5 Fresh Spring Ideas for Your Classroom | Texas Instruments
... perk up the classroom, including spring-themed activities, decor, tips and more. Plus, you can be entered for a chance to win one of our colorful TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculators.* Enter this code for a bonus entry (case sensitive): SPRINGIDEASBLOG. Spring into the sweepstakes About ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/fresh-spring-ideas-for-classrooms
Summer Reading List for Math Teachers | Texas Instruments
...d her, taking her across continents and over oceans to Harvard and then Cambridge University. “Educated” was named one of the ten best books of 2018 by The New York Times, won the John Leonard Prize For Best First Book, the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and it...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/summer-reading-for-math-teachers
Helping Students Save for Retirement | Texas Instruments
...t Harold Peters. He started investing in the late 1950s and early ’60s, but at that time there were large commissions and fees … sometimes as much as 8% per trade! So, he started to study retirement systems and over many years he recognized that fees can really put a dent in your retirement “nest...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/retirement-planning-program
Fall-Tastic Ideas for Your Classroom | Texas Instruments
...t this design bundle can last you through the end of the year! Mix and match this math theme with leaves, graphs and a collection of fall inspired TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator colors. Don’t fret TI-Nspire™ CX II fans. This bundle also includes designs with TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculato...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/falltastic-ideas-enhance-classroom
5 Educators Using Robotics To Teach Math | Texas Instruments
...vehicle. It’s fun, it’s cool, and best of all, students of all ages with no prior coding experience can get the Rover to move and follow their coding commands in just a few minutes! Let’s take a look at a few specific activities where educators are effectively using the Rover to elevate student...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/using-robotics-to-teach-math
6 Resources to Jump-Start the School Year | Texas Instruments
...onality of their calculators, and refresh their minds on menu locations and how to do basic things on their calculators. Download versions for the TI-84 Plus and TI-Nspire™ CX families of graphing calculators. Video-based product tutorials. TI offers on-demand lear...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/tiresources
A New School Year, A New You(Tube) | Texas Instruments
...ll been reorganized to make finding the videos you’re looking 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 profession...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/new-school-year-new-youtube
5 Study Tips from a Student #StudyGrammer | Texas Instruments
...e of forgetting is a memory model as explained in an article posted by Campus Wellness at the University of Waterloo. It suggests people may lose 50%–80% of new information by the second day after first learning it, if no steps are taken to review the new information before that time. After one w...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-study-tips-from-a-student-studygrammer
Expressions of Love for TI-Cares™ Support | Texas Instruments
...t. I love the support of the Workshop Loan folks and especially Joana.” 🌹 “Debora assisted me in ordering replacement batteries for two of our TI-84 Plus CE calculators. My children love using these calculators for high school and college as they have become a necessity for them to complete t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/ti-cares-customer-support-love
Women Who Code: A TI Intern’s STEM Journey | Texas Instruments
Imagine sliding into the desk of your first engineering class as a freshman in college. You look around the room and realize, that out of the 200 or so students, you are one of only 20 women in the class. Fast forward three years, and now you’re a computer engineering major working as an intern ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/women-who-code-ti-intern-stem-journey
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2022 | Texas Instruments
...ificate of completion. This may be accepted at your school or district for professional development credit. Falling Back in Love With Your TI-84 Plus CE Graphing Calculator Just in Time for Back to School Presented by Corey Boby and Tracy Watson Find ideas for activities you can us...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/2022-webinars-top-10
Assessing Student Thinking | Texas Instruments
Welcome to a classroom located in Anywhere, U.S.A. Teacher: “What’s the answer to #5?” Student A: “12!” Teacher: “Correct! How about the answer to #6?” Student B: “3!” Teacher: “Nice! #7?” Student C: “-4” Teacher: “Not quite. Anyone else?” Student A: “4” Teacher: “Excellent! #8?” This cont...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/assessing-student-thinking
Top Tips From a Science Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
...cks, water, scratch paper, pen/pencil, formula sheets and a calculator. If you do not have a calculator at home, you can download software for the TI-84 Plus or TI-Nspire™ CX families of graphing calculators to use on your devices. The TI-Nspire™ CX II is one model that is approved for AP® ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/scienceapexams
How To Avoid 5 Common Grant Writing Mistakes | Texas Instruments
...r unit plans where the activities and milestones are all mapped out. Many factors go into writing a successful proposal, but remembering these five common mistakes and knowing what questions to ask yourself can help make things go a bit smoother. Let’s countdown the top five mistakes. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-common-grant-writing-mistakes
Earth Day Engineering | Texas Instruments – U.S.
...of plastic used each year, and more. Download the activity, including student and teacher notes. #3. The Garbage Problem In this activity for the TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator, students will develop an understanding of the environmental impact of trash accumulation and the need for a plan to...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/earthday_engineering
Get Students Excited About Linear Equations | Texas Instruments
...h @TICalculators and the #Innovator turning a sonic measured distance into a frequency. #Coding in #python during #CSEdWeek2022 pic.twitter.com/TyOtQj8hjk— Mr. Posnanski (@POSitive_MATH) December 9, 2022 1. Activity objectives, materials and notes Build a S...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/get-students-excited-about-linear-equations
Finite Differences- 84
In this activity, students will investigate the sets of finite differences for linear and quadratic functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/finite-differences@-84
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
Angles of Depression and Elevation
In this TI-84 activity, students will discuss the graphical and algebraic relationships between Angles of Depression and Elevation.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/angles-of-depression-and-elevation_84
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
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 2 - Bouncing Back: Using ground-penetrating radar to locate buried objects
In this activity, students gather data to explore the use of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) to find buried materials. They use a range finder to detect the presence of an object and to distinguish between different-shaped objects. They find the buried car and help solve a case.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-2--bouncing-back-using-groundpenetrating-radar-to-locate-buried-objects
Vernier - How Low Can You Go?
In this activity, students will use an EasyTemp temperature probe to determine the normal melting temperature of ice. They will then study how the addition of salt to the melting ice affects its melting temperature. They will finally formulate a procedure for reaching the coldest melting temperat...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--how-low-can-you-go
Forensics Case 8 - No Dumping: Using soil characteristics to link suspects to a crime scene
In this activity, students measure pH, conductivity, and water absorbency of different samples of soil. They use these characteristic properties to identify soil samples. They use the physical and chemical characteristics of soil samples collected from suspects to determine whether a suspect had ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-8--no-dumping-using-soil-characteristics-to-link-suspects-to-a-crime-scene