Triangle Congruence with Activity Center
When the activity is started in Navigator, students receive a diagram on their calculators with 6 regions representing the possible answers to a triangle congruence problem. The teacher displays a pair of triangles on the overhead projector or whiteboard and students move their cursor to the regi...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/triangle-congruence-with-activity-center
Run Me a Hypothesis Test
This activity is designed to give students' practice in determining which type of test to run given certain background information. Additionally, it provides practice towards understanding the meaning of rejecting or failing to reject a null hypothesis.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/run-me-a-hypothesis-test
Operating on Matrices
Students learn how to add, subtract, and multiply matrices, as well as find the determinant and inverse of a matrix.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/operating-on-matrices
Taxes & Tips
Students explore the taxes and tips percentages commonly used in stores and restaurants. They will first develop the pattern of converting a percent to a decimal.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/taxes--tips_1
Taxes & Tips
In this activity, students will increase their understanding of the use of the formula T = r × p, which is encountered both in the real world and in the typical Algebra 1 class. They will calculate the amount of taxes and tips exactly, and then use estimation.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/taxes--tips
Parametric Projectile Motion
Students will understand how changing the initial velocity and the initial angle change the path of a projectile. Students will be able to write the parametric equations for the path of a projectile.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/parametric-projectile-motion
Spring Training
Students explore parametric equations by finding the horizontal and vertical distances traveled by a projectile.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/spring-training_1
Spring Training
Students will explore parametric equations by finding the horizontal and vertical distances traveled by a projectile.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/spring-training
Texas Instruments launches “STEM Squad” to keep students’ math and science skills sharp over the summer
... Scientific Arts in Charleston, South Carolina. From now through September, TI’s STEM squad will visit school campuses across the country, offering project-based learning activities that make important STEM concepts relevant in real-world, meaningful ways. TI will also host live, virtual field tr...https://education.ti.com/en/about/press-center/5-22-2018-summer-stem-tour
Sound Beats
In this lesson, students will explore graphical and algebraic representations of sound beats produced by two tuning forks and investigate the frequency conditions that are necessary to produce sound beats.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sound-beats
Using Python to Squeeze the Fun Back Into Math
...es across a variety of industries. You might be asking: Just how can coding be used to enhance math instruction? Let’s look at one possible example: quadratics. We all teach it. What are some of the key ideas students should understand about quadratics? Quadratics can cross the x-axis twice...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/usingpython-84plusce
Going for Gold: 5 Sports-Themed Activities to Engage Your Students
...ctive chart below), and see what years would be a better year to win. However, I think any year is a good year to win a gold medal. Gold medals are required to be made from at least 92.5% silver and must contain a minimum of 6 grams of gold. All medals must be at least 60mm in diameter and 3mm th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/goingforgold
Math and Python: A Great Valentine’s Day Couple
... love Riggins’ virtual flowers. If you want to learn more about Riggins’ activity, read to the end, and you can watch the webinar from Feb. 8, 2022, here. For me, I decided to create an activity where students use Python to shoot cupid’s arrow through a heart while learning about linear an...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/heartpython
Finding Fibonacci — Six Examples | Texas Instruments
...wait over 16 years before we went looking for a clown fish in “Finding Nemo.” Then, 16 years after that, we went “Finding Dory.” Now, I am not one to question things too critically, but why is it that animated fish get lost so easily? We can save that for another blog post. Because I am a mat...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/finding-fibonacci-six-examples
Computer Science Comes to Life With TI Technology | TI
...cabulary and a baseline understanding. After completing the activity in their groups, we discussed as a large group key ideas and coded a few class projects before I turned them loose to work on projects by themselves. Teacher resources are on target! Each activity comes with t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/computer-science-resources-with-ti-technology
Science Activities for Heart Health Month | Texas Instruments
...TI-Nspire™ CX or CX II graphing calculator. If you do not have emulator software for the TI-84 Plus CE or TI-Nspire CX graphing calculator, you can request a software license from your local Educational Technology Consultant to demonstrate these activities for use in your classroom. Any addit...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/science-heart-activities
TI’s Path to STEM Projects Are Now Available in Python
...nit 3: Mood lamp circuit diagram. Unit 4: Getting Analog Input — “How Clean is the Water?” Students will build and code an actual working water-quality sensor. Unit 4: Water-quality sensor circuit diagram. Unit 5: Calibration — “That’s Cool!” Students will continue their expl...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/pathtostem
AP® Precalculus Resources Teachers Love | Texas Instruments
...hematical principals and the technology knowledge needed for exam success. Technology plays an important role in this new course, as its use is required on parts of the exam. To help in your transition to teaching this new AP® course, I am covering: The AP® Precalculus course goals and...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/ap-precalculus-resources-teachers-will-love
STEM Projects: Exploring the Heartbeat | Texas Instruments
...oduce your students to coding while teaching them about the structure of the heart and the flow of blood through it. And what better time for it than Valentine’s Day and American Heart Month? When I was an Advanced Placement® biology teacher, I didn’t always have the time to do as much STEM int...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/heartbeat-of-stem
Solution 21610: Using a Digital Projector with the TI-SmartView™ Software.
... Home | Computer Software, iPad and Chrome Apps Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Is a digital projector required to use TI-SmartView? TI-SmartView is computer software and can be used with a digital projector, however, it is not required. When TI-SmartV...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/sofware-apps/product-usage/21610
Solution 30212: Calculating the Present Value in Annuities on a BA II Plus Professional and BA II Plus.
...nge the calculation mode to beginning-of-period payments. 8) Press [2nd] [CPT] then [CPT] [PV] to calculate the present value of the saving which is $135,180.48 with an annuity due. Please see the BA II Plus guidebook for additional information. Solution 30212: Calculating the Present Value in A...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/financial-calculators/product-usage/30212
Let’s Dive Into Integration, Differential Equations and Applications of Integrals in AP® Calculus
... T³™ Professional Development | For Teachers and Teams | Online Learning | Live T³™ Webinars When: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | 7 p.m. Central time Technology: TI-84 Plus family, TI-Nspire™ CX technology Presenters: Vicki Carter, Tony Record Let’s Dive Into Integratio...https://education.ti.com/en/t3-professional-development/for-teachers-and-teams/online-learning/on-demand-webinars/2022/feb-1-2022-lets-dive-into-integration-differential-equations
Exploring the Path to STEM Projects with the TI-Innovator™ Hub
...th activities that support the development of engineering skills. Participants will learn how to lead students to synthesize, build and understand unique projects of their own creation using TI technology. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to say, I can: Create opportunit...https://education.ti.com/en/t3-professional-development/workshops/technology-integration/ti-innovator-hub-path-to-stem-projects
Girl Scouts Coding Basics Badge with TI-84 Plus
... soon see. The TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator is recommended for an optimal experience. Introduction Junior Coding for Good, Badge 1 requirements: 1. Create algorithms for a computer that follow a sequence. 2. Use loops to improve your algorithm. ...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/ti-codes/84/coding-for-good-webpage
10 Minutes of Code: TI-Innovator™ Technology Python activities using TI-84 Plus CE Python
...h activities are designed tobe completed in order, using TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing calculator and TI-Innovator™ Technology. Note: These lessons require the use of the TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing calculator. Unit 1: Getting Started With Python and the TI-Innov...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/ti-codes/python/ti-84p-ce-python/10-minutes-innovator