STEM Solutions for Summer Camps | Texas Instruments – U.S.
If you are a teacher like me, you probably always have lots of ideas. I certainly do! Thank goodness I also have a circle of friends that share my passion and help me bring those ideas full circle. Many of my ideas seem to have a common theme: Provide fun, learning, engaging, real-world experien...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/stem-solutions-for-summer-camps
Set your Students up to Soar with “STEM on the Fly”
...e than usual. I didn’t even know that was possible! Meet Alex Livingston, a sophomore at Tech Valley High School in Albany, New York and an aspiring commercial airline pilot. The 15-year-old submitted a photo showing how he uses math and science regularly as a volunteer in the Civil Air Patrol C...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/stemonthefly
5+ Tips for Using the TI-84 Plus in Your Math Class
...the mode key and select FULL. Tip 2: Using the Fraction Template Press the alpha key then the y= key in order to get the fraction template. In the complex example below, I use the first template. Tip 3: Investigating Transformation Graphing Using Lists Press the stat key, then select the f...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/january/fiveti84tips
How a math teacher started her school’s first coding club
...ire and she's really getting it. It’s just great to watch.” Junior Jahnai Harley said, “I joined the Coding Club because I wanted to learn more about computer science and thought it'd be cool to learn things before I go to college – and it’s fun too. She is looking to pursue computer science in c...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/codingclub
Celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month
Math has an impact on just about every aspect of our lives including some that we don’t often think about. Math helped change the outcome of WWII, it also shows up in the way we drive our cars and the way we manage our finances. In celebration of Math Awareness Month, here are four TI-Nspire act...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/mathawarenessmonth
Real-World Applications of Chemistry
What do Chemistry Cat, toilet bowl cleaner and contact lens cleaning solution have in common? They’re all ways to take the abstract subject of chemistry and make it come alive and make sense for high school students. Throughout my career, I have strived to make this subject applicable to the rea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/real-world-app-chemistry
#NCTMregionals Hartford 2018 Recap
...dered the math that it takes for vehicles to drive on Mars? In this session, we will code robotic vehicles using mathematics to drive, make turns and complete a challenge. Best part: no coding experience needed! Technology: TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator; TI-Innovator™ Rover Link to presentati...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/nctm-hartford
The Math Behind 'Going Viral'
...e from the 2014 Academy Awards in which an Ellen Degeneres tweet nearly broke the Internet. Within hours it became one of the most-retweeted posts in Twitter’s history, garnering more than 3.3 million retweets. Which brings me to the question, what exactly does it mean to “go viral? By definitio...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/the-math-behind-going-viral
Flattening the Curve: How You Can Learn to Stay Healthy With STEM
...ible than past viruses and has spread across the globe quickly as a result. The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control have recommended social distancing to “flatten the curve” — an effort to reduce the potential for transmitting the virus from one person to another and ho...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/flattencurve
The Best Equilibrium Simulation Ever
... In this example, we reach equilibrium one round earlier than in the last case and find that there are different amounts of reactants and products compared to the first case. Here’s where it gets really good. We calculate the ratio of products to reactants in each round for each simulation, an...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/the-best-equilibrium-simulation-ever
2019 Summer/Fall Webinar Sweepstakes Rules
... and state will be posted on the TI Education Technology Facebook page, located at www.facebook.com/TICalculators, and on the TI Education Technology Twitter page, located at https://twitter.com/ticalculators during the Sweepstakes and after verification. WINNERS LIST To obtain a copy of these Ru...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2019-summer-fall-webinar-sweepstakes
2019-2020 International Baccalaureate Webinar Sweepstakes Rules
...y and state may be posted on the TI Education Technology Facebook page, located at www.facebook.com/TICalculators, and on the TI Education Technology Twitter page, located at https://twitter.com/ticalculators during the Sweepstakes and after verification. WINNERS LIST To obtain a copy of these Ru...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2020-ib-webinar-sweepstakes
2019 Spring Webinar Sweepstakes Rules
