Summer Reading List for Math Teachers | Texas Instruments
...hot summer reading! “Rise of the Rocket Girls” by Nathalia Holt Start off with a bang with this true story about the women “human computers” at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the 1940s and ’50s. Follow the story of how this elite group of young women transformed rocket de...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/summer-reading-for-math-teachers
Inverse Functions on the TI-84 Plus CE | Texas Instruments
... a function Function rule view Type the functions f(x) and c(x) into a TI-84 Plus CE for Y1 and Y2, respectively. Then, from a calculator screen, compute the outputs of Y1 and Y2 as shown for students to confirm the inverse relationship. Because f(x) are c(x) inverse functions, f(a)=b implies...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/investigating-inverse-functions-ti-84-plus-ce
Fall-Tastic Ideas for Your Classroom | Texas Instruments
... a varying level of difficulty. You can challenge your students to: Determine the functions that form the full image. Practice transformations to complete the partial image. Develop unique designs with their own math. Piece the activities together to finish the image. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/falltastic-ideas-enhance-classroom
A New School Year, A New You(Tube) | Texas Instruments
...for quicker and easier. Here’s a taste of what you’ll find: How-to videos for the TI-84 Plus and TI-Nspire™ families of graphing calculators Resources for test preparation Follow-along lessons sorted by subject Popular professional development videos And Shorts! Introducing S...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/new-school-year-new-youtube
Calculators and Order of Operations | Texas Instruments
... X, followed by 6/2X, the TI-82 would first find 2X, then divide the result into 6. However, for the TI-83 (and later models), 6/2X is found by first computing 6/2 and then multiplying this by X. The expression 6/2X is evaluated differently on these two models. On the bright sid...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/calculators-and-order-of-operations
5 Study Tips from a Student #StudyGrammer | Texas Instruments
...ol, including her drive to get good grades. It first started with dashes of glamour and artistic visuals. But when she started adding relatable, research-backed study tips to help improve her own study habits, she found she wasn’t alone. Thousands of students wanted to know more. Not only how ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-study-tips-from-a-student-studygrammer
Expressions of Love for TI-Cares™ Support | Texas Instruments
...oan Program. These customers definitely know their way to our hearts! 🌹 “LaShun was refreshing to deal with. She was willing to step through a complicated problem over a few calls to full resolution. She was friendly, she was kind and demonstrated knowledge. She is someone that I will love...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/ti-cares-customer-support-love
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2022 | Texas Instruments
... schedule, at your own pace, and follow along with your TI graphing calculator. After finishing a webinar, don’t forget to print the certificate of completion. This may be accepted at your school or district for professional development credit. Falling Back in Love With Your TI-84 Plus ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/2022-webinars-top-10
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
.... When I asked Sarah how she arrived at the answer, she was able to accurately show me the graph she created and how she knew that the x-intercepts she found were the solutions to the equation. Joey, on the other hand, gave a detailed explanation as to how he solved the equation to find ...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
Get Students Excited About Linear Equations | Texas Instruments
... 10 paper towel tubes • 10 scissors • 10 popsicle sticks • Masking tape or hot glue • Hole puncher • Cardstock or manila folder • Circle sheet (in teacher activity guide PDF) Note: To save time, you can divide this into smaller segments and/or prep the cardboard tube and slide...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/get-students-excited-about-linear-equations
Running Circles Around Quads
Students explore various properties of cyclic quadrilaterals.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/running-circles-around-quads_1
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 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
Solution 12027: Detailed Information Provided When Using the Catalog Stopped After OS Update on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
...84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search I used to be able to get more information on commands in the catalog, however since I upgraded operating systems I cannot. How do I change it so that I get more information? The detailed infor...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/12027
Turtle Module | TI-84 Plus CE Python | Texas Instruments
... Move your way to a visually rich and engaging experience in coding, mathematics and computational thinking. The Turtle module brings coding to life for students at all skill levels, especially beginners. Available as a Python mod...https://education.ti.com/en/product-resources/turtle-module/ti84ce-python
Properties of Isosceles Triangles
In this activity and by using the Nspire handhelds, students will discover the different properties and attributes of Isosceles Triangles. The students will take advantage of the dynamic capabilities of this very unique handheld to explore the different attributes of the Isosceles Triangle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-isosceles-triangles
Tangents to a Circle
Explore properties of tangent lines and how they differ from secant lines.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/tangents-to-a-circle
Dover Chase Activity
Students investigate where most wrecks occur at Dover by creating a bar graph given data in a table. Students will then use the graph to analyze the data and make predictions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/dover-chase-activity
Points & Lines & Slopes (Oh My!)
In this activity, students will use coordinates to better understand that relationship, as well as the relationship between coordinates of points and their quadrant locations, slopes and y-intercepts, and parallel and perpendicular lines.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/points--lines--slopes-oh-my_ns_ib
Intersecting Lines and Segment Measures
Explore the relationship between intersecting lines and the measures of various segments on those lines.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/intersecting-lines-and-segment-measures
Texas Chase Activity
In this activity, students will look at g-forces and predicting the Sprint Cup champion using trend lines.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/texas-chase-activity
NASA:Taking a Walk in the Neuroscience Laboratories
Within the Neuroscience Laboratories, many different functions are tested. For example, researchers in the Motion Laboratory focus on the post-flight disturbances in balance and gait control—areas with which many astronauts struggle. This laboratory develops training programs that will faci...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--taking-a-walk