12 Days of Holiday Math Challenges
...dvantage by incorporating some of our favorite holiday-themed activities and challenges into your December lesson plans. We reached into our Santa sack to bring you 12 days of holiday-themed math and coding challenges. Consider it TI’s gift to you! Each holiday activity is sure to add some spark...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/12-days-of-holiday-math-challenges
NASA Events Calendar
...ek, a new “virtual field trip” will take place at a different NASA location, corresponding to that week’s #STEMnauts challenge. Save the dates and check back as additional details are updated on the calendar below. Follow @TICalculators and @NASA_Johnson for all the latest on #STEMnauts and other...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/nasa-event-calendar
BestofChemistry
...lable 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. Skills of Science: Tool — Periodic Table This is a great tool for chemistry students. The Texas Instruments period...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofchemistry
Let TI Help You With the New Science Olympiad Detector Building Event
... Building. In the 35-year history of Science Olympiad, incorporating coding has been challenging because of inequitable computer availability and a lack of training resources for teachers and students. In the last few years, Texas Instruments (TI) has helped to close the gap. Most schools in the ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/detectorbuilding
Nothing Says “I Love You” Like an Absolute Value Graph ❤ by @TICalculators
...over to NUM and select 1:abs(. Enter the equation |2X|-8 to start transforming your TI calculator into a virtual love note. Press the graph key to check out what we see. Want to change the color of the graph to red? Of course you do. Just arrow to the line color before Y1, and select RED. To fill...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/create-math-valentines
In Honor of National Chemistry Week, 5 “Organic” Ways to Incorporate TI Technology Into Chemistry Class
...questions and send a document to the students to determine their understanding of a lesson. On-the-fly questions can be sent to students using the Quick Poll option. I use the TI-Nspire™ CX Navigator™ System for my daily bell ringers/focus questions. Students know upon entering the classroom t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/chemistryweek
Science Activities for Heart Health Month | Texas Instruments
... If you’re looking for a heart-themed activity that involves coding as you celebrate American Heart Month and Valentine’s Day with your students, check out Jessica Kohout’s blog post, The Heartbeat of STEM. She highlights “The Plumber: Modeling the Four-Chambered Heart” where students complete t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/science-heart-activities
Oklahoma Students Make Their Mark Learning to Program with Rover
...project where they would work in pairs on a “proof of concept” that they would later demonstrate to the class. Two of his students, juniors Justin Hickman and Brooklyn Martin, were eager to use the new TI-Innovator Rover, a robotic car that students program using a TI-Nspire CX graphing calculat...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/seeroverdraw
Robotics for the 21st Century | Texas Instruments
...s (and smart machines) are all around us. In our homes (robot vacuum cleaners and smart thermostats), on the roads (cars with lane assist and smart backup cameras), in warehouses and factories, and even in hospitals and restaurants. The one place where we don’t have enough robots is the classro...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/roboticsweek2022
Python Modules Have More Fun | Texas Instruments
...thon programs and can be shared with others. When developing a Python programming project, I find it helpful to divide the project into pieces and tackle them in smaller chunks. Python is designed for this approach from the ground up. Modular programming is also useful if you or your students w...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-modules-have-more-fun
TI’s Path to STEM Projects Are Now Available in Python
...several years. Each of the six units involves small projects that teach necessary skills as they relate to analog and digital input and output, feedback and control systems, and how to calibrate sensors. Project titles are “Build a Speaker,” “Make a Switch From a Banana,” “Make a Mood Light,” “Ho...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/pathtostem
Summer of STEM: Breaking Board Paradox
Put a paint stick on the edge of a table with a little less than half the length hanging off the table‘s edge. Now, karate chop it. Did it break? Of course not. It just flew off the table, still intact. Now, do the same set up – this time laying a large piece of newspaper across the part of the ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/breakingboard
Summer of STEM: Egg in a Bottle
...ely roll the piece of paper and light it with the match or lighter, being careful not to burn yourself. Drop the lit paper into the bottle and quickly but gently, place the egg onto the bottle opening on one end or the other. Watch the egg get sucked into the bottle. How it works: T...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/egginabottle
AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-84 Plus
... the list where the probabilities were stored. In the example below, L1 was the values of the variable and L2 was the list of probabilities. 5: Checking Conditions Rarely on the exam will you be asked directly to make a graph of univariate data. But, when checking the conditions for an inferen...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/apstats
Which TI Calculator for the SAT® and Why?
