Properties of an Ellipse
Students discover properties of an ellipse, such as the set of all points such that the sum of the distances from these points to two fixed points is constant.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-an-ellipse_1
Modeling Virus Spread
In this TI-Nspire activity, students will explore a simple introduction to the idea of logistic growth through an easily acted out simulation: spread of a virus through a population.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/modeling-virus-spread
Eating and Exercise (MG)
In this lesson, students will use a simulation to observe and manipulate the factors that affect weight over time.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/eating-and-exercise-mg
Newton and THE Law
In this lesson, students will use a simulation to explore elastic collisions and Newton’s second and third laws.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/newton-and-the-law
Newton's Second Law
In this lesson, students will use a simulation to explore the acceleration of a frictionless cart being pulled by a steady force.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/newtons-second-law
Eating and Exercise (HS)
In this lesson, students will simulate, observe, and manipulate the factors that affect weight over time.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/eating-and-exercise-hs
Probability Simulation App for TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition
Probability Simulation 4.1.01 includes bug fixes.https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/C608F9DE3FF24D489DE358EE276C2DE7/probability-simulation-app
SMILE Mathematics App for the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Families
The NEW SMILE App contains five games that reinforce skills from the number & operations, geometry, and measurement standards.... Fill in place values of a 3-digit and 2-digit number as random digits appear Box - Place random numbers as they appear into one of nine ordered boxes Matching Fractions - Search through four sets of fractions to find equivalent fractions Angle - Learn the size of various angles to help ...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/F07C3ACB433F4110957AAD800DF9DA5E/83smilemathematics
SmartPad™
Now you can "drive" TI-SmartView™ emulator software using a TI-84 Plus family graphing calculator connected to your computer. SmartPad™ SmartPad™ CE Get the right version Determine which version of SmartPad™ app is right for your graphing calculator. See the Di...SmartPad application (App) TI's SmartPad App must be installed on your calculator in order to use a connected calculator to control TI-SmartViewTM. SmartPad is only available for TI-84 Plus and TI-84 Plus Silver Edition graphing calculators. Using TI-SmartView emulator software Connect a TI...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/EE314B40536F4E378182D30450A8E25D/84smartpad
TI-89 Lesson – Module 16.1: Symbolic Area Functions | TI
...rs as the number of rectangles approached infinity. Finding Area Find the area under the curve f(x) = x2 between x = 0 and x = 2. Execute NewProb Define f(x) = x2 Take the limit of the function rrs to find the exact area under the curve between x = 0...https://education.ti.com/en/product-resources/t3-free-courses/calculus89-online/mod16/mod16-lesson1
TI-89 Lesson – Module 16.3: Fundamental Theorem of Calculus | TI
...e same as the area function that was previously explored. Using the Restated Fundamental Theorem Set Angle mode to Radian Execute NewProb from the Clean Up menu 16.3.1 Use the restatement of the Fundament theorem to evaluate the following derivatives, then check ...https://education.ti.com/en/product-resources/t3-free-courses/calculus89-online/mod16/mod16-lesson3
How I overcame my fear of mathematics and finally understood the world
... TI employees to work with students at KIPP Destiny Middle School in Dallas. We took 120 seventh grade students through a series of interactive STEM exercises, including how to use math to succeed in everyday situations, from saving up for a car to cooking a new recipe. Their enthusiasm was infec...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/overcoming-fear-of-math
Mission Impossible: A Perfect March Madness® Bracket
...cording to a study conducted by students at the University of Hawaii. If you pick up every grain of sand on the Earth, colored one purple, and then mixed them up and picked one, you would be more likely to pick the purple grain of sand than you would a perfect NCAA tournament bracket (if choosing...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/basketball
Behind the Scenes of TI Codes
...ate many nights. The disc drive cost as much as the computer, and each 5¼" floppy disk held about 88 KB. Life was good. In the beginning I was coaxed into attending a summer workshop in June 1991. CalcNet was hosted by Greg Foley, Ph.D., at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, w...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/behindthescenes
mathyoga
...g ratios like the right triangle. Plank Feeling stressed? Breathe. Meinke and Olszewski are going to show you how to do all of these exercises and more. Watch the video of the math yoga introduction class they taught at this year’s virtual T³™ International Conference. It includes...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathyoga
Have an AWEsum Fibonacci Day!
...lude that un is the Fibonacci sequence. The proof does not require advanced algebraic skills — one needs to be careful and organized. This is a good exercise for some of your students. The explicit formula for the nth term of the Fibonacci sequence given in (6) is known as Binet’s Formula. Alth...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/fibonacciday
ICYMI: TI’s Top 10 YouTube Videos of 2020
...eo lesson, we will show you how to use a virtual zombie apocalypse to help students learn important math concepts such as exponential and logistic growth. And, we also weave in some interesting science topics along the way. Important disclaimer: No zombies were harmed in the creation of this vide...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/1-5-2021-top-videos
Meet the First Winner of the Spread the Math Love Contest Who Is Making Military Dreams Come True
... sharing your math story for a chance to help them win a math wish at https://education.ti.com/mathlove. Watch local news coverage of the surprise: WPBF-TV: Student's contest entry equals big win for Palm Beach County math teacher WPTV-TV: Park Vista High School math teacher honored About the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlove
Leveraging CAS to Explore and Teach Mathematics
...II CAS handheld is its ability to display a variety of examples dynamically and fast. A Notes page construction using a slider and a couple of math boxes does just the trick. Hooray for CAS! Another concept where I have found CAS beneficial is exploring algebraic properties, like the prope...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas
Going for Gold: 5 Sports-Themed Activities to Engage Your Students
... flag colors can be created using rectangles, and it is a great lesson for students to learn about the order in which commands (and thus colors) are executed in order to obtain their final design. The symmetry of the three diamonds in the flag create an opportunity to apply a transformation to th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/goingforgold
Celebrating Girl Scouts Day: Seeing Herself in STEM
Many people know about Girl Scouts, especially when cookie season comes around and boxes of Thin Mints® and Samoas® line the break rooms of offices and accrue in the pantries of homes. Yes, the cookies are delicious, but what Girl Scouts is doing to shape girls to be the next generation of scie...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girl-scouts-day
5 Spook-tacular Ways to Bring the Halloween “Spirits” Into Your Classroom
...1,20): End Add some Halloween flair to your next coding lesson by helping students write a spooky program. Explore exponential growth with zombies Exponential growth and decay is often taught in the context of human populations, but what about zombie populations? This STEM Be...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spookymath
Choose Your Own Adventure: 5 Projects To Get Students Coding With Python!
...dice that has your values for the weighted dice. Create a win and total plays variable. #3 — Create a while loop that will execute until the user presses esc. #4 — Print the number of total rolls. #5 — Roll both the fai...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweek
Top Tips From a Math Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
...n AP® Calculus. If you are taking the online test (admin 3), consider it a mock exam for the entire household. Make sure the Wi-Fi is not being overtaxed. AP® and College Board® are registered trademarks of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/onlineapexam-math
A Teacher’s Take on Prioritizing Self-Care for a New Year, New You
As a child, every new year my dad would ask my sisters and me to write down our New Year’s resolutions. On top of my list was always, “get straight A’s and exercise every day.” To this day, that has never happened. Ever. In 2019, after a lot of life transitions, I discovered that I was frequentl...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/newyearselfcare