... and state will be posted on the TI Education Technology Facebook page, located at www.facebook.com/TICalculators, and on the TI Education Technology Twitter page, located at https://twitter.com/ticalculators during the Sweepstakes and after verification. WINNERS LIST To obtain a copy of these ...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2019-spring-webinar-sweepstakes
2020 Winter Webinar Sweepstakes Rules
...y and state may be posted on the TI Education Technology Facebook page, located at www.facebook.com/TICalculators, and on the TI Education Technology Twitter page, located at https://twitter.com/ticalculators during the Sweepstakes and after verification. WINNERS LIST To obtain a copy of these ...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2021-winter-webinar-sweepstakes
2020 Spring Webinar Sweepstakes Rules
... and state will be posted on the TI Education Technology Facebook page, located at www.facebook.com/TICalculators, and on the TI Education Technology Twitter page, located at https://twitter.com/ticalculators during the Sweepstakes and after verification. WINNERS LIST To obtain a copy of these R...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2020-spring-webinar-sweepstakes
TI 2021 Holiday Holiday Contest Rules | Texas Instruments
... Contest by graphing your very own sweater design using your preferred TI graphing calculator, software or app, then submitting a photograph of it on Twitter or Instagram for a chance to win a prize. TI judges will award up to 5 runner-up winners: one TI-84 Plus CE Python or TI-Nspire™ CX II grap...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/holiday-contest/rules
2022 TI Codes Contest Rules
...Icodescontest.com and review the challenge prompt. You may reach this link directly at the education.ti.com website, or from posts on the Facebook or Twitter feeds of TI Education Technology, or posts on other Facebook and Twitter feeds, or banner advertisements on certain educator news outlets. ...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2022-ti-codes-contest-rules
2023 TI Codes Contest Rules
...contest.com and review the challenge prompt. You may reach this link directly at the http://education.ti.com website or from posts on the Facebook or Twitter feeds of TI Education Technology, or posts on other Facebook and Twitter feeds, or banner advertisements on certain educator news outlets. ...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2023-ti-codes-contest-rules
Spread the Math Love Contest Rules
...020 Texas Instruments Contest by submitting a photo of your Halloween-inspired math love – (ex. décor, costumes, classroom activities, puns, etc.) on Twitter or Instagram for a chance to win a runners up prize package or the Grand Prize. The Grand Prize includes the choice of a TI-84 Plus CE calc...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/math-love-contest
2024 TI Codes Contest Rules
...contest.com and review the challenge prompt. You may reach this link directly at the http://education.ti.com website or from posts on the Facebook or Twitter/X feeds of TI Education Technology, or posts on other Facebook and Twitter/X feeds, or banner advertisements on certain educator news outle...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2024-ti-codes-contest-rules
Let TI Help You With the New Science Olympiad Detector Building Event
This is the breadboard. It functions as an output platform for students to read collected data with red, blue and green LEDs. Science Olympiad, a national science/STEM competition organization, just added a new high school event called Detector Building. In the 35-year history of Science Oly...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/detectorbuilding
Fall in Love with Polar Graphs: Top 4 Ways to Turn Heads with the TI-84 Plus
...n to ZoomFIT, either way works. Desire a bigger spiral? Try changing θmax to a bigger number. 2: Embrace those Butterflies Falling in love usually comes with butterflies? So, why not learn how to graph the butterfly curve: To do so, press the y= key. Then in r1, input the equation for the but...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/polargraphlove
Oklahoma Students Make Their Mark Learning to Program with Rover
...uniors lead Keota third graders through the program that uses Rover to draw a robot. Much to the excitement of teachers and students, The Oklahoma Welcome, a local newspaper, wrote a news story the event, giving the students some well-deserved recognition: Keota students get hands-on with new TI-...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/seeroverdraw
Python Modules Have More Fun | Texas Instruments
...ble platforms, and discover why using modules can be more fun, or can certainly at least save you time. Modules give us a powerful way to reuse common code These custom “support” files are easily shared among my many Python programs and can be shared with others. When developing a Python ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-modules-have-more-fun
Summer of STEM: Breaking Board Paradox
... setting it on the part of the stick that is still on the table. Karate chop it and notice the stick doesn’t break. When the paper is placed completely flat on top of the stick, it serves as a large surface area for the air above it to push down on the paper – and by extension, onto the ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/breakingboard