A case for handheld graphing calculators
...s “Googling” for the correct answer, it’s also about them taking pictures of test questions or sharing answers via text. Studies show teachers aren’t comfortable letting students use their mobile devices on an exam, citing test security as their number one concern. Internet access on personal dev...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
STEM Projects: Exploring the Heartbeat | Texas Instruments
...d write a simple program to control the model. The activities available from TI STEM resources offer students different challenges that help them become more and more familiar with programming. The easy-to-use, menu-based system built into TI graphing calculators helps guide them through and se...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/heartbeat-of-stem
Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
...ounce? To get started, you’ll need the following equipment and materials (Figure 2): TI-Nspire™ CX or TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator or a computer with TI-Nspire™ software TI-Nspire™ Lab Cradle Vernier microphone A handful of small balls (pingpong, golf, lacrosse — we’re not pick...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity
Ed-Tech-Sustainability
... and tear of math and science classrooms for long-term use. TI graphing calculators are drop-resistant and backpack-friendly, with an average lifespan of 6 years. Our calculators and accessories undergo extensive testing to meet and exceed all relevant safety and regulatory requirements. Pr...https://education.ti.com/en/about/ed-tech-sustainability
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
... this activity, students will investigate the derivatives of sine, cosine, natural log and natural exponential functions by examining the symmetric difference quotient at many points. They develop the idea of the derivative as a function. They gather evidence toward some common derivative formula...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-investigating-derivatives-common-functions
Percentiles
The goal of this activity is for students to use the area to the left of a value in a normal distribution to find its percentile. The process will then be reversed to find the value for a given percentile. In doing so, students will learn how to use the Normal CDF and Inverse Normal commands on...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-percentiles
Compound Interest
...tudents will interpret the variables in the formula for compound interest. Students will use the formula for compound interest and understand the effects of changes in the interest rate and the number of compounding periods. Students will understand the relationship between compound interes...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-compound-interest
Amortization
In this activity, students will discuss and use multiple ways to answer financial questions involving loans, compound interest, amortization tables, saving money using annuities, and depreciation of assets. Amortization apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-amortization
Amortization
In this activity, students will discuss and use multiple ways to answer financial questions involving loans, compound interest, amortization tables, saving money using annuities, and depreciation of assets. Amortization apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-amortization
Compound Interest
...dents will interpret the variables in the formula for compound interest. Students will use the formula for compound interest and understand the effects of changes in the interest rate and the number of compounding periods. Students will understand the relationship between compound inter...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-compound-interest
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Tim Collier
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Tim Collier We're celebrating teachers, like you, who make a difference in the classroom. This month, join us in getting to know Tim Collier, who likes to combine math and play to bring complex concepts to life for his students. Fast facts about Tim: TEACHES WH...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/february/teacherofthemonth
Graphing Calculators Are Now Approved for the AP® Biology Exam, but What Else Can I Do With Them?
...of a leaf would react based on wavelengths of light. This example shows how certain alleles are selected in various populations and in different environmental conditions. Science Practice: The student can use mathematics appropriately. TI graphing calculators are math tools...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/graphingcalculatorsapproved
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Stacy Thibodeaux
...stry TEACHES WHERE: Southside High School in Youngsville, Louisiana TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 18 years Stacy in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? In college, I was a pre-med major who wanted to be a doctor. My anatomy and physiology teacher suggested that I help tutor and even...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/teacherofthemonth
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
Amortization
In this activity, students will discuss and use multiple ways to answer financial questions involving loans, compound interest, amortization tables, saving money using annuities, and depreciation of assets. Amortization apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-amortization
Amortization
In this activity, students will discuss and use multiple ways to answer financial questions involving loans, compound interest, amortization tables, saving money using annuities, and depreciation of assets. Amortization apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-amortization
Compound Interest
...dents will interpret the variables in the formula for compound interest. Students will use the formula for compound interest and understand the effects of changes in the interest rate and the number of compounding periods. Students will understand the relationship between compound inter...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-compound-interest
Compound Interest
...tudents will interpret the variables in the formula for compound interest. Students will use the formula for compound interest and understand the effects of changes in the interest rate and the number of compounding periods. Students will understand the relationship between compound interes...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-compound-interest
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
... this activity, students will investigate the derivatives of sine, cosine, natural log and natural exponential functions by examining the symmetric difference quotient at many points. They develop the idea of the derivative as a function. They gather evidence toward some common derivative formula...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-investigating-derivatives-common-functions
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
...this activity, you will investigate the derivatives of some common functions by approximating the instantaneous rate of change (using the symmetric difference quotient) at many inputs. You will also use the table and graphing capabilities of your graphing handheld. Investigating the Derivatives...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-investigating-derivatives-common-functions
Binomial Expansion
... topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final assessments. Vocabulary Expansion Combinations Pascal’s Triangle Coefficient About the lesson Students will review their binomial expansion skills through hands on multiplication combined with the handheld to ch...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-binomial-expansion
Binomial Expansion
...topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final assessments. Vocabulary Expansion Combinations Pascal’s Triangle Coefficient About the lesson Students will review their binomial expansion skills through hands on multiplication combined with the handheld to ch...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-binomial-expansion
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
...lay, front and center. The example just described is not at all exotic, and is about as standard an example of a removable discontinuity as one could come up with. But, it took on new life when students saw it firsthand on their graphing calculators. Here are some other examples of discontinuitie...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Lisa Goddard
...y and STEM TEACHES WHERE: Wilburton High School, southeastern Oklahoma TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 10 years Lisa in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? Growing up, I always wanted to help teach others. Whether this was through tutoring or coaching swim lessons, it has always felt na...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/march/teacherofthemonth
Landing-Page
...apibus Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Maecenas faucibus mollis interdum. Pharetra Ornare Mattis Magna Commodo Plus, complete the quiz and be entered for a chance to win a super prize package — a teacher pack of TI-Nspire™ CX...https://education.ti.com/en/snapapp/super-power-quiz/landing-page