Build It With TI: Science Olympiad
...d a durable Conductivity Device that will accurately measure and display both voltage and concentrations of NaCl in parts per million (ppm) from 0 to 5000 ppm of different water samples.” What is conductivity? So what is conductivity anyway, and how is it measured? Conductivity is the measure...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/scienceolympiadresource
DIY TI Codes Contest
Have you heard about our TI Codes Contest? Each spring, Texas Instruments challenges teams of students from around the U.S. to come up with creative solutions to a proposed theme and submit their ideas. As the groups advance, they ultimately build a functioning model of their concept, which they ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/diy-ti-codes-contest
roboticsweek2021
...ontroller A combination DVD player/karaoke machine Cisco Modular Access Router A TV remote TI calculators Northshore Robotics Team 98577A, Team Pelican, taking apart a Samsung POWERbot electronic vacuum. The students’ research was very thorough; they studied the components,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/roboticsweek2021
mathyoga
...y works as the Math Segment manager at Texas Instruments (TI). He taught mathematics and AP® Statistics for several years. Since starting at TI in 2015, he has led many content development projects including the Math in Motion series. He has always found joy in exploring the patterns and logic of...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathyoga
Have an AWEsum Fibonacci Day!
... teacher showed our class. I remember being stunned by this result — I could not imagine how the Fibonacci sequence was related to the square root of 5 and how one would go about developing this explicit formula. I wanted to learn more, and this is precisely the point of this blog. Of course, not...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/fibonacciday
How to Start the Year on a Math High
...ency. While the level of questioning may vary, every student has the opportunity to share their thinking. This also holds every student accountable. 5. Tie in familiar concepts to instill confidence Starting the year off with a math concept that students learned the previous year is a great way ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathhigh
Meet the BAMFFs, Best Awesome Mathematical Friends Forever, Who are Spreading Math Love
... experience that I think I will probably remember for the rest of my life.” The BAMFFs were all smiles as Ms. Meinke handed Mr. O his check for $1,500 to support the school’s award-winning math team. For his prize, TI is donating $1,500 to help with expenses for the math team. “That’s huge. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathbesties
Using Python to Squeeze the Fun Back Into Math
...to code simulation, then export the data to the TI-84 Plus CE Python system. · In only nine short lines, students can roll a pair of dice 50 times and store the sum. · The data is exported to L1 for use on the statplot and graph page. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/usingpython-84plusce
Leveling the Math Playing Field
Mathematics education in the U.S. has long faced challenges. The recent shift to online learning has only widened the educational opportunity gap between affluent and disadvantaged students who lack computers and internet connectivity and are now falling even further behind. In this era of acc...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/levelplayingfield
TI Codes Contest Winners Revealed
...eams will receive a TI graphing calculator and TI’s calculator-controlled robotic vehicle, the TI-Innovator™ Rover. Their adult sponsor also wins a $250 gift card to help cover the cost of future class activities. Lastly, each team wins a trip to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, once trave...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ticodeswinners
Straight-A Student Won’t Allow COVID-19 To Take Her Dreams
...dcast journalist for 13 years, working at television stations across the country, from North Carolina to New Mexico. She most recently worked for NBC 5 in Dallas as a crime reporter before hanging up the microphone for a TI-84 Plus CE. Follow her on Twitter @ellenfishpaw. This Valentine’s Day, ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spreadmathlove
Senior Drummers Hit a High Note as Winners of Spread the Math Love Contest
...hing calculator and a trip to Dallas with a family member to attend the Teachers Teaching with Technology™ International Conference (T³IC), March 13–15, 2020. Jeffery Gaskin, a senior at Cheltenham High School, is being interviewed by a local news station about winning the Spread the Math Lo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/studentsspreadmathlove
Meet TI’s STEM Squad and Request a Visit for Your School
...dcast journalist for 13 years, working at television stations across the country, from North Carolina to New Mexico. She most recently worked for NBC 5 in Dallas as a crime reporter before hanging up the microphone for a TI-84 Plus CE. Follow her on Twitter @ellenfishpaw. In celebration of Natio...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemsquad
