Slope: It Shouldn’t Just Be a Formula
...e: increasing, decreasing, at a constant rate, and at an increasing/decreasing rate. The goal is to associate the features of the graph with what is happening contextually. For example: Consider the above graph. Ask your students what they notice and what they wonder about the temperature ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/slope_brown_gc
MonTI Hall Problem and Python on a TI Graphing Calculator | TI
... random outcome is. It is all about what your gut tells you! Is it certain? Very likely? Somewhat likely? Somewhat unlikely? Very unlikely? Will not happen? For the Monty Hall problem, it is what you think is the answer to the question. Notice I am not asking for a number or a probability or a pe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/montihall-problem-python-ti-graphing-calculator
Testing Tips: Using Calculators on Class Assessments
...ithout the calculator and for which ones you will allow technology support. Encourage students to think about Mathematical Practice Standard #5, “use appropriate tools strategically,” as your lessons unfold, so they consider whether the calculator is helpful, necessary or a disadvantage in a part...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/calculators-on-class-assessments
Science Sims Can Be Phenomenal!
... students can usually only see them after school has ended and from Earth. This simulation allows students to see how and why the phases of the moon happen – with a view from space! For more information, download the Teacher Notes (pdf). You can view and download the full TI-Nspire CX activity ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/sciencesims
Building Bridges with Math + Engineering
...created a lesson that “builds bridges” between math and science concepts. To help get you started, we’ve outlined some tips that will help you plan a fun – and meaningful – project for your students. Tip 1: Raid your science teachers’ closets. As a math teacher, your closet is full of things only...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/buildingbridgesmath
It's the Most Math-Magical Time of the Year!
...follow @TICalculators on social media. The more entries you earn, the better your chances to win. Two winners will be randomly selected to receive a fun holiday gift package featuring items like our cozy blanket, and more. At the end of the sweepstakes, one Grand Prize winner will not only recei...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/tiholidaysweepstakes
Celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month
...ou can view and download the full TI-Nspire activity on our website. 3: Exploring Domain and Range In this activity, your students will develop the fundamental relationship between a function and its domain and range. This activity is an opportunity to focus on functions and establishing the co...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/mathawarenessmonth
Five Free Activities For Teaching Calculus
...lping students to make connections in calculus. 1. Riemann Sums In this activity, your students can quickly learn that for a continuous nonnegative function f, there is one interpretation of the definite integral f(x)dx from a to b, the area of the region R, bounded above by the graph of y = f(...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/calcactivities
Flattening the Curve: How You Can Learn to Stay Healthy With STEM
...articipants to work/study from home, if possible. To better understand what “flattening the curve” means, and to explore how epidemics/pandemics can happen, we can use models and simulations. A mathematical model is a useful tool for describing natural phenomena, such as the epidemiology of the ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/flattencurve
The Best Equilibrium Simulation Ever
...ials say, “I’ve tried everything.” I’ve used the popular method of moving water from one beaker to another using two straws of different widths. This approach can result in always-changing water levels due to spillage. Students don’t get to see that equilibrium means that there is a constant rate...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/the-best-equilibrium-simulation-ever
NASA Events Calendar
...e Space Vehicle Mock-Up Facility to see some of NASA’s latest robots! Watch the recording on the NASA Distance Learning Network – DLN Info Channel. Fun with Technology Driving on Another Planet: An Inside Look at NASA’s Space Exploration Vehicles Recorded: May 8, 2017 Get an up-close...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/nasa-event-calendar
Let TI Help You With the New Science Olympiad Detector Building Event
...just added a new high school event called Detector Building. In the 35-year history of Science Olympiad, incorporating coding has been challenging because of inequitable computer availability and a lack of training resources for teachers and students. In the last few years, Texas Instruments (TI)...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/detectorbuilding
Solution 11348: MathWorlds Application Packages Curriculum Content.
...ed. Package 3 can be considered as the starting point. The following is a brief description of what the different packages: Package 1: slopes, linear functions and equations Package 2: integers, equations, rates, and averages Package 3: excitement lessons for Pre-Algebra Package 4: math of motion...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/data-collection-accessories/general-information/11348
Monday Night Calculus: Your Questions, Our Answers
...ay Night Calculus: Your Questions, Our Answers — Session 11 Presentation Fall ’21 sessions to watch on demand Nov. 30: FTC (Fundamental Theorem of Calculus) Problem Set // Solution Set --> Sept. 13: Monday Night Calculus: Your Questions, Our Answers — Session ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mondaynightcalculus
You only get one “first day of school” – use it wisely
...rks out in the end – it’s a children’s book! The thing that I like most about this book is that Mr. Fish’s mindset towards learning changes. The same applies for students. If students have a growth mindset, there is no limit to what they can learn in a given year. 4. Break it down in writing: F...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/firstday
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
Engage Students With This Real-World Earth Day Activity
...ents answer important questions about societal issues like plastic pollution and the environment. You’ll investigate these real-world questions using applied mathematics, unit conversion, geometry and problem-solving. And, by the way, the answer to the first question above is 500 million! Yes, 5...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/earthday
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
A case for handheld graphing calculators
...too many stories where online tools freeze or crash, causing unnecessary stress during important exams. In an age of fidget spinners, instant message apps and incessant social media stories, teachers need tools that help their students stay focused, not distract them. Teachers tell me all the tim...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
Binomial PDF Eye Color | TI-Nspire Family
...84 document. Objectives Students will identify a situation involving binomial trials. Students will observe that a binomial distribution is a function of both samplesize and the probability of a success. Students will interpret a table of binomial probabilities. Student will answer ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-binomial
Exponential Dice
...ves Students will analyze data determined by a simulation involving tossing dice. Students will find and analyze exponential growth and decay functions. Students will model with mathematics. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-exponential-dice
Discrimination of Parabolas
...ations and Interpretation | Functions Objectives Understand the role of the discriminant using technology and algebraically. (ACMMM010) Vocabulary Vertex, Turning Point, Discriminant, Conjecture About the Lesson Students use an investigative problem solving approach to determine the...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-discrimination-parabola
Discrimination of Parabolas
... Analysis and Approaches | Functions Objectives Understand the role of the discriminant using technology and algebraically. (ACMMM010) Vocabulary Vertex, Turning Point, Discriminant, Conjecture About the Lesson Students use an investigative problem solving approach to determine the...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-discrimination-parabola
Binomial PDF Eye Color | TI-Nspire Family
...84 document. Objectives Students will identify a situation involving binomial trials. Students will observe that a binomial distribution is a function of both samplesize and the probability of a success. Students will interpret a table of binomial probabilities. Student will answer ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-binomial
Free Resources for AP® Calculus by @TICalculators
...ng mathematics. TI in Focus resources include videos, documents and calculator files that explore 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 Resou...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/january/free-resources-for-ap-calculus