The Ordinary Man
Students will estimate the heights of various celebrities in feet and inches. They will use the TI-34 MultiView™ scientific calculator to convert actual heights in inches to feet and inches, and they will compare the actual heights with their estimated heights. Finally, they will graph the estima...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-ordinary-man
Solution 37475: TI-SmartView™ Emulator Software for the TI-30XS/TI-34 MultiView™ Scientific Calculators Will Not Install on Mac OSX 10.11 displaying the error To use "java" command-line tool you need to install JDK.
Solution 37475: TI-SmartView™ Emulator Software for the TI-30XS/TI-34 MultiView™ Scientific Calculators Will Not Install on Mac OSX 10.11 displaying the error To use "java" command-line tool you need to install JDK. Solution 37475: TI-SmartView™ Emulator Software for the TI-30XS/TI-34 MultiVie...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/sofware-apps/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/37475
Solution 39778: Intersection command for conic relation displays an inaccurate result on TI-Nspire CX Family.
Solution 39778: Intersection command for conic relation displays an inaccurate result on TI-Nspire CX Family. 39778 Intersection command for conic relation displays an inaccurate result on TI-Nspire CX Family, TI Nspire Solution 39778: Intersection command for conic relation displays an inaccur...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/39778
Solution 28494: Changing the Default File Association for the TI-Nspire™ Family Computer Software.
Solution 28494: Changing the Default File Association for the TI-Nspire™ Family Computer Software. Solution 28494: Changing the Default File Association for the TI-Nspire™ Family Computer Software. global Solution 28494: Changing the Default File Association for the TI-Nspire™ Family Comp...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/sofware-apps/product-usage/28494
Alternating Series
Students will use the capabilities of their calculators to find limits and compare two series to determine if the alternating series converges or diverges. Then students will approximate the sum of an alternating series by using a table to find partial sums and using the Alternating Series Remain...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/alternating-series
STEM Exchange | Computer Science and Programming to Foster STEM Interest | October
Prepare STEM workforce will be available for the important jobs of the future. Access to computer science principles through programming contributes to a strong foundation for STEM literacy and an avenue to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM coursework and, ultimately, STEM fields...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/ti-stem-exchange/october2021-event
Biographies | STEM Exchange | Computer Science and Programming to Foster STEM Interest | October
...h programming contributes to a strong foundation for STEM literacy and an avenue to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM coursework and, ultimately, STEM fields and employment. learn about collaborative efforts to enhance STEM preparedness for diverse and typically underserved popula...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/ti-stem-exchange/october2021-event/panel-biographies
TI STEM Exchange | Justice-Centered STEM Education to Address Pressing Societal Challenges Using the Case of the COVID-19 Pandemic | December
...address the STEM skills and knowledge needed for students to meet the needs in the workforce. Support for STEM classrooms through state, regional and community programs is a necessary and crucial component of this important work. In this session of the TI STEM Exchange, educators and other STEM ...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/ti-stem-exchange/december2021-event
STEM Exchange | It Takes a Village: State, Regional and Community Support for STEM Learning | November
...address the STEM skills and knowledge needed for students to meet the needs in the workforce. Support for STEM classrooms through state, regional and community programs is a necessary and crucial component of this important work. In this session of the TI STEM Exchange, educators and other STEM ...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/ti-stem-exchange/november2021-event
Biographies | STEM Exchange | It Takes a Village: State, Regional and Community Support for STEM Learning | November
...address the STEM skills and knowledge needed for students to meet the needs in the workforce. Support for STEM classrooms through state, regional and community programs is a necessary and crucial component of this important work. In this session of the TI STEM Exchange, educators and other STEM...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/ti-stem-exchange/november2021-event/panel-biographies
Paper Chromatography in Crime Scene Investigations
This activity introduces the process of paper chromatography and why scientists use it in crime scene investigations. A crime has been committed. It is the students; task to perform a chromatography to identify the killer. Students will separate the pigments from artificial urine samples that w...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/paper-chromatography-in-crime-scene-investigations
NASA - Space Shuttle Ascent: Mass vs. Time
In this activity, students explore the ascent phase which begins at liftoff and ends when the space shuttle reaches Earth's orbit. The space shuttle must accelerate from zero to approximately 7,850 meters per second (which is approximately 17,500 miles per hour) in eight and a half minutes to re...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--space-shuttle-ascent-mass-vs--time
Interesting Properties of Cubic Functions
This Computer Algebra System (CAS) activity encourages students to investigate numerical and graphical properties of cubic functions, and to verify the results using CAS.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/interesting-properties-of-cubic-functions
Triangle Midsegment Exploration
The activity has the students investigate the relationship of the midsegment to the third side of the triangle. In addition the students investigate the area of the smaller triangles compared to the larger one and uses the results to solve the "campground" problem. There is a set of follow-up q...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/triangle-midsegment-exploration
The Pirate Problem
The classic geometry problem developed in 1947 by George Gamow comes alive with the interactive platform of TI-Nspire. Will the treasure still be found after the palm tree in the treasure map disappears? What begins with inductive reasoning ends with a formal proof. This lesson, easily adapte...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-pirate-problem
Helping students learn how to use built-in functions on the TI nspire
Students will follow step-by-step directions to become familiar with how to use the TI nspire's built in functions. Tutorial includes converting to decimal, approximating fractions, finding remainders, finding LCM, using factorials, creating mixed numbers, and factoring numbers to their prime fac...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/helping-students-learn-how-to-use-builtin-functions-on-the-ti-nspire
The Integrated Medical Model
As NASA is designing a new spacecraft capable of taking humans into deep space, and with the future advent of commercial spaceflight, a deeper and better understanding of medical risk has become even more vital for maintaining spaceflight safety and health for humans.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-integrated-medical-model
Testing Claims About Proportions
Students find z-scores and critical values to test claims about proportions. To verify the results, they find P-values by either finding the area under the curve with the Integral tool, or by using the 1-Prop z Test command.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/testing-claims-about-proportions_1
Square it Up!
Students investigate the method of least squares by adding the squares to a scatter plot and moving a line to find the minimum sum. Then they compare their line to the built-in linear regression model.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/square-it-up
Linear Inequalities
Students first look at tables of values to see that inequalities are true for some values of the variable and not for others. They then graph simple inequalities, comparing the handheld output with graphs they create on paper. The last two problems have students solve one-step linear inequalities...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-inequalities
Random Samples
Compare the results of the three estimation methods to show that random samples of rectangles provide estimates that, on average, are closer to the true population mean than the other two methods.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/random-samples
Investing in Your Future - Using Spreadsheets to Make Comparisons
This activity provides students the opportunity to make financial decisions based on different investment scenarios. Students will use the spreadsheet application of the TI-Nspire calculator to compare the results of investing in a certificate of deposit or a Money Market Account. Students will p...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investing-in-your-future--using-spreadsheets-to-make-comparisons
Quadratic Formula and Discriminant
This interactive quiz first steps students through the derivation of the quadratic formula by completing the square, and then generates random quadratics for which students need to show the steps of solving by first finding the value of the discriminant, and then using it in the formula. There ar...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/quadratic-formula-and-discriminant
Rational Roots of Polynomial Functions
In this activity, students apply the Rational Root Theorem in determining the rational roots of 4 polynomial functions. Results of the application of the theorem are compared to results obtained graphically to identify the presence of irrational roots.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rational-roots-of-polynomial-functions
Composition of Functions
Students will determine the resulting functions produced from the composition of two functions. They will explore the graphical representation of the resulting function and support the algebraic solution by determining if the graphs coincide. Additionally, students will evaluate two points using ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/composition-of-functions