...rs are allowed on the different standardized tests. Need a new graphing calculator? Find where to buy here. Related blogs Top Tips for Tackling the SAT® With the TI-84 Plus CE Exam resources from TI Which TI Calculator for the ACT® and Why? Top 10 Features of TI-84 Plus for Taking...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/which-ti-calc-sat
Virtual-Ice-Breakers
...facial expressions, and it limits the conversation that naturally happens in a traditional classroom. But, have no fear! We’ve created a list of quick and easy icebreakers that can be done virtually to help build human connection and a sense of community among your classes. Try one, or try all ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Insider Tips for Winning the TI Codes Contest
... additional sensors you can purchase using the gift card that TI provided to your team for making it this far in the contest. In the video below, check out the automatic candy dispenser that students built using their graphing calculator, the TI-Innovator Hub, a servo motor and a light sensor. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/ticodescontest
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Daniel Wilkie
... good at math I thought, ‘I could share this ease-of-learning with others.’ Of course, I changed my mind about six or seven times, but then, I came back to being a math teacher. What advice would you give to your first-year teaching self? Don't be afraid to use technology. Your college professor...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/teacherofthemonth
Introducing the TI-Nspire CX II
...ms that allow or require a graphing calculator. The TI-Nspire CX II and CX II CAS will be available for purchase at major retail stores in time for back to school 2019. For information on availability, visit our website: education.ti.com/TI-Nspire-CXII. TI-Nspire CX II Specifications and Feature...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/nspire
A first-of-its-kind STEM strategy charts path to help educators
...h require thoughtful leadership and planning,” said Peter McLaren, Executive Director of Next Gen Education and facilitator of this position paper. “Acknowledging the need for change is not enough; real change requires clear policy initiatives and collaboration along with a blueprint for implemen...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/a-first-of-its-kind-stem-strategy-charts-path-to-help-educators
Leveraging CAS To Explore & Teach Mathematics, Part 2
...age, access the Factor tool from the algebra menu, and calculate factor(x2 – 9). On the next line, calculate factor(x2 + 8x + 15). CAS quickly displays the factors for each expression. On the next line, go to the algebra menu, select Fraction tools, and access the Get Denominator tool...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas_pt2
A Teacher’s 5 Words That Changed My Life
...can engineers. Yet, it never dawned on me that I couldn’t be an engineer. Computers and internet weren’t as readily available as they are today, so back to the library I went, researching engineering careers. Upon finishing high school, I chose to commit my whole self, my whole spirit, to enginee...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/intlwomensday
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Jessica Kohout
... love it. What would you say to thank the teachers you’ve had? I probably wouldn't be here without the science teachers that I had. When I think back to how I got my start in education and to the teachers who really made a difference, I always remember the science teachers. Their classes were ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/teacher-of-the-month
Enter for a Chance to Win a TI-84 Plus CE
You may have gotten a sneak peek at our brand-new custom TI calculator pool float on Instagram. It made such a splash that we want to give one away. What better way to help you take the plunge as you start thinking about going back to school? There are 7 ways to win and we will be giving away p...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/contest
Ingenuity-takes-flight
...such an issue, why not make the blades bigger and spin faster? After we had a lively discussion about weight and size limitation, we kept coming back to the questions, “Why not make the blades spin faster? Would it be a problem if the tips go supersonic?” That brought up another good question,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ingenuity-takes-flight