3 Coding Activities for July Fourth Fun | Texas Instruments
... with 360/n — why does it do this? But what about a star polygon? How can we make more or fewer points? r is the number of revolutions made to complete a star polygon. How many points on a star does the value r= int(n/2) create? What would happen if you made this value smaller? Would you...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/3-coding-activities-for-july-4-fun
Assessing Student Thinking | Texas Instruments
...r hand, gave a detailed explanation as to how he solved the equation to find the right answer. However, when prodding him a bit more by asking how he would solve the problem using his method if a 2 was placed in front of the first term, Joey had no idea what he would do. The “trick” he was using ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/assessing-student-thinking
Top Tips From a Science Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
...rd® is that all AP® science exams now approve the use of most TI graphing calculators, which includes Environmental Science. Here’s a look at the upcoming schedule for science exams in 2023: Monday, May 1 — Chemistry Tuesday, May 2 — Environmental Science Tuesday, May 9 — Physics C: Mech...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/scienceapexams
Earth Day Engineering | Texas Instruments – U.S.
... Using real-world environmental issues is an easy way to get students engaged and thinking critically about problems that may be affecting their own communities. A task as simple as walking around a schoolyard could have students realizing their school might have an issue with trash. This can le...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/earthday_engineering
Fan’s Favorite Features on TI-84 Plus CE | Texas Instruments
...on the best. To be able to calculate one and 2 var stats that quickly is game changer. Now I can spend more time on the ‘language’ part of stats. The wording of the problem itself.” – Math on Twitter Quick 2-Var Stats calculations. The “stat” key features lots of func...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/five-fan-favorite-features-ti84plus
Get Students Excited About Linear Equations | Texas Instruments
Brad Posnanski is a T³™ National Instructor and teaches algebra I, precalculus and computer science at Comsewogue High School in Port Jefferson Station, New York. He loves to create and do hands-on projects with his students. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/get-students-excited-about-linear-equations
Beverage Tests
Students determine the pH of liquid samples. They get familiar with the pH scale, create graphs comparing pH levels, and compare data displayed as a scatter plot, a boxplot, a histogram, and a bar graph.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/beverage-tests
Forensics Case 9 - Killer Cup of Coffee: Using colorimetry to determine concentration of a poison
In this activity, students will use colorimetry to determine the concentration of a colored species in a solution and use a linear relationship to model Beer's law. They use Beer's law to determine the concentration of iron(III)thiocyanate (FeSCN2+) in an unknown solution.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-9--killer-cup-of-coffee-using-colorimetry-to-determine-concentration-of-a-poison
Forensics Case 2 - Bouncing Back: Using ground-penetrating radar to locate buried objects
In this activity, students gather data to explore the use of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) to find buried materials. They use a range finder to detect the presence of an object and to distinguish between different-shaped objects. They find the buried car and help solve a case.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-2--bouncing-back-using-groundpenetrating-radar-to-locate-buried-objects
Forensics Case 11 - Ashes to Ashes: Using evaporation rate to identify an unknown liquid
In this activity, students understand that evaporation rate is a characteristic property of a liquid. Based on this fact, they identify the solution and the likely accelerant in a case of arson. They compare the evaporation rates of the accelerants found with the suspects with those near the crim...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-11--ashes-to-ashes-using-evaporation-rate-to-identify-an-unknown-liquid
NASA - Space Shuttle Ascent: Mass vs. Time
In this activity, students explore the ascent phase which begins at liftoff and ends when the space shuttle reaches Earth's orbit. The space shuttle must accelerate from zero to approximately 7,850 meters per second (which is approximately 17,500 miles per hour) in eight and a half minutes to re...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--space-shuttle-ascent-mass-vs--time
Forensics Case 3 - Name That Tune: Matching musical tones through waveform analysis
In this activity, students analyze sound waves to calculate the frequency or pitch of musical notes. They use a Microphone to detect the waveform of a musical note. Students calculate the frequency of a musical note from the period of its waveform and use this knowledge to identify the musical n...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-3--name-that-tune-matching-musical-tones-through-waveform-analysis
Forensics Case 6 - Measuring Momentum: Using distance moved after impact to estimate velocity
This activity introduces the concept of momentum as it applies to vehicle collisions. Students accurately gather data of collision of a vehicle with a stationary object, and establish a relationship between the distance an object moves after a collision with a vehicle and the momentum of the vehi...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-6--measuring-momentum-using-distance-moved-after-impact-to-estimate-velocity
Binomial Expansion- NS
In this activity, students will review their binomial expansion skills through hands on multiplication combined with the handheld to check their work.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/binomial-expansion@ns
Binomial Expansion
In this activity, students will review their binomial expansion skills through hands on multiplication combined with the handheld to check their work.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/binomial-expansion
Infinite Geometric Series
Students explore infinite geometric series. They will consider the effect of the value for the common ratio and determine whether an infinite geometric series converges or diverges.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/infinite-geometric-series
Interesting Properties of Cubic Functions
This Computer Algebra System (CAS) activity encourages students to investigate numerical and graphical properties of cubic functions, and to verify the results using CAS.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/interesting-properties-of-cubic-functions
Matrices Using CAS
This Computer Algebra System (CAS) activity encourages students to perform basic arithmetic operations on matrices, and solving a set of equations using CAS.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/matrices-using-cas
Triangulation Problem
In this Computer Algebra System (CAS) activity, students use 'landscape' paper and fold the top left corner of the page so that it just touches the bottom of the page. They calculate the area of the triangle formed by the bottom left corner and find the distance that forms a triangle with maximum...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/triangulation-problem
TI-89 Riemann Sum Activities for Calculus
In this Computer Algebra System (CAS) activity students use Riemann sums to estimate the distance traveled on a trip at various speeds. They utilize the concept of Riemann sums to calculate the area under a curve. Students find limits of Riemann sums, and also convert Riemann sum limits to defini...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ti89-riemann-sum-activities-for-calculus
Optimization - IB
In this activity, students will learn how to use the second derivative test to find maxima and minima in word problems and solve optimization in functions and parametric functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/optimization_84_ib
Solution 34694: Using the fnInt Function Integral Command on the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
Solution 34694: Using the fnInt Function Integral Command on the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators. Solution 34694: Using the fnInt Function Integral Command on the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators. global Solution 34694: Using the fnInt Function Integral Command on the...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/34694
Solution 13341: Using the fnInt Function Integral Command on the TI-83 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
Solution 13341: Using the fnInt Function Integral Command on the TI-83 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators. Solution 13341: Using the fnInt Function Integral Command on the TI-83 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators. global Solution 13341: Using the fnInt Function Integral Command on the...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/13341
Solution 12016: Algorithm Used to Compute Chi Squared on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
Solution 12016: Algorithm Used to Compute Chi Squared on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators. Solution 12016: Algorithm Used to Compute Chi Squared on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators. global Solution 12016: Algorithm Used to Compute ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/12016
Convergence of Taylor Series
A Taylor Series for a function becomes the function as the number of terms increases towards infinity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/convergence-of-taylor-series