Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Stacy Thibodeaux
...siana, who strives to instill a love of learning in her students. Fast facts about Stacy: TEACHES WHAT: Chemistry 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...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/teacherofthemonth
Building a Band With Famous Mathematicians
...d out front as lead singer, of course Check out Sword’s entertaining presentation to hear how the Euclidean Fibonacci Pythagorean Sword-Play Band might sound. T³™ National Instructor David Sword shares why “music is math with feelings” at T³IC. The “Seven for Seven” conference session featur...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/june/music-in-math
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
This is part 1 in a three-part series from the author on creating teachable moments. It was almost 30 years ago, but it was one of those teaching moments indelibly etched in my memory. I had been assigned to teach introductory calculus, a course I had taught often, but on this day there was a n...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs
Free Resources for AP® Calculus by @TICalculators
...scoring, common misconceptions and techniques for approaching topics in the released free-response questions of the AP® Calculus AB and BC exams through the lens of graphing technology. Free Resources for AP® Calculus Curtis Brown, math specialist, Texas Instruments, Dallas, Texas Free Re...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/january/free-resources-for-ap-calculus
Madness in March Underscores the “M” in STEM
April may be the official month for mathematics awareness, but I marked it in March through five conferences on two continents and hundreds of discussions with educators who all agree on one thing: We are in a STEM education crisis. Many of my Texas Instruments (TI) colleagues and I experienced ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/mathmadness
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Lisa Goddard
...ces when they learn a difficult concept. Fast facts about Lisa: TEACHES WHAT: Algebra I and II, geometry 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 wa...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/march/teacherofthemonth
Solution 37716: Scrolling a large list on the TI-84 Plus CE™ home screen displays odd information.
...ducts Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Why does the screen displays odd information while scrolling through a large list on the TI-84 Plus CE™ home screen? There are some scenarios where displaying the contents of a list on the home screen displays an ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/37716
Solution 26990: Version Number Error Using Catalog Help On The TI-84 Plus™ Family.
... Knowledge Base Search Why do I get a version number error when I try to use the Catalog Help application with the 2.53 or higher version of the TI-84 Plus Family Operating System? If you are receiving an error message when trying to run Catalog Help on your TI-84 Plus F...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/26990
Solution 21089: TI-Nspire™ Family Products Available from the TI Technology Rewards Program.
... Home | TI-Nspire™ family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search What TI-Nspire products will be redeemable through TI Technology Rewards? Educators have the opportunity to acquire the following products: · Redeem 1,750 points for TI-Nspire™ CX Handhel...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/general-information/21089
Solution 34924: Dots or Lines Appearing on a Graph When Using the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
...TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Why does my graph have lines or dots through the display on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of graphing calculators? After graphing a series of dots or lines may appear through the di...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/34924
Solution 36976: When attempting to enable Press-to-Test while the TI-84 Plus CE™ is connected to another device (computer/probe) may result in unexpected behavior
... Home | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search What might cause the TI-84 Plus CE™ to experience unexpected behavior while the handheld is connected to another device such as a computer or probe? Att...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/36976
Solution 10617: ERROR SINGULARITY Using the Equation Solver on the TI-85 and TI-86 When a Solution is Calculated Using the TI-89 Family.
...wledge Base Knowledge Base Search Why do I get ERROR SINGULARITY when using the Equation Solver on my TI-85 or TI-86 although an answer is given on the TI-89 family? "ERROR SINGULARITY" occurs when the SOLVER equation contains a singularity (a po...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/10617
Solution 31591: Calculating Numerical Integrals using the TI-36X Pro Scientific Calculator
Solution 31591: Calculating Numerical Integrals using the TI-36X Pro Scientific Calculator Solution 31591: Calculating Numerical Integrals using the TI-36X Pro Scientific Calculator global Solution 31591: Definition of LED Lights on the TI-Nspire™ Lab Cradle. website ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/scientific-elem-calculators/product-usage/31591
Reaction Rates
Student will see how the decomposition of nitrogen dioxide creates nitric oxide and oxygen. Students and/or teacher will use this to demonstrate how you would find the reaction rates using the numbers that are given in the problem, and then maybe using numbers that they obtain on their own with ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/reaction-rates
Solving Equilibrium Problems
In this activity, the students will use the Calculator application to determine the unknown species (x) using known initial concentrations, the change in concentration, and a given value for the equilibrium constant (K). The student will use the following functions: the Calculator Application the...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solving-equilibrium-problems
Percentage Composition of Methane
Participants analyze the atomic percentage composition of methane using the calculator, lists and graphs. The spatial orientation of the carbon and hydrogen atoms in the methane molecule is also analyzed.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/percentage-composition-of-methane
Molar Gas Lab
Students use stoichiometry to determine the mass of oxygen gas in a bottle. They may also check their answer against the amount of potassium chloride produced during the reaction.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/molar-gas-lab
Solving Kinetics Problems
In this activity the student will use the List and Spreadsheet and Graphs and Geometry to analyze the relationship between temperature and the concentration in a Kinetics experiment. The student will use the following functions: enter data into lists name lists use formulas to populate data ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solving-kinetics-problems
Exploring the Relationship Between Mass and Volume
In this activity the student will use the List and Spreadsheet, Graphs and Geometry, and Calculator applications to analyze the relationship between mass and volume. The student will use the following functions: enter data into lists name lists use formulas to populate data determine regression...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-the-relationship-between-mass-and-volume
Exploring the Temperature Dependence of the Equilibrium Constant
In this activity the student will use the List and Spreadsheet, Graphs and Geometry, and Calculator applications to analyze the relationship between temperature and the equilibrium constant (K). The student will use the following functions: enter data into lists name lists use formulas to popul...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-the-temperature-dependence-of-the-equilibrium-constant
Finding the % salt in seawater
In this experiment, students are asked to collect data in order to prepare a calibration curve showing the relationship between the % of salt and the mass of salt water. Using this graph, students will be able to determine the concentration of salt in a sample of ocean water. The activity provid...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/finding-the--salt-in-seawater
Seed Growth
To observe germination and understand plant seeding development. To use the graphics calculator to find the line of regression.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/seed-growth
Vernier - Nitrate
Student uses the Nitrate Ion-Selective Probe to measure the Nitrate ions concentration in water samples. In another method, student converts nitrate ions to nitrite and use the Vernier Colorimeter to measure nitrite and calculate the nitrate levels.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--nitrate
Gas Laws introduction (Boyle's and Charle's Law)
The activity contains a simulation of Boyles law and Charles law.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/gas-laws-introduction-boyles-and-charles-law