Collecting Data With Sensors and TI Tech | Texas Instruments
...t their experiment is based on time or number of events. They can also choose which channel they want to collect for Go Direct sensors that feature multiple channels (example: The Force and Acceleration Sensor has seven channels). Menu options of the Go Direct Python module for TI-Nspi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/match-made-in-stem
5 Educators Using Robotics To Teach Math | Texas Instruments
...ough their formula to solve for the next location. Note: Both these activities are part of a ninth grade curriculum in the EPIC program. EPIC is built upon learning strategies that are experiential, project-based, innovative, collaborative and cross-curricular. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/using-robotics-to-teach-math
Calculators and Order of Operations | Texas Instruments
...throws it down on the table like a gauntlet. I hear myself say, “Them’s fightin’ words!” and, nerd that I am, pull my graphing calculator out of my belt loop, shouting, “Draw!” I realize my misfire and quickly correct myself, shouting, “Calculate!” Too late. The troublemaker has already unhol...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/calculators-and-order-of-operations
5 Study Tips from a Student #StudyGrammer | Texas Instruments
...ressured Sophia mentions how it’s common for students to feel the weight and pressure of school, and she feels it too. The classes are more difficult. The demands on your time can start to pile up. Social groups may be a concern. And, of course, the thoughts of college applications and your ac...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-study-tips-from-a-student-studygrammer
Middle School Math Meets Python Game Design | Texas Instruments
...ys interested in adding some game play to the content! If you’ve never coded before, don’t let that stop you — keep reading. Let me share some pre-built middle school activities to bring coding fun to your classroom. Don’t let the label “middle school math” mislead you. High school students c...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/middle-school-math-python-game-design
Women Who Code: A TI Intern’s STEM Journey | Texas Instruments
...chers made her realize that engineering might be the path she needed to follow, specifically either biomedical or chemical engineering, because she felt those fields tend to have more women in them. In her freshman year, she had to take Engineering 101. “That’s when I got exposed to coding,” s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/women-who-code-ti-intern-stem-journey
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2022 | Texas Instruments
...ng all students are successful in their continued mathematics studies. “The content was practical … designed for educators to help educators. It dealt with ideas to improve teaching/learning. ...” — Dr. Barry Farris, Columbia Academy (Tennessee) Integrating Topics of Statistics Into Midd...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/2022-webinars-top-10
3 Coding Activities for July Fourth Fun | Texas Instruments
...r. To make a simple polygon we use 360/n for the turning angle since the sum of the exterior angles of a polygon is 360 degrees. Notice this code multiplies the value r 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 ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/3-coding-activities-for-july-4-fun
Assessing Student Thinking | Texas Instruments
...r: Sherri Abel is a retired math teacher who lives in Charleston, South Carolina, and enjoys soaking up Vitamin D on the beach as often as possible. Although retired, she still loves working with TI to provide resources, facilitate conference sessions and webinars, as well as support districts an...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/assessing-student-thinking
Why Buy a Graphing Calculator?
... big exams. TI graphing calculators are allowed on most high-stakes exams and advanced coursework, including the ACT®, SAT® and AP® exams. Built to be distraction free. No Wi-Fi access means more security than other devices and helps young minds focus their attention on learning, not onli...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/why-buy-graphing-calculator
How To Avoid 5 Common Grant Writing Mistakes | Texas Instruments
...mistake educators can make is to not apply for grants in the first place. It may go without saying, but if you don’t apply it’s impossible to win. Although you may get denied at first, keep in mind you’ll always receive reviewer comments that can help you improve your proposal for the next roun...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-common-grant-writing-mistakes
Earth Day Engineering | Texas Instruments – U.S.
...portunity to cherish all that our home provides. This week also provides an opportunity to reflect on our own actions that may be harmful to human health and diminish our resources. Our students will be the next generation of problem-solvers. We need to instill the knowledge and the skills to ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/earthday_engineering
Fan’s Favorite Features on TI-84 Plus CE | Texas Instruments
...ter, Facebook and Instagram to share their favorite features of the TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator. In general, teachers love the variety of built-in features that make graphing easy to do. Most importantly, they love the features that help students make deeper mathematical connections. (De...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/five-fan-favorite-features-ti84plus
Get Students Excited About Linear Equations | Texas Instruments
...e activity is organized in five sections (sections 2–4 do not have to be done in that order): Activity objectives, materials and notes Coding the Ultrasonic Ranger Module (device that measures distance) Coding the sound (there is a speaker on the TI-Innovator™ Hub) Building the slide whistle...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/get-students-excited-about-linear-equations
BA II Plus™ Professional Financial Calculator | Texas Instruments
...ression options: linear, logarithmic, exponential and power Math functions include trigonometric calculations, natural logarithms and powers Built-in functionality Black protective pouch with quick reference card included--> One lithium 2032 battery included ...https://education.ti.com/en/products/calculators/financial/baii-plus-professional
Match Me!
In this activity, students move in a specific way in front of the motion detector to create motion plots that match a given Distance versus Time plot. They make connections between types of movements and characteristics of Distance-Time graphs. They learn to change the shape of the plot by adjust...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/match-me
Match the Graph-84
Students walk in front of a calculator-based ranger CBR™ 2 and try to match a distance-time graph. They examine the rate of change, and analyze and interpret the graph of a function.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/match-the-graph
Ratios of Right Triangles
In this activity, students will explore the ratios of right triangles. Students will discover that they can find the measure of the angles of a right triangle given the length of any two sides.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ratios-of-right-triangles_1
Exploring Circle Equations
Students explore the equation of a circle by connecting the coordinates of the center of the circle and the length of the radius to the corresponding parts of the equation.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-circle-equations
Running Circles Around Quads
Students explore various properties of cyclic quadrilaterals.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/running-circles-around-quads_1
Properties of Parallelograms - 1
Students explore the various properties of parallelograms and the necessary and sufficient conditions that guarantee that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-parallelograms_1
Slippery Slope
In this activity, students will create Distance versus Time plots and calculate the slopes of the plots. They explore the mathematical concept of slopes and understand how slopes can be used to interpret how one physical quantity changes with respect to another.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/slippery-slope
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
Under Pressure: The Inverse Relationship between Pressure and Volume
In this activity, students' will use a pressure sensor to investigate the relationship between pressure and volume for an enclosed air sample, and fit an inverse function model to the pressure versus volume data.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/under-pressure-the-inverse-relationship-between-pressure-and-volume
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