5 Engineering Projects You Can Do in Your Science Class
...ned by a mechanical engineer. Mechanical engineering is also among the oldest of the engineering disciplines and has a rich history. This activity requires your students to use mechanical engineering skills to rescue a deep ocean rover from the murky sea floor. Link to Activity Bring awareness ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/engineerscience
Building Bridges with Math + Engineering
...ave it and some just don’t. Your students’ goal: build the strongest bridge using only paper. I know you can already hear the whining and the list of questions. The answers are: yes, a strong bridge; and yes, using only paper. This is a time to get creative and for students to learn some basics o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/buildingbridgesmath
Learn to Code with Your TI Graphing Calculator
...at product managers do in the real world. A product manager has to think through all of the features of the product she is building and the varying requirements for each feature. In the case of the calculator pet, I encourage you to think through the features you want your pet to have (i.e. a nam...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/learntocode
7 Books To Beat the Summer Heat | Texas Instruments
...ons for teaching in the age of personalized education.” — Yong Zhao, Ph.D. “The Impact of Identity in K–8 Mathematics: Rethinking Equity-Based Practices” by Julia Aguirre, Karen Mayfield-Ingram and Danny Martin Filled with insightful descriptions and recommendations on impact...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/7-books-2022-summer-reading-list
Set your Students up to Soar with “STEM on the Fly”
At Texas Instruments, we love a good contest or quiz that helps get students and teachers excited about math and science. And, the winner of our latest #GenSTEM contest, gets us even more excited about math and science than usual. I didn’t even know that was possible! Meet Alex Livingston, a so...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/stemonthefly
5+ Tips for Using the TI-84 Plus in Your Math Class
... Tip 1: Viewing the Graph and Table Simultaneously Did you know that you can see your graph and the table at the same time? Press y= and type your equations. In this screenshot below we use Y1= ½X² and Y2= X+1. Press the mode key and about midway through the screen you will see a row that says...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/january/fiveti84tips
How to introduce your students to computational thinking in the math classroom
... code below. This will prompt the user to input the x- and y-coordinates for the two points and store them in variables with corresponding names. Request “X1?”,x1 Request “Y1?”,y1 Request “X2?”,x2 Request “Y2?”,y2 Next, the program will need to perform the calculation. It is easiest to define a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/codinginmath
Have You Heard About a Mixed Six Task? | Texas Instruments
...ixed Six activities. I was instantly intrigued by this concept. A Mixed Six is basically a mathematical task design using Pointon’s and Sangwin’s question taxonomy to develop thinking skills. I did a little research, and I was excited to see that much of the discussion and research was center...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/mixed-six-task
TI-84 Plus | Top 10 Features for ACT® | Texas Instruments
...e able to score a seat, here are my favorite features on the TI-84 Plus family of graphing calculators to leverage when taking the ACT. There are 60 questions on the math section of the ACT and you only have 60 minutes to complete them. The TI-84 Plus graphing calculator is allowed during the en...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/actips
How a math teacher started her school’s first coding club
...mportant, life-long benefit of knowing how to program. “I went to our activities person and said we want to start a coding club and I need money for equipment, so she gave us some ideas for fundraising,” said Kachur. “We ended up raising almost $1,000 in candy bar sales, so that we could get 5 TI...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/codingclub
Celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month
...ins and ranges. For more information, download the Teacher Notes (pdf). You can view and download the full TI-Nspire activity on our website. 4: Quadratic Functions and Stopping Distance Comparing stopping distance under normal conditions vs. wet weather or when talking on a cell phone provi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/mathawarenessmonth
My Top Takeaways From T3IC to Encourage, Engage and Empower
...rexamples, we in turn provide space for curiosity, ownership and courage. Finkel reminded us that answers and facts end learning experiences, while questions and conjectures extend learning experiences. There is power in beginning a learning experience with inquiry rather than answers. Empower ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/t3ictakeaways
Top 10 Books for Every Teacher’s Summer Reading List
