What to Do Instead of a Traditional Final Exam
...ceiling. Presentations The project had to be presented, as well. What I really liked was that the whole process was documented. You can see what is happening in each step as you look through the Google Slides™ presentations from a few of the groups: Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3. I think each gr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/instead-of-a-traditional-final-exam
The Best Equilibrium Simulation Ever
...of moving water from one beaker to another using two straws of different widths. This approach can result in always-changing water levels due to spillage. Students don’t get to see that equilibrium means that there is a constant rate of change between two parts of a system and that, at equilibriu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/the-best-equilibrium-simulation-ever
12 Days of Holiday Math Challenges
...n with Hanukkah by asking your students to write code on their TI graphing calculators that will spin the dreidel. See who comes out the winner. 4) Happy New Year Hook up to the TI-Innovator™ Hub and challenge your students to play “Auld Lang Syne.” Take it a step further, and add a colorful fir...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/12-days-of-holiday-math-challenges
BestofChemistry
...olecular Forces So much of chemistry is invisible to students. We can sense the beginnings and results of chemical reactions, but we can’t see what happens at the atomic level. This activity attempts to help students understand intermolecular and intramolecular forces through several animations....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofchemistry
In Honor of National Chemistry Week, 5 “Organic” Ways to Incorporate TI Technology Into Chemistry Class
...ling skills and the slope intercept formula to derive the formulas for converting between the two temperature scales. It is such a profound way to engage students in temperature scales, formula usage and conversion lessons, as well as real-time applications of mathematical modeling skills. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/chemistryweek
Python Modules Have More Fun | Texas Instruments
...ping a Python programming project, I find it helpful to divide the project into pieces and tackle them in smaller chunks. Python is designed for this approach from the ground up. Modular programming is also useful if you or your students want to work in teams: Assign each member of the team a cl...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-modules-have-more-fun
TI’s Path to STEM Projects Are Now Available in Python
...rd Warm.” TI has recently updated the original Path to STEM projects to now include Python! Why? Python is one of the most popular coding languages in the world today, and it is now on both the TI-84 Plus CE Python and TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculators. It is used in both industry and ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/pathtostem
Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class
...n a new and intriguing way. In this post, we have pulled together five of our favorite algebra activities from the collection on the Math Nspired webpage. Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class Curtis Brown Making Math Connections Visually: Fi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/visualizingalgebra
AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-84 Plus
...n the exam; however, being familiar with creating and analyzing a scatterplot of bivariate data could prove crucial. Make sure that your regression diagnostics are turned on. Be aware that, when fitting a linear regression model to a set of data, the residuals are automatically stored in a list c...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/apstats
Which TI Calculator for the SAT® and Why?
Just about every TI calculator is approved for the math test calculator portion of the SAT® exam. And, I encourage you to know how — and when — to use your calculator. Here are some helpful tips to help you prepare you for the test: Bring your own calculator — calculators are not provided, an...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/which-ti-calc-sat
Virtual-Ice-Breakers
...as its challenges. For starters, a virtual setup makes it harder to read students’ facial expressions, and it limits the conversation that naturally happens in a traditional classroom. But, have no fear! We’ve created a list of quick and easy icebreakers that can be done virtually to help build...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Insider Tips for Winning the TI Codes Contest
... a servo motor and a light sensor. Programming in TI-Basic Last, but not least, you should familiarize yourself with TI-Basic, the programming language that makes all the magic happen. With TI-Basic, you can write programs on your graphing calculator that help find the slope of a line or creat...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/ticodescontest
Introducing the TI-Nspire CX II
... education.ti.com/TI-Nspire-CXII. TI-Nspire CX II Specifications and Features: Color, backlit display Screen size: 320 x 240 pixels (3.5" diagonal) Screen resolution: 125 DPI; 16-bit color Powered by the TI-Rechargeable Battery (included) USB port for computer connectivity ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/nspire
Art in Chemistry
...ctional strategies. While chemistry can be an abstract and quantitative science, there is much room for students to display their creativity while engaging multiple levels of conceptual understanding. One of my favorite activities is a simple demonstration in which a small amount of water is hea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/art-in-chemistry
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Jessica Kohout
...ermits them to start making connections, so that each concept becomes less abstract. What are some fun or unique ways you help your students learn? Again, the idea of not taking yourself too seriously. I tend to be goofy, and have embraced the Ms. Frizzle idea of “take chances, make mistakes, a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/teacher-of-the-month
Get Out and #SpreadMathLove
...r years to come. Once the trackables start making their way into geocaches, you can start hunting them down! Using the map on the promotion landing page, you can find where the nearest TI math buddy token is located. Then go out and find it, log it, and move it to another geocache spot to keep t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/geocaching
Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School
...elp you and their classmates to remember names and pronunciations. #2. Jump Right In! Start with a content lesson on the first day. Get students engaged in a team-building STEM activity like building a paper tower, a fun math problem or a science investigation. Make it a fun, easy activity with...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/first_week_tips
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
... than those that said they don’t like it. Think about that for a moment. Nearly half of all kids have positive feelings about math! That’s an encouraging statistic and one we as educators, parents and a society should embrace. Still, we need to temper this wonderful stat with some of the challe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
Professional basketball star donates TI calculators to his former high school
... students’ interest in STEM subjects, which can set them up for success today, in college tomorrow and in future careers,” said TI Media Relations Manager, Ellen Fishpaw. With the ACT around the corner, the school’s Math Department Chair, Christy Simpson, said the donation couldn’t have come at ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/february/tj-warren-donates
Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Virtual Teaching
... some guidance. Snow was the first educator to use TI graphing calculator emulator software while teaching students in an online environment 15 years ago. And, he’s got some helpful tips for classroom teachers now tasked with figuring out how to teach online. Richard Snow has been teaching w...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/distance-education
Customize your TI calculator with a 3-D printed case
...s to print and only requires a couple of dollars’ worth of filament. We’d love to see your creations. Share them with us on Facebook , Twitter or Instagram by tagging @TICalculators. Happy printing! Disclaimer: Use these cases at your own discretion. These designs are offered for free and as ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/3d-slide-case
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2021
...g TI Technology to Create Python Programs Presented by Amin Lalani and Toni Norrell Come code with us in Python, an easy-to-learn programming language used by many colleges, universities and major companies. TI makes coding in Python available to students using TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calcul...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2021webinars
A case for handheld graphing calculators
...is technology on our world. But in the classroom, these general-purpose devices have had mixed results. As a former math teacher, a parent of two teenagers, and someone with a front-row seat to the education technology business for the past 15 years, I can assure you that this important issue run...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
...gpong, golf, lacrosse — we’re not picky!) Connect the microphone to one of the three analog ports on the TI-Nspire™ Lab Cradle. To avoid adding a page to an already open document, start a new document on the TI-Nspire™ CX family graphing calculator and open a page on the Vernier DataQuest™ App...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity
Give me Five
In this activity, students will discuss and describe the center and spread of a univariate data set by way of a five number summary and visually by a box & whisker diagram. Students will then apply this knowledge to real life applications to enhance their ability to understand this math in stat...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-give-me-five