Let TI Help You With the New Science Olympiad Detector Building Event
This is the breadboard. It functions as an output platform for students to read collected data with red, blue and green LEDs. Science Olympiad, a national science/STEM competition organization, just added a new high school event called Detector Building. In the 35-year history of Science Oly...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/detectorbuilding
Science Activities for Heart Health Month | Texas Instruments
...rtbeat of STEM. She highlights “The Plumber: Modeling the Four-Chambered Heart” where students complete three different challenges to demonstrate the function of a heart using TI-Nspire™ CX technology and the TI-Innovator™ Hub. Give one of these exciting activities a try and make your teachin...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/science-heart-activities
Field Goal vs. Ice Cream: The Ultimate Game Day Matchup
...he lesson, there is even an optional hands-on activity to explore freezing point depression. Get your students ready for the activity by sharing this fun video of Urschel churning up some tasty physics in your classroom. The bottom line (or final score, in this case) … When the final whistle i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/thebiggame
Robotics for the 21st Century | Texas Instruments
...s! This is an introduction to interior versus exterior angles that they won’t soon forget. And solving a system of two linear equations is a lot more fun when it involves two robots driving at each other and crashing at the point of intersection. A prompt like “One robot starts at that corner” is...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/roboticsweek2022
Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class
...This lesson is designed to help students think of slope as a rate of change. As a result, students will be prepared to move to applications of linear functions where the change in one quantity is proportional to the change in another quantity. For more information, download the Teacher Notes (...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/visualizingalgebra
Which TI Calculator for the SAT® and Why?
... simplest form and can perform calculus commands, such as integrals and derivatives. Which calculators are not allowed? The SAT® policy also lists functionality that is not permitted on the exam, which includes: Models that can access the internet, have wireless, Bluetooth, cellular, audio/v...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/which-ti-calc-sat
Virtual-Ice-Breakers
... can access a Google Doc™ here with some ideas to get started. Simply make a copy of the document and customize it based on things you think would be fun for your class. To play, simply call out something on your list, such as an item in their home that is in the shape of a pyramid. Then, send ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Insider Tips for Winning the TI Codes Contest
...ge that makes all the magic happen. With TI-Basic, you can write programs on your graphing calculator that help find the slope of a line or create a fun adventure game. You can start programming your current graphing calculator now without any special equipment by visiting education.ti.com/ticod...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/ticodescontest
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Daniel Wilkie
...are not going to learn in their other classes, but it could open doors to possibilities of what they might want to do in their future. Plus it’s just fun. I love getting to Friday and students asking me, ‘Are we going to code today?’ It's a good feeling. What is most important to you about being ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/teacherofthemonth
Leveraging CAS To Explore & Teach Mathematics, Part 2
...typically choose a case where one denominator has a “repeated factor” and/or a denominator containing a factor of “x.”) Transformations of functions In part 1 of this post, which highlights usage of CAS in algebra I, I used the Solve tool to encourage students to consider the number o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas_pt2
Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School
...2. Jump Right In! Start with a content lesson on the first day. Get students engaged in a team-building STEM activity like building a paper tower, a fun math problem or a science investigation. Make it a fun, easy activity with multiple solutions so that everyone can participate and feel include...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/first_week_tips
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
...ak negatively about math, and 44 percent have heard an adult say, “I hate math.” That needs to change. Personally, I have enjoyed exposing my kids to fun things that require math like programming and after-school robotics clubs. These activities allow kids to have a great time collaborating with ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
Let’s Get Back to the Basics
...r key here. In the Back to the Basics Calculator Activity, students are required to challenge themselves with high-level problem-solving by graphing functions and equations, interpreting tables of values and evaluating expressions. This activity is designed for algebra I and intended to be com...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtothebasicsactivity
How a TI Calculator and a Few Special Teachers Added up to an Engineering Career at TI
...n technology. We develop special software that simulates human actions on TI calculators and software. It enables our team to write tests that verify functionality, such as: “Does the calculator return 4 for 2+2?” These tests are important because they can be rerun every time the code changes wit...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/eweek2021
7 Reasons Why Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator Is a Must-Have for Your Classroom
... new to programming. In addition to auto-indenting and syntax highlighting, the editor is primarily menu driven. This allows for easy discovery of functions. The use of in-line prompts helps to know the expected parameters for functions. The availability of tool-tips and pick-lists helps to av...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
Customize your TI calculator with a 3-D printed case
... along with a built-in ruler and compass to get all of your measurements in one place. On the less practical side, Galu expects students to have some fun personalizing the customizable calculator cases. “I hope students take the design and use it to express their personality, perhaps by adding th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/3d-slide-case
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2021
...ed by Deb Nutt and Marian Prince Find some real-world activities to engage your students. Use algebra to catch a ball rolling off a ramp, and bring functions to life with the prospect of buying used cars. Geometry Grab Bag Presented by Karen Campe Have you only dipped your toe into the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2021webinars
ICYMI: Top 10 Webinars of 2019
...nd. You can watch at your leisure, and most are only an hour long. You can knock one out in no time! Algebra Through Calculus: Domain and Range of Functions Hosted by Corey Boby and Kim Thomas AP® Calculus Readers discuss domain and range of functions in this second session of our “Algebra T...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019webinars
Best of Biology
...little review. Screenshot from the Building and Interpreting Graphs activity. 2. Cells: Cell Size and Transport — Cell Structure and Function This lesson is great for introducing the concepts of animal and plant cells, as well as organelles. The colorful animations and interacti...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofbiology
5 Educators Using Robotics To Teach Math | Texas Instruments
...dit, they had to determine how to code in the rest of the face, creating the reflection over the axis of symmetry of the face. The Rover also includes a pen holder so students can “draw” the output of their scaled geometric shape as the Rover follows their commands. “I believe the lesson...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/using-robotics-to-teach-math
Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
...d enter those in column C. Those time intervals in column C can then be plotted on a Data & Statistics page (Figure 7). Using the regression analysis function of the graphing calculator or the computer software, we can analyze our data and determine how well the mathematical model fits the experi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Tim Collier
...acher. It’s easy to help a student learn once you understand who they are as a person and what they know. What do you love most about teaching? It's fun to get a class engaged in an activity that they find both enjoyable and intriguing. There's a fine line between learning mathematics and play, ...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?
... be used by students to explore all aspects of mathematics and how math can be used to explain phenomena. Whether by graphs, calculations, equations, functions or data, these tools should be used to help students better understand the world around them with the power of mathematics. From a biolog...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/graphingcalculatorsapproved
Mission Celebration: Use Math to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
...SLS) Core Stage. This lesson is sure to ignite students’ interest in space-age careers while tackling topics like constant rates of change and linear functions. Fuel for the Fire also includes a game that challenges students to land a spacecraft on the moon. Developed by NASA and TI, The Search...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/july/missioncelebration
Madness in March Underscores the “M” in STEM
...cts. To honor World Math Day, TI’s STEM Squad spread out across 11 Baltimore County schools to give students the opportunity to experience math in a fun, interactive and hands-on way. At the Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics conference in San Diego, leaders of mathematics education...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/mathmadness