Award Winning Data
Arguably the most famous awards in the world, but are the Academy Awards® ageist and sexist? The mean age of female winners is 36 compared with males at 44, but Jessica Tandy (Driving Miss Daisy) won an award at age 81, the oldest award recipient. Katherine Hepburn won an award at age 74. Wha...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/academy-awards
Gradient of a function
This activity introduces the notion of the gradient of a curve. Initial exploration involves a dynamic tangent where students can use prior knowledge of the gradient of a straight line to determine if the slope is negative, zero or positive. The second stage of the activity goes one step further ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/gradient-of-a-function
Fill the Vase
Students interpret graphs of empirical data with respect to rate of change of the height of water in vases of different shapes that are being filled at a constant rate. Students are provided with a range of graphs and vases. For each graph they must reshape the vase in order to match the volume –...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/fill-the-vase
Cellular Respiration
In this activity, students will use a carbon dioxide gas sensor to measure the rate at which non-germinating and germinating peas undergo cellular respiration. Students also investigate the influence of temperature on the rate of cellular respiration.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/cellular-respiration
Intermolecular Forces
In this lesson, students will first observe the changing charge cloud that surrounds a single polar molecule (HCl) and a single non-polar molecule (Cl2).https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/intermolecular-forces
Kickstart AP® Precalculus: Fresh Strategies for Exploring Polynomials and Rates of Change
Kickstart AP® Precalculus: Fresh Strategies for Exploring Polynomials and Rates of Change webinars website T³™ Professional Development | For Teachers and Teams | Online Learning | Live T³™ Webinars ...https://education.ti.com/en/t3-professional-development/for-teachers-and-teams/online-learning/on-demand-webinars/2024/sept-10-2024-kickstart-ap-precalculus-fresh-strategies-for-exploring-polynomials
Limaçons: A Polar Investigation
This activity allows students to investigate the properties of limaçons in the polar forms of both r =a +b*sin(θ) and r =a+b*cos(θ). Using a slider, values of a and b change as students investigate looped or flattened limaçons, as well as, cardioids. Students examine symmetry and the effect...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/limaçons-a-polar-investigation
Vernier - Boyle's law
The primary objective of this experiment is to determine the relationship between the pressure and volume of a confined gas. The gas we use will be air, and it will be confined in a syringe connected to a Pressure Sensor (see Figure 1). When the volume of the syringe is changed by moving the pist...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--boyles-law
Cipher Solvers
In this code breaking activity, students are challenged to identify patterns, unravel clues, and triangulate a point on a treasure map.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/cipher-solvers
TI-84 Series | Math Sensors | Texas Instruments
Discover ways to use math sensors to bring math to life! Engage students with hands-on data collection and real-world problem solving. Learn more. TI-84 Series | Math Sensors | Texas Instruments global website ...https://education.ti.com/en/products/data-collection/ti-84-plus-ce/math-sensors
T³™ Regional Summit: Colorado| Texas Instruments
Join us in Tennessee for professional development. Learn how to use TI technology, plus receive a graphing calculator and software with registration. Get more info. T³™ Regional Summit: Colorado| Texas Instruments global website ...https://education.ti.com/en/t3-professional-development/for-teachers-and-teams/regional-summits/2025-colorado-summit
Which Dog Is Roundest? | Texas Instruments
...s too! Currently, we have seven dogs, and they pretty much run the show in our house. The problem is that we have never been able to find a way to merge our love of math with our dogs until we were asked to lead a webinar for Pi Day: “P³ — Puppies, Probability and Pi.” Meet Blue, a 5-ye...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/dog-day-which-dog-is-roundest
Plan To Attend 2023 Virtual T3IC | Texas Instruments
Get ready for some professional learning! We’re excited to bring you another virtual teacher conference — Virtual T³IC — on Sept. 30, 2023, at 9 a.m. Central time. Join us for a day full of live, interactive sessions that’ll enhance your teaching and show you new ways to use TI technolo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/plan-to-attend-2023-virtual-t3ic
Get Energized With the T3™ Professional Learning | Texas Instruments
