Summer of STEM: Disappearing Cups
How do you make a foam polystyrene cup disappear? Put it in an organic solvent such as acetone! Important note: Doing the project in a well ventilated space and using gloves are smart ways to avoid unnecessary exposure to acetone. Only use enough acetone to cause the cup to dissolve. Follow your...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/disappearing_cups
You only get one “first day of school” – use it wisely
You know the old saying, you never get a second chance to make a good, first impression. The same holds true for the first day of school. At my school, classes are shortened on the first day from 55 minutes to 25 minutes. What to do? Here are a few of my favorite tips to help make your first im...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/firstday
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
How many times have you heard someone say they’re not a “math person?” Probably more than you can count. Most of the time, it’s an adult saying this. It’s likely because their math education relied heavily on memorization to learn facts and procedures. Fortunately, that’s no longer true. Te...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
#NCTMregionals Seattle 2018 Recap
Thanks for stopping by the TI booth or joining a session at #NCTMregionals Seattle. We loved meeting all of you! You can check out some of the resources we shared, and download the materials from your favorite exhibitor workshop below. Texas Instruments Staff TI Exhibitor Workshops at #NCTMreg...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/nctm-seattle
Let’s Get Back to the Basics
As the new school year kicks off, there are many lessons that teachers are exploring to challenge and strengthen their students. We have created one activity that can help you assess your students’ understanding of key math concepts, identify their different learning styles and strengths, and ge...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtothebasicsactivity
The Long Road to My STEM Career
I took the long way around in my career path. Literally. I was born in Hong Kong, about 7,500 miles from Iowa City. Growing up, I didn’t have much encouragement to follow a STEM career path. My first assignment in junior high trigonometry class was to memorize a three-by-three grid of the relati...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/adawoo
ICYMI: Top 10 Webinars of 2019
The start of a new year is the perfect time for setting new goals and prepping for the next few months of classes. Maybe your goals are huge, year-long goals or maybe it’s a small, daily habit that you’d like to implement. Either way, one of the best ways to keep yourself motivated is by having ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019webinars
A case for handheld graphing calculators
I’ve been getting some questions recently about the usefulness of graphing calculators when we’re already surrounded by laptops, tablets and smartphones. There’s no arguing the transformative effect of this technology on our world. But in the classroom, these general-purpose devices have had mix...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
Engineers who code
TIers who code: TI engineers share how they learned to code on their TI calculator Did you know in just 10 minutes, you can learn to code? Coding is more than just a computer language; it requires the same problem solving and curiosity needed for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathem...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/april/engineers-who-code
STEM Challenge
Fifteen teams of middle-school STEM students rise to the TI Orion Space Capsule Challenge in Sarasota, Fla. Fifteen teams of middle-school STEM students rise to the TI Orion Space Capsule Challenge in Sarasota, Fla. STEM Challenge Texas Instruments STEM Challenge website ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/april/stem-challenge
Emily's conference experience
Emily Calandrelli explains why she loves the T³™ International Conference. Emily Calandrelli explains why she loves the T³™ International Conference. Emily's conference experience Texas Instruments Emily's conference experience website ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/april/emily-callindrelli
Success Story
Success Story global website TI Bulletin Board | Success Stories July 10, 2015 Inspired middle school students post 'amazing' results on Florida EOC assessments. GStW7WqXEC0 Success Stor...https://education.ti.com/en/success-story
3d slide case
3d slide case global website TI Bulletin Board | Success Stories January 26, 2017 If you lose the slide case for your graphing calculator, or simply want to up your style game, you can no...https://education.ti.com/en/success-story/3d-slide-case
Orion
Orion global website TI Bulletin Board | Success Stories March 22, 2015 The Orion TI-84 Plus Talking Graphing Calculator represents a breakthrough in STEM education for students who are b...https://education.ti.com/en/success-story/orion
Jack Kilby Day
Jack Kilby Day global website Grades 6-10 Hands-on STEM activities in honor of Jack Kilby In 1958, technology as we knew it changed forever. On Sept. 12, 1958, Jack Kilby, a TI engineer and i...https://education.ti.com/en/success-story/jack-kilby-day
IB Diploma Programme Resources | Texas Instruments
IB Diploma Programme Resources | Texas Instruments global website Resources for IB® Diploma Programme mathematics teachers Support student success for the new International Baccalaureate® (IB®) Diploma...https://education.ti.com/en/ib
Give me Five
In this activity, students will discuss and describe the center and spread of a univariate data set by way of a five number summary and visually by a box & whisker diagram. Students will then apply this knowledge to real life applications to enhance their ability to understand this math in stat...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-give-me-five
Pebbling the Chessboard
Pebbling the Chessboard apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Numbers and Algebra Objectives Understand the limiting b...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-pebbling-chessboard
How Dense are We?
How Dense are We? apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Numbers and Algebra Objectives Review of computat...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-density
Binomial PDF Eye Color
Binomial PDF Eye Color apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Statistics and Probability Objectives Students will...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-binomial
Graphing Calculators Are Now Approved for the AP® Biology Exam, but What Else Can I Do With Them?
Earlier this year, the College Board® allowed students to use a graphing calculator on the AP® Biology exam. As mathematical thinking and data analysis have become a bigger part of the AP® biology curriculum, it makes sense to enable students to take advantage of the learning that a graphing cal...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/graphingcalculatorsapproved
Analysis and Approaches
Analysis and Approaches apcalculus website Lessons for Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches Download ready-to-use activities that align with IB® curricula and provide excellent resources to teach new c...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches
How Dense Are We?
How Dense Are We? apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Analysis and Approaches | Numbers and Algebra Objectives Review of computation: ord...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-density
Pebbling the Chessboard
Pebbling the Chessboard apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Analysis and Approaches | Numbers and Algebra Objectives Understand the limiting behaviour...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-pebbling-chessboard
Binomial PDF Eye Color
Binomial PDF Eye Color apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Analysis and Approaches | Statistics and Probability Objectives Students will identif...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-binomial