How to introduce your students to computational thinking in the math classroom
...g any programming language. Luckily, TI offers step-by-step guidance on how to display text to the screen and other introductory programs in our 10 Minutes of Code resources. Start with Unit 1: Program Basics. The first skill builder will lead you and your students through writing code to display...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/codinginmath
You Can Teach an Old Snake New Tricks: Computer Science on the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
... heard this, I wondered, “How is this different from programming Python on other platforms? How could this benefit my computer science students?” Menus? Yes! First, keywords can be menu driven or directly typed. The menus can help when introducing and reinforcing new topics. Students don’t ha...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
2025 TI Codes Contest | #TICodes | Texas Instruments
... .fat-footer { max-width: 960px; } Gear up, innovators! Prepare to put your creative and coding skills to the test for the 8th annual TI Codes Contest. Whether you’re a seasoned participant or new to the contest, this is your chance to show your stuff.Get ready to use TI tech...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/codescontest/2025/p0-save-the-date
In Honor of National Chemistry Week, 5 “Organic” Ways to Incorporate TI Technology Into Chemistry Class
... groups of lab data and being able to project that data on the teacher computer screen and the board in the front of the room. Each group gets five minutes to argue with evidence (their data) about the activity/lab experience. Having the TI-Nspire™ CX Navigator™ System has allowed for richer, mor...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/chemistryweek
TI’s Path to STEM Projects Are Now Available in Python
...tudents will build, code and test a working speaker. The speaker is built with a plastic or foam cup , a magnet, iron nail, soda straw and breadboard components. TI can loan you this project to try with your students if you’d like. Contact the TI STEM Team at STEM-Team@ti.com if you’d like to bor...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/pathtostem
Virtual-Ice-Breakers
...perhaps teach you a thing or two about your class. But with many schools across the country starting virtually, getting to know your students, with a computer screen between you and them, has its challenges. For starters, a virtual setup makes it harder to read students’ facial expressions, and i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Monday Night Calculus: Your Questions, Our Answers
...® Calculus TV! Like last year, the sessions will cover content and questions that teachers have specifically asked us to review. And, as an added bonus, Kokoska and Dick will review some original, unique problems they’ve written that are bound to come up in the sequence of teaching the course. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mondaynightcalculus
Leveraging CAS To Explore & Teach Mathematics, Part 2
...oom. In this follow-up post (part 2), I intend to present ideas for how CAS can be utilized to benefit the algebra II classroom. Finding a lowest common denominator In my algebra I post, the Factor tool was employed as an approach to motivate students to recognize patterns between the prime ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas_pt2
Solution 24651: Graphing a Categorical List Using the TI-Nspire™ Family Handheld and Computer Software.
... Home | TI-Nspire™ family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How can I graph a categorical list instead of a numerical list using the TI-Nspire family handheld and computer software To graph a categorical list, follow the example below to graph the month...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/24651
Solution 34843: Entering Complex Elements in a Matrix on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
...Home | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Can I enter complex numbers as elements of a matrix on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of graphing calculators? The TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of graphing ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/34843
The Number of Years
Students' will chart the various ages of the other students in their classroom then the students will multiply the ages by 2 using a lower level calculator, they will then add up the total ages using the same calculator - they can now divide the class into two groups (boys/girls) and see which gr...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-number-of-years
Forensics Case 10 - Dropped at the Scene: Blood spatter analysis
In this activity, students graph data to find quantitative relationships and create a standard reference curve for comparison with unknown data. They analyze blood spatters and examine r2 values for linear, natural logarithm, quadratic, and power curve fit. They find the curve that best fits the ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-10brdropped-at-the-scene-blood-spatter-analysis
NUMB3RS - Season 3 - "Killer Chat" - The Perfect House
The FBI found three bodies in different unoccupied houses, all for sale. Because the victims are completely unrelated, Charlie decides that profiling the houses might reveal a distinct pattern to find out where the killer will strike next. By using a Multi-Attribute Compositional Model, the house...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-3--killer-chat--the-perfect-house
Charge Transfer
In this lesson, students will explore and compare various processes of charge transfer by induction and by contact.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/charge-transfer
35 Years of T³™ Mentorship and Community | Texas Instruments
...e next T³™ TLC Finding a niche in the classroom Over the years, Thibodeaux’s classroom has changed and evolved, partially due to the continuing education and experiences she gets through the T³™ community. Lukens is still a friend and mentor to Thibodeaux and encouraged her to fin...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/35-years-t3-community-teacher-leader
Collecting Data With Sensors and TI Tech | Texas Instruments
... a system that collects data and presents it as a meter or graph. They can programmatically customize their data collection experiment with a defined number of data samples, duration, and/or rate of collection. Students can establish whether or not their experiment is based on time or number o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/match-made-in-stem
Middle School Math Meets Python Game Design | Texas Instruments
...de. Haven’t taught Pythagorean theorem yet? Give your students the second premade file that already has scoring coded. Want to a play a round? For complete activity, check out the TI-84 Plus CE Python or TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator pages. Did fractions make your top 5 list? Doe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/middle-school-math-python-game-design
5 Teacher Tips for Classroom Management | Texas Instruments
...ping his math students focused by keeping them prepared. As part of his classroom management routine, he uses a TI-83 graphing calculator as a random number generator to call on his students. They can never be sure who will be called next! Of course, different teachers often think up diff...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-teacher-tips-classroom-management
Women Who Code: A TI Intern’s STEM Journey | Texas Instruments
...utor for one hour a week. One of the first phrases Shahollari learned in school, she vividly recalled, was of a fellow student calling her out on her numbers. “It was probably my second day in school, and I didn’t understand anything. But we were doing math, and a nine in Europe, you kind of writ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/women-who-code-ti-intern-stem-journey
Solutions To Keep Your Students Learning All Summer | TI
...nts may even be able to lead some simple activities at a local library — a great opportunity to learn through teaching others and to give back to the community through potential volunteer work. Try the following activities: “Egg in a Bottle” “Breaking Board Paradox” “Disappearing Cups” “...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/keep-students-learning-all-summer
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
Forensics Case 11 - Ashes to Ashes: Using evaporation rate to identify an unknown liquid
In this activity, students understand that evaporation rate is a characteristic property of a liquid. Based on this fact, they identify the solution and the likely accelerant in a case of arson. They compare the evaporation rates of the accelerants found with the suspects with those near the crim...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-11--ashes-to-ashes-using-evaporation-rate-to-identify-an-unknown-liquid
Area of Rectangles with Fixed Perimeter
The students will construct several rectangles with different dimensions, all having the same perimeter. The area of each rectangle is then computed and plotted against the width of each rectangle. The students will discover that the area is a quadratic function of the width. They will also dis...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/area-of-rectangles-with-fixed-perimeter
NUMB3RS - Season 3 - "Spree" - A Pursuit Curve Problem
In "Spree", two lovers have committed a series of crimes at various locations. Agents Eppes and Edgerton have plotted a map of their movements and have enlisted Charlie's help in trying to detect a pattern. Charlie says that the map shows only half of the story, and this pattern 'is a variation o...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-3--spree--a-pursuit-curve-problem
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "All's Fair" - Guess My Type or Lose
In "All's Fair," Charlie attempts to use social image typology to analyze motivations and strategies to determine which person(s) would be most likely to commit a terrorist act. With social image typology, one can study why people make decisions that they do. Based on what they know about each su...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--alls-fair--guess-my-type-or-lose