Celebrating Girl Scouts Day: Seeing Herself in STEM
...ruly remarkable. We’ve known for a while that gender diversity in STEM careers is lacking (women comprise half of the workforce, yet hold fewer than 25% of U.S. STEM jobs), and beyond a readiness deficit by gender, as evidenced in ACT’s 2017 STEM report, there is also a confidence gap for girls t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girl-scouts-day
StatisticsOfficeHours
...-Variable Data (CED Units 1 and 2) Presentation Dec. 3: Collecting Data, Probability, Random Variables and Sampling Distributions (Units 3, 4 and 5) Presentation Feb. 1: Inference for Categorical Data (Units 6 and 8) Presentation March 1: Inference for Quantitative Data (Units 7 and 9) ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/statisticsofficehours
Meet the Texas Calculus Teacher Who Won the Spread the Math Love Contest and a Trip to MIT
... So that’s a huge surprise and really great,” said Meyer. He has been teaching mathematics at the San Antonio high school, in the Northside ISD, for 15 years. Tristan Pepper explaining to his former teacher why he nominated him as his math hero during a surprise pep rally at Earl Warren High Sc...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/sanantoniosurprise
Shifting From Learning Loss to Recovering Learning in the New School Year
...ot this! About the author: Joanie Funderburk taught high school math for 20 years and has supported math educators across the country since 2015 through her work at Student Achievement Partners and Illustrative Mathematics. Joanie previously chaired NCTM’s Membership and Affiliate Relation...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/recoverlearning
Coding Like a Girl (Scout), and Loving It!
...ite, and get coding! About the author: Jennifer Kass is the Director of Marketing for TI Education Technology, where she has worked for more than 15 years. During her career, she has worked in chemical engineering, finance and operations. She is also the mom of four kids, an avid runner and a ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girlscouts_codingbadge
How to Keep Kids’ STEM Skills Sharp This Summer
...er coaster or analyzing the tides of the ocean can help them maintain their academic edge. You may be surprised what a trip to the beach can yield! #5: Get in the game Let your students explore the math and science behind a well-executed field goal, to make the game-winning play, with our STEM B...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/keepthesteminsummer
Test your math strength against former pro-football player, John Urschel
... set O to be 3 in YOU, it is also 3 in LOVE). Problem 4 | Music There are 88 keys on a piano, with the lowest note being A0, with a frequency of 27.5 Hertz. Two consecutive keys differ in frequency by a factor of 12√2. The note A1 is the lowest piano note with an integer frequency (55 Hz). Doe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/challenge
3 Fun Ways to Create Seating Charts
...es―not much time to take roll and get to know students. I have tried a variety of ways to put students into assigned seats the first week of school. Compared to how I assign seats after the first unit test, my methods for those first days when I don’t know students names are dramatically differe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/seating_charts
Tips for Transitioning to the TI-Nspire CX from the TI-84 Plus
... Teaching with Technology™ professional development webinars and product tutorials. About The Author: Karen Campe is a T3™ National Instructor with 15 years’ experience teaching secondary math and pre-service teachers. She is passionate about using all types of technology to enhance student unde...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/transitioning_to_the_ti-nspire
Expanding Knowledge With Financial Literacy | Texas Instruments
... (Friend A, Friend B and Friend C) were able to secure a job at the local fast food restaurant chain. They are averaging around 40 hours a month at $15 an hour. Before any mathematics questions are posed, talk about the situation. Is it reasonable for a high school student to work 40 hours in a m...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/financial_literacy
How To Celebrate National Chemistry Week With Students | TI
... phenomena helps them to “see” how these particles interact and react while making learning fun and teaching them how to become scientists. In 2015, I attended the T³™ International Conference in Philadelphia. At this conference, I was first introduced to TI technology for my chemistry classe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/celebrate-chemistry-week-with-students
Meet our Women in STEM Twitter Chat Panelists
...that, Abigail has leveraged her passion to ensure that we as a society are ready to go to Mars within her lifetime by starting The Mars Generation, a 501C3 nonprofit which focuses on exciting and inspiring young people about STEM and space exploration while also supporting them to pursue careers ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/twitterchat