Puzzle Pack for the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Families
Puzzle Pack is a collection of four games for your handheld, that are sure to challenge and entertain students while they learn!Puzzle Pack is a collection of four games for your handheld, that are sure to challenge and entertain students while they learn! Games included are: Dino Puzzle Block Dude Puzzle Frenzy Pegshttps://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/6AD0564FC779423E90F3BE776F72B5FD/83puzzlepack
Function Transformations
A collection of data from bouncing balls to pendulum swings, discharging capacitors and Olympic rings are included in this activity for students to model. In each example the original function is presented and students determine the appropriate transformations of f(x) so that it models the data (...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/function-transformations
SimCalc MathWorlds App for the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Families
Interactive graphs and formulas make things move, adding a new depth of meaning for key ideas....th traditional core Algebra material and the ideas underlying Calculus at the same time - for ALL students! Interactive graphs and formulas make things move, adding a new depth of meaning for key ideas. MathWorlds uses the familiar and flexible structure of computer documents and menus connected...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/286EBE56A56E43F5820664AEBEF0F485/simcalc_8384
Needs of Living Things
In this lesson, students will describe and identify the survival needs for both plants and animals.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/needs-of-living-things
2022 TI Codes Contest | Texas Instruments
...N5b-99nUlM Finalist: ScoobyDoos uTs6sdZeikU Honorable mentions BloomfieldHS 7PQupSvwgG4 DogsSecondBestFriend 1lYRhKfLMF8 RAFT 4BHckZcIFDI FireRobots hSaXjCqU3qs ThePotatoGro...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/codescontest/2022
How I overcame my fear of mathematics and finally understood the world
...ciples can even be found on an iceberg by measuring the temperature at which it could melt). I was recently taken back in time during a day spent alongside other TI employees to work with students at KIPP Destiny Middle School in Dallas. We took 120 seventh grade students through a series of inte...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/overcoming-fear-of-math
Mission Impossible: A Perfect March Madness® Bracket
...sand than you would a perfect NCAA tournament bracket (if choosing at random). Of course, we know that’s not how it really works. There are many things that factor into filling out a bracket: from the seed, to their road/home records, to how well they performed when playing on the east versus we...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/basketball
Dallas Students Program Texas Instruments' First Educational Robot to Dance
...ver connects to the TI graphing calculator that many students already have and the TI-Innovator Hub and uses coding, math and science logic to do things like draw, crash or even dance. At Travis Vanguard, students were divided into pairs and given 30 minutes to program Rover to dance. Given the ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/october/rocking-with-rover
Behind the Scenes of TI Codes
This is a saga of a (nearly) career-long passion to promote computer programming in school. First, some history. ... I always found mathematics “easy” because it made sense and decided to become a mathematics teacher in high school because I could explain things to classmates better than the te...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/behindthescenes
DIY TI Codes Contest
...pation in any contest, so make sure you have prizes that will really entice your students. And remember, prizes don’t have to be tangible items — things like extra credit or a special parking pass are great options that anyone would get excited about. You should also consider reaching out to ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/diy-ti-codes-contest
roboticsweek2021
...robotics across all ages. Let me explain a little more on how teardowns work. Student teams take apart electronics products, catalog their findings and submit a report. They have to follow safety protocols and get permission from their robotics coach/parent before breaking out the screwdrive...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/roboticsweek2021
mathyoga
...ey have also asked students to jot down something they want to get rid of on paper, tear it up and put it in a clear glass jar to promote letting things go, which, as you know, can be especially important after a really big test. Below are a few of their favorite poses to incorporate movement ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathyoga
Have an AWEsum Fibonacci Day!