Summer is almost here! Are you ready for some fun in the sun? Summer break is an important time for teachers to recharge, and it’s also a time when educators often take advantage of flexible schedules to participate in a range of professional learning events. This summer, there are a variety ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/professional_learning
5 Fresh Spring Ideas for Your Classroom | Texas Instruments
Spring is just around the corner! Now’s the perfect time to bring a fresh new look to your classroom, along with adding some colorful, spring-themed activities to keep your students engaged in their learning. We’ve rounded up a fun collection of creative teacher resources you can use in your ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/fresh-spring-ideas-for-classrooms
Summer Reading List for Math Teachers | Texas Instruments
From “Rocket Girls” to “Atomic Habits,” this summer reading list is a treasure trove of explosive thinking! We asked Kim Thomas — a College Algebra, AP® AB Calculus, and AP® BC Calculus math teacher from Arizona — what was on her reading list this summer. Her list mixes in the science and resear...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/summer-reading-for-math-teachers
Collecting Data With Sensors and TI Tech | Texas Instruments
What do science students get when teachers connect Vernier Go Direct® sensors with TI’s Python-capable graphing calculators? An easy-to-use, portable and wireless data collection system that gets them more engaged in their learning! This combination of learning tools provides fantastic oppor...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/match-made-in-stem
6 Resources to Jump-Start the School Year | Texas Instruments
Are you new to teaching with TI technology? Or looking for new ways to engage your students with the technology they already have? Or maybe just finding yourself a little rusty after summer break? Have no fear, TI is here! Another school year has begun and the slow summer mornings with no alar...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/tiresources
A New School Year, A New You(Tube) | Texas Instruments
...in the Wild” with Mr. Allen Math, peek into what it’s like in a “Day in the Life of a TI Calculator,” learn from mini math lessons featuring @iteachalgebra, and more. New tutorials for the TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator What else is new? Now there’s a quick tuto...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/new-school-year-new-youtube
3 Math Activities for Back to School | Texas Instruments
There’re always plenty of planning to do for back to school, but organizing math activities for the new school year doesn’t have to be a huge chore. Try out any of these fun and engaging activities to get the young minds in your class moving and ready to learn again after the long summe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/three-back-to-school-math-activities
Expressions of Love for TI-Cares™ Support | Texas Instruments
Roses are red, Violets are blue, TI-Cares™ loves you We really do! At TI-Cares™ customer support, it is our pleasure and privilege to provide world-class customer support. We couldn’t love our teachers, administrators, students and parents more, and we are always flattered when they take...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/ti-cares-customer-support-love
Middle School Math Meets Python Game Design | Texas Instruments
...dents can benefit from these activities as well. But the “middle school math” audience means they have been scaffolded to make them accessible to younger audiences. If someone asked you, what are the top four or five concepts students really need from middle school to be successful in high sc...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/middle-school-math-python-game-design
5 Teacher Tips for Classroom Management | Texas Instruments
Every teacher knows that having a classroom management plan is essential to running an effective and efficient classroom. There are just so many different strategies teachers can do — where do you start? That’s why we asked our teacher community to share their tips for managing a classroom. H...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-teacher-tips-classroom-management
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2022 | Texas Instruments
Are you looking for fun, new ways to engage your students using TI technology? Is professional learning one of your 2023 goals? We can help you get started with a list of the top 10 T³™ Webinars from 2022. These sessions are led by classroom teachers and are each an hour long. You can watch r...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/2022-webinars-top-10
Solutions To Keep Your Students Learning All Summer | TI
“I’m bored.” “What are we going to do today?” Sound familiar? Summer days often leave students with more time on their hands and parents searching for productive activities that help prevent the “summer slide,” or the answer to “I’m bored; what can I do?” Check out these four suggestio...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/keep-students-learning-all-summer