Building a Band With Famous Mathematicians
"There is geometry in the humming of the strings; there is music in the spacing of the spheres." — Pythagoras In honor of #WorldMusicDay, let’s explore some musical connections in math, as shared by math consultant and musicologist David Sword, during his “Seven for Seven” presentation at the 20...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/june/music-in-math
Analysis and Approaches
...d Series Students will explore the definition of a function through use of a graph, a set of ordered pairs and an input-output diagram. *NEW/UPDATED Back in Time Students will create and explore a box plot and histogram for a data set. They then compa...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
This is part 1 in a three-part series from the author on creating teachable moments. It was almost 30 years ago, but it was one of those teaching moments indelibly etched in my memory. I had been assigned to teach introductory calculus, a course I had taught often, but on this day there was a n...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs
Mission Celebration: Use Math to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
...Aldrin were on approach to Tranquility Base when Armstrong realized they were flying into a field of car-sized boulders. Armstrong calmly guided the Eagle landing module to a safe area, beyond the boulder field, with less than 30 seconds of fuel left in the tank. This was an incredible feat of sk...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/july/missioncelebration
Madness in March Underscores the “M” in STEM
April may be the official month for mathematics awareness, but I marked it in March through five conferences on two continents and hundreds of discussions with educators who all agree on one thing: We are in a STEM education crisis. Many of my Texas Instruments (TI) colleagues and I experienced ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/mathmadness
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Lisa Goddard
...ws them to move things around on the screen with ease. Everything about the TI-Nspire™ CX graphing calculator has been phenomenal. I honestly can’t imagine ever teaching without it. How do you help your students learn difficult concepts? I always teach my students that there’s more than one way...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/march/teacherofthemonth
Solution 12013: Resolving the "Does Not Exist" Error When Using the Start-Up Customization App on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus.
...TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Why do I get the error message "Does Not Exist" when I turn on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus? The Start-Up Customization app looks for a program, picture or app to run when t...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/12013
Solution 11778: Different Logistic Regression Models Available On Current Texas Instruments Graphing Calculators.
...84 Plus family, TI-Nspire family, and TI-Nspire handheld in TI-84 Plus mode different from the one computed on the TI-89 family, TI-92 family, and Voyage 200? The logistic regression routines on the TI-83 family, TI-84 Plus family, TI-Nspire family, and TI-Nspire handheld in TI-84 Plus mode are ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/11778
Solution 34849: Resolving the Error "Unable to Complete the Transfer" or "USB Communication Error: Multiple Files Matched" on the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
...us and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search What can I do to fix the error message "Unable to complete the transfer" or "USB communication error: Multiple files matched" on the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators? When ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/34849
Solution 34498: Causes of a Singular Matrix Error on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
...d TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search What causes a Singular Matrix error message on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of graphing calculators? The message "ERROR:SINGULAR MATRIX" may be the result of one of two possible ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/34498
Solution 12032: Making Graphics Appear In the Start-Up Customization App on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus.
...83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How can you make a graph or image appear in the Start-Up Customization App on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus? In order to make a newly created graphic appear at start-up: • Pres...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/12032
Solution 36979: "Unknown device" displays when I connect my TI-84 Plus family graphing calculator to the TI-Connect CE™ software
... Home | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Why does the message "Unknown device" display when I connect my TI-84 Plus family device to the TI-Connect CE™ software? TI-84 Plus family devices with operating s...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/36979
Solution 34814: Correcting a Data Type Error when Attaching a Distribution Formula to a List on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
... Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search I have input data (numbers) into my L1 list. Why am I getting a Data Type error message when I attach the following formula to L2? Input data (numbers) into the L1 list. L2=normalcdf( -1E99, 200, L1*.9, L1*.9*.1) Some of the distri...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/34814
Excretory System
This StudyCards(tm) stack enables students to review the vocabulary encountered when studying the excretory system.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/excretory-system
Predicting White Blood Counts
Students find equations, which best-fit the data, using different regression models built into their calculators. The best method of handling this data, is to break the data into sections and fit different periods of time with different equations. Using their models, they predict when the patie...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/predicting-white-blood-counts
General Cell Questions
This StudyCards(tm) stack enables students to review general concepts regarding cells.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/general-cell-questions
Please Re-Leaf Me
In this activity, students examine data of carbon dioxide output in a forest. They graph the data and understand seasonal flucuations of carbon dioxide output. They make predictions about carbon dioxide output in other biomes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/please-releaf-me
Genetic Probability
Use the SciTools App to simulate a Punnett square. Make predictions about genetic crosses. Learn about the following concepts; genes, alleles, dominant alleles, recessive alleles, homozygous individuals, heterozygous individuals, phenotypes, and genotypes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/genetic-probability
Outbreak!
Use the DATA GRAPHS WIZARD to learn about how disease is spread. Brainstorm ways in which people can help stop an outbreak of disease.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/outbreak_1
Periodic Table
This StudyCards™ stack enables students to review the terms associated with learning and using the Periodic Table of the Elements.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/periodic-table
Outbreak!
In this activity, students simulate the spread of a virus. They produce a graph representing the spread and analyze the rates of change over time. Students compare how viral and bacterial infections spread in a population.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/outbreak
Phosphate Analysis
One method of measuring the phosphate concentration is by using a Colorimeter. This instrument measures the amount of light transmitted through a sample at a given wavelength. The amount of light absorbed is mathematically related to the concentration of the solution.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/phosphate-analysis
Practice with Chemical Word Equations
In this activity, students will learn about chemical word equations: what they are, how they are written and key terms (i.e., reactants and products) associated with word equations.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/practice-with-chemical-word-equations
Radioactive Dating (isotopes) - PhET (HS)
TBDhttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/radioactive-dating-isotopes--phet-hs
Mendelian Genetics
This StudyCards(tm) stack enables students to review the vocabulary used in studying genetics as developed from the work of Mendel.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/mendelian-genetics