...z. Also recommended by John Urschel, this captivating read shines a light on the history and importance of calculus in a grounded way that does not require any mathematical background. It’s a must-read for anyone preparing to take calculus or anyone who wants to experience the beauty of calculus ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/summerreading
You Can Teach an Old Snake New Tricks: Computer Science on the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
...ng and problematic — not anymore! Traditional Python can be tricky because it uses specific indentation for iteration and selection. Instead of squinting to see if the spacing is correct, TI-84 Plus CE Python uses diamonds ◊ to makes it easier to learn and debug Python spacing. I don’t know ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
#NCTMregionals Hartford 2018 Recap
...oth TI Exhibitor Workshops at #NCTMregionals Hartford 2018 Rate of Change: Algebra to Calculus What if you could help students see slope not as an equation to memorize, but as a representation of real events? Get out of your seats to model relationships between position and time using hands-on ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/nctm-hartford
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
...precious cargo. Start the year by figuring out where you are, where you are headed and how you plan to get there. Remember, this year’s voyage will require a lot of course corrections and adjustments along the way. Celebrate meeting key milestones, incorporate lessons learned and, most importantl...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/peter_bts_2020
Innovation in Biology
...oups and were actively engaged during the entire four days of building, designing and refining their projects. On the last day, a few groups were not quite ready to showcase their project. They had a little more tinkering to do and begged me to shorten their review for their final exam in favor o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/innovation-in-biology
Learning With Your Students
Teachers are supposed to know it all, right? When I first started teaching, I was terrified by the idea of a student asking me questions to which I did not know the answer. I would imagine myself freezing on the spot, turning beet red, and jabbering about something close to what they were lookin...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/learning-with-your-students
Which Texas Instruments (TI) Calculator for the ACT® and Why?
...and Why? Six tips for using the TI-84 Plus CE on the SAT® *SAT and AP are registered trademarks of the College Entrance Examination Board. PSAT/NMSQT is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation. ACT is a registered trademark of...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/which-ti-calculator-for-the-act-and-why
Five Free Activities For Teaching Calculus
...These 5 lessons are some of our favorites for helping students to make connections in calculus. 1. Riemann Sums In this activity, your students can quickly learn that for a continuous nonnegative function f, there is one interpretation of the definite integral f(x)dx from a to b, the area of th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/calcactivities
Flattening the Curve: How You Can Learn to Stay Healthy With STEM
...d person may show signs can be between two to 14 days. COVID-19 also seems to be more transmissible 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” —...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/flattencurve
How Else Can We Show This?
... students and I pursue multiple pathways to show and make sense of the mathematics at hand. 1. Riding the Curves and Turning the Tables When studying quadratic and polynomial functions, I begin by having students tell me everything they see on a graph. They mention things like y-intercepts, x-in...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/how-else-can-we-show-this
What to Do Instead of a Traditional Final Exam
...ead of the math department. All of us in the math department were giving pretty traditional final exams — a mix of multiple-choice and short-response questions make up a typical mathematics exam. Our innovative geometry teacher, Ms. Herr, has recently decided to branch out. Birdhouse Project W...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/instead-of-a-traditional-final-exam
12 Days of Holiday Math Challenges
...g Syne.” Take it a step further, and add a colorful fireworks display on your TI-84 Plus CE. 5) Happy Holidays Ask your students to manipulate this equation. The answer is certain to make them smile this holiday season. ; 6) Tree Twister We’ve got a holiday challenge for you: If our Christmas tr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/12-days-of-holiday-math-challenges
Let TI Help You With the New Science Olympiad Detector Building Event
...a new high school event called Detector Building. In the 35-year history of Science Olympiad, incorporating coding has been challenging because of inequitable computer availability and a lack of training resources for teachers and students. In the last few years, Texas Instruments (TI) has helped...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/detectorbuilding