Forensics: STEM Behind Hollywood
...th TI to develop two TI-Nspire™ classroom activities that enable students to use simulated data and evidence to make a positive identification from a line-up of persons of interest. The new activity, The Bandit’s Bad Hair Day, introduces students to the STEM concepts behind DNA fingerprinting in...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/stem/stem-behind-hollywood/forensics
STEM Behind Health - Rare Diseases
...l researchers, students will get a relevant look at the value of a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education by seeing how the disciplines are vital to finding a cure for Batten disease, a genetic and often fatal childhood condition. Jason Flanagan, a certified genetic counselor ...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/stem/stem-behind-health/rare-diseases
Ratios and Rational Numbers
... ZIP PDF DOC TNS Lesson Snapshot Any line that contains the graph of a collection of equivalent ratios goes through the point (0, 0); however, the point (0, 0) is not a member of the c...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/ratios-and-rational-numbers
Solving Proportions
...tudents look at the problem using a table, a graph and equations. What to look for Students might solve problems in this activity using double number lines, ratio tables, the unit rate, the equation, a graph, or drawing a diagram. The answers to the questions will vary. Ask students to note the a...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/solving-proportions
Zombies: STEM Behind Hollywood
... The path Steven Schlozman, M.D., took to become Hollywood's foremost expert on zombie neurobiology began at the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline, Massachusetts, when he was invited to select a movie for its Science on the Screen program and lead a discussion after the show. Schlozman, a...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/stem/stem-behind-hollywood/zombies
Superheroes: STEM Behind Hollywood
... as an opportunity to reach a broader audience,” he recalls. His fondness for words continued as a contributing writer for Popular Science Magazine online. Along with teaching and writing, public speaking is another outlet for his love of all things science. Adam has imparted his expertise nation...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/stem/stem-behind-hollywood/superheroes
Cabri™ Jr.: Interactive Geometry Activities and Investigations
... Author(s) - Charles Vonder Embse and Eugene Olmstead Table of Contents 1. Betweenness and the Sum of Parts 2. Angles Formed by Two Intersecting Lines 3. Angles and Transversals 4. Perpendicular Bisector Theorem 5. Shortest Distance Between Points and Lines 6. Translations in the Pla...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/exploration-series/capri-jr-interactive
89 electrical engineering
89 electrical engineering global website Electrical Engineering students will find the 70 topics covered in this book provide in-depth analyses of how to solve many common engineering problems using the ...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/exploration-series/89-electrical-engineering
Calculus
... 4. Graphical Consequences of Continuity 5. Average Rate of Change, Difference Quotients, and Approximate Instantaneous Rate of Change 6. Local Linearity, Differentiability and Limits of Difference Quotients 7. Graph of Functions and Their Derivatives 8. Move My Way--A CBR Analysis of R...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/exploration-series/calculus
73 83 algebra
...easily review and reinforce selected math concepts. Tables of Contents Chapter 1: Number Sense Integers Rational Numbers Real Numbers Chapter 2: Linear Equations Using Graphs & Tables Using Algebra Chapter 3: Linear Functions Slope with Grid Slope Using Coordinates Slope as Rate of Change ...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/exploration-series/73-83-algebra
Introduction to Histograms
... changing the bin width can change the story in the distribution of the data. What to look for Note that histograms are ordered according to a number line and are used with quantitative data while bar graphs have no inherent order and are used to indicate some feature of qualitative data. Sample ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/introduction-to-histograms
Mean as Fair Share
... Lesson Snapshot This lesson supports the transition from representing data in bar graphs to representing the data on a number line. What to look for The mean is often called the average. Students should recognize the mean as a convenient summary statistic that is used exte...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/mean-as-fair-share
Box Plots
...r to get a specific result. What is the teacher doing? Help students make the connection between the median and the interquartile range on the number line and on the box plot. Encourage students to move the dots on the number line so that the median in the box plot changes. The Big Idea ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/box-plots
Adding Ratios
...ze that the sum of two equivalent ratios results in ratio equivalent to the original; and that the coordinates representing the ratio lie on the same line. What to look for At the end of the lesson, have students change the ratios for the blue and pink segments and explain what each segment repre...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/ratios/sequence1/adding-ratios
Equations of the Form ax+by = c
...to a linear equation of the form \(ax+by = c\) Vocabulary linear equation variables constraint solution intercepts linear combinations Downloads ZIP PDF DOC TNS ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/equations-of-the-form-ax-plus-by-equals-c
Comparing Units
...ome from the same whole, which can make a difference in what two fractions represent in terms of length or area. Vocabulary scalar multiple Downloads ZIP PDF DOC TNS Lesson S...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/fractions/sequence-1/comparing-units
Fractions and Unit Squares - Texas Instruments
...action (1/b) is one part of a unit square that has been partitioned into b equal regions. The fraction (a/b) is a copies of (1/b) on both a number line and in a unit square. Vocabulary tiling unit square This lesson uses a dynamic geoboard to extend the concept of fraction to uni...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/fractions/sequence-1/fractions-and-unit-squares
Fractions as Division
...hem to explain their reasoning. Have students work independently then have the class work together to find the solutions using the interactive number lines. Sample Assessment If 3 granola bars are to be shared among 4 students how much will each student get? a. (1/4) of a granola bar b. 1 (1/3) ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/fractions/sequence-1/fractions-as-division
Research on TI-Navigator™ System
...ities and were motivated to participate. The researchers concluded that use of TI-Navigator can encourage a more open pedagogy (i.e., one that is in line with NCTM precepts) when teachers believe that mathematics is socially constructed and that mathematics teaching must involve students in inve...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/funding-and-research/research/research_navigator
AP® Calculus | AB3/BC3 2018 Module | Texas Instruments
...action (1/b) is one part of a unit square that has been partitioned into b equal regions. The fraction (a/b) is a copies of (1/b) on both a number line and in a unit square. Vocabulary tiling unit square Given the derivative (presented graphically and algebraically), this problem...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/ap-calculus/fundamental-theorem-of-calculus/sequence2/2018-ab3-bc3
AP® Calculus | BC6 2019 Module | Texas Instruments
... Taylor polynomials and Maclaurin series: Given the graphs of a function f and its tangent line at x=0, as well as some higher derivative values at 0, this problem asks for terms of Taylor polynomials and Maclaurin series of several funct...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/ap-calculus/taylor-polynomials-power-series/sequence3/2019-bc6
Dividing a Fraction by a Fraction
... PDF DOC TNS Lesson Snapshot While the number lines are used as a tool for understanding the concept of dividing a fraction by a fraction, th goal is to enable students to be able to do so with...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/fractions/sequence-1/dividing-a-fraction-by-a-fraction
Solving Equations
...text as well as recognize when one solution strategy might be more efficient than another Vocabulary linear equation solution identity Downloads ZIP PDF DOC TNS ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/solving-equations
What's a Solution to a System of Equations?
... Vocabulary system of linear equations in two variables intersection slope parallel lines solution to a system of two linear equations Downloads ZIP PDF DOC TNS ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/what-is-a-solution-to-a-system-of-equations
Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators
...ors Planning and Resources Objectives Students should understand that when adding fractions, the fractions are marked off end to end on a number line. If the denominators are different, the fractions can be added by creating equivalent fractions that have the same denominator, then use the p...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/fractions/sequence-1/adding-fractions-with-unlike-denominators