Summer of STEM: Egg in a Bottle
... Cooking oil Matches or a lighter 3” x 3” piece of paper What to do: Coat the opening of the bottle with cooking oil to decrease friction. Loosely roll the piece of paper and light it with the match or lighter, being careful not to burn yourself. Drop the lit paper into t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/egginabottle
Get Out and #SpreadMathLove
Whether you’re ready to dive into outdoor activities or just want to dip your toes in the water, geocaching is a great, safe way to spring into this post-quarantine summer. If you’re not familiar with geocaching, it’s essentially the world’s largest, constantly running treasure hunt. To play,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/geocaching
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
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
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
Binomial Expansion
...ay of Pascal’s triangle. Students will use the Binomial Theorem to discover specific terms of a binomial expansion. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final assessments. Vocabulary Expansion Combina...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-binomial-expansion
Which Garage Is Better?
...tem in two variables and find the intersection point(s). Students will create and graph linear piecewise functions. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final assessments. Vocabulary linear system piecew...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-which-garage
Too Many Choices
...ndamental counting principle to discover the general formula for permutations. In this investigation students will determine the number of paths that connect 2 cities for a given number of possible cities, where the order of the cities matters. Step 2 Students will use the general for...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-too-many-choices
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
Fear of math
...om my interests – was mathematics. The mere thought of math made me anxious. What was the point of memorizing multiplication tables, anyway? I saw no connection between math, goals and at-bats. A kick to the head in a karate match changed everything. It left me partially paralyzed for a couple w...https://education.ti.com/en/success-story/fear-of-math
Binomial Expansion
...ay of Pascal’s triangle. Students will use the Binomial Theorem to discover specific terms of a binomial expansion. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final assessments. Vocabulary Expansion Combinat...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-binomial-expansion
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
Circles: Angles and Arcs
...tructed in a circle and how their measures are related to the measures of the intercepted arcs. Circles: Angles and Arcs Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Geometry and Trigonometry Objectives Students will de...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-circles-angles-arcs
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
Can You Find Your Bearings?
...Students will be asked to use their knowledge of bearings to find distances and angles in several differing scenarios. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final assessments. Vocabulary Bearings Supplementary An...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-can-you-find-your-bearings
3D Surface Area and Volume
... of the objects. Students will apply this knowledge to finding the Surface Area and Volume of real-world objects. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final assessments. Vocabulary Circle Circumference...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-3d-surface-area-volume
Volume
...oblique three dimensional figures. Students will calculate the volume for prisms, pyramids, cylinders, and cones. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final assessments. Vocabulary Prism ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-volume
Is it normal?
...ll be asked to use their handhelds to create normal distribution curves to help in their exploration and discussions. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final assessments. Vocabulary Bell Curve Standa...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-is-it-normal