... love to teach the subject. But how would students respond to this? Are they ever in awe of the beauty or power of mathematics? Do they encounter things that are surprising or mysterious? If the answer is generally no, then how can we expect them to want to learn more? Without having an occasiona...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/fibonacciday
Using Python to Squeeze the Fun Back Into Math
... HAPPY! Python incorporates color in the editor. Keywords such as for, if and import are blue. Math operators such as =, +, * and – are all red. Strings are encapsulated in “quotes” and appear in green. Comments following the # are a light gray. The color coding helps break up the code, find typo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/usingpython-84plusce
TI Calculators + Chromebook™ Computers = A Powerful Combo for Math Class
...now connect either their TI‑84 Plus CE or TI‑Nspire™ CX II graphing calculators to their Chromebook™ notebook computers. Here are a few of the things that you can do once the calculator is connected: Take screenshots Download and transfer files Update the calculator operating syst...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ti_calculators_and_chromebooks
Leveling the Math Playing Field
...nd strategically in the classroom, TI hosts free, weekly webinars and archives past webinars. Classroom Practice Counts In addition to course offerings, common instructional practices contribute to systemic inequity, as well. Many math classrooms today look much like they did when I was a studen...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/levelplayingfield
How a TI Calculator Helped Launch an Engineering Career at TI
...ions using my TI-Nspire™ CX graphing calculator to determine proper voltage/amperage for various tools for the fab, and I use it for cost/energy savings projects. Having such a useful tool truly makes a difference in my day-to-day activities at Texas Instruments, and I’m fortunate that I’ve been ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/tiengineersweek
Going for Gold: 5 Sports-Themed Activities to Engage Your Students
...untries (however there are only 195 countries; a great topic for discussion) in 31 sports. The flag for this worldwide event has five interlocking rings which are symbolic of the five continents where the athletes come from (again, another interesting discussion topic). The five different ring co...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/goingforgold
Girl Scouts + Texas Instruments = A Winning Equation
As a proud Girl Scout troop leader in Columbus, Ohio, I spend many hours on my council’s (Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland) website, reading the MyGS magazine and searching Google and Pinterest for programming ideas I can bring back to my troop. In my day job, I consult with schools and district...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girlscoutsloanprogram
Meet TI’s STEM Squad and Request a Visit for Your School
... and just about everything in between. Who knew Rover, or middle school students, had such moves? Students at Falcon Elementary in Colorado Springs, Colorado, programmed their TI-Innovator™ Rovers to do a choreographed dance. Another one of the STEM Squad’s favorite activities involves hel...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemsquad
Celebrating Girl Scouts Day: Seeing Herself in STEM
...more girls actively engaged in STEM, and they created the STEM Center of Excellence in Dallas to provide girls with a safe environment to try new things (like robotics), take risks and learn from failure, all while building confidence and self-assurance. Our team members are a huge part of the s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girl-scouts-day
Transformation Graphing — the Families of Functions Modular Video Series to the Rescue!
...ns as it also includes a listing of each equation that is covered in the video. This is a partial screenshot for the squaring function video listings. The guide lists the examples illustrated in the videos, along with “Now you try” examples. There are two links for each video: One is ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/families_of_functions
Celebrate #CSEdWeek Teaching Students to Code With TI
... RGB LEDs and a speaker. They also used the speaker to make music and learned how to read basic sheet music to have the TI-Innovator™ Hub play the songs. The next project, where engineering design was introduced, was an automatic dispenser. This dispenser used the built-in TI-Innovator™ Hub brig...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweekwithti
Tips for Teachers in the time of COVID-19
Sometime last March, our lives changed forever. Our specific start dates to the COVID-19 pandemic might be slightly different, but now, nearly eight months later, it’s clear that things will never be the same. Everyone’s lives and many people’s work have been impacted, but educators may be ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/covidteachertips
Why It’s Good to Make Mistakes in Math Class
... correct answer while letting students work with their classmates on these tasks. Allowing them to discuss and defend helps them remember their findings for the future. These task cards are available for free on Kate’s TPT store. I always tell my students, “A calculator only knows as ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/commoncalculatormistakes