students will differentiate between 2D and 3D polygons and shapes. 2D or Not 2D, That is the Question In this activity, students will be finding both the Surfac...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches
Vectors in Component Form
... Planning and Resources Vectors are used to represent quantities that have both magnitude and direction. There are a number of ways that 2D vectors can be represented. One of these representations involves expressing a vector r in terms of unit vectors i and j. This is known as compo...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-vectors-component-form
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
...h exactly the same example I had used in all my previous calculus courses — a look at the graph of a simple rational function, namely f(x) = \frac{x^{2}-1}{x-1}, having a removable discontinuity. Normally, I would have drawn the graph myself on the blackboard — a line with a prominent “hole” circ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs
Mission Celebration: Use Math to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
...ur calculators, and let’s take a look at some out-of-this-world activities to help students mark this milestone on the moon using math. Boom! On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were on approach to Tranquility Base when Armstrong realized they were flying into a field of car-sized bo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/july/missioncelebration
Free Resources for AP® Calculus by @TICalculators
...ked as an AP® Statistics and algebra II teacher for seven years before becoming a math specialist for Texas Instruments (TI). Since starting at TI in 2015, he has led many content development projects, including several of the STEM Behind series. Not a computer programmer by training, he has foun...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/january/free-resources-for-ap-calculus
Madness in March Underscores the “M” in STEM
...ve data, so here are some facts around the opportunity to grow STEM talent. 1. Demand is high: STEM occupations are projected to grow by 9% from 2015 to 2024, compared to 6% growth for non-STEM occupations (“STEM Jobs: 2017 Update,” U.S. Department of Commerce) STEM workers command highe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/mathmadness
Solution 27230: Performing a Poisson PDF and Poisson CDF on the TI-83 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
...TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How do I use the poissonpdf or possioncdf command on the TI-83 Plus family of graphing calculators? The command poissonpdf( computes a probability at x for the discrete Poisson distribution...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/27230
Solution 23170: Adding or Removing Calculator Software Applications (APPS) on the TI-83 Plus Family, TI-84 Plus Family, or TI-Nspire™ Handheld in TI-84 Plus Mode.
...3 Plus family, TI-84 Plus family, or TI-Nspire handheld in TI-84 Plus mode, please follow the steps listed below to restore them. Texas Instruments recommends all users update the handheld to the latest version of the operating system (OS). More information on the latest operating system can be f...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/23170
Solution 30931: Computing the Doolittle LU (lower-upper) Decomposition of a Matrix on the TI-Nspire™ Family and TI-Nspire Computer Software.
...s 7: Matrix & Vector.• Press 1: Create and press 1: Matrix.• Enter 3 for the Number of rows.• Enter 3 for the Number of columns.• Press [6], [tab], [12], [tab], [18], [tab]• Press [5], [tab], [14], [tab], [31], [tab]• Press [3], [tab], [8], [tab], [18], [tab]• Press [ctrl], [sto] • Press [A], [en...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/30931
Solution 31151: Converting Radians to Degrees Using The TI-Nspire™ Family Handhelds and Computer Software.
...ians to degrees using the TI-Nspire family handhelds and computer software, please follow the steps below: 1) Press [home] and add a Calculator APP. 2) Input the number to convert inside parenthesis. 3) Press [ctrl] [catalog] to display the character/symbol palette. 4) Select r and press [ent...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/31151
Solution 35774: Transferring TI-Nspire Documents to and from the Computer and TI-Nspire™ Family Handheld Using TI-Nspire Computer Link Software.
... Note: If you are attempting to transfer files using the TI-Nspire Student Software or TI-Nspire Teacher Software please visit Knowledgebase Article #26210. Follow the steps below to transfer a TI-Nspire document from the computer to the TI-Nspire family handheld using TI-Nspire Computer Link sof...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/35774
Solution 29690: Calculating Inverse of a Matrix Using the TI-Nspire™ Family Products.
... Home | TI-Nspire™ family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How do I compute the inverse of a matrix using the TI-Nspire family products? To compute the inverse of a matrix using the TI-Nspire family handhelds and co...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/29690
Solution 21710: Using Undo and Redo on the TI-Nspire™ Family.
...roducts Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How do I use the undo and redo functions on the TI-Nspire family handhelds or computer software? To use the undo and redo functions on the TI-Nspire family handhelds or computer software, please use the steps outlined below. ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/21710
Solution 34856: Computing Future Value on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
...ulators. Example: A savings account with $5,000 is earning 5% interest annually at the end of the year. What is the Future Value of the account after 20 years? To Solve: • Press [APPS] [ENTER] [ENTER]. • Press [2] [0] [ENTER]. • Press [5] [ENTER]. • Press [(-)] [5] [0] [0] [0] [ENTER]. • Press [0...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/34856