Summer of STEM: Egg in a Bottle
...e bottle, causing an expansion of air inside the bottle. That warm air pushes out through the top of the bottle and past the egg. Because the fire burns up the oxygen inside the bottle quickly, and the egg is acting to stop any incoming air by acting as a seal, the air pressure inside the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/egginabottle
AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-84 Plus
...ting and analyzing a scatterplot of bivariate data could prove crucial. Make sure that your regression diagnostics are turned on. Be aware that, when fitting a linear regression model to a set of data, the residuals are automatically stored in a list called RESID. Remember to investigate a residu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/apstats
Which TI Calculator for the SAT® and Why?
...X II CAS graphing calculator Notice that super-powerful CAS (which stands for Computer Algebra System) calculators are allowed. In addition to finding numeric answers, a CAS calculator provides algebraic answers in simplest form and can perform calculus commands, such as integrals and deri...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/which-ti-calc-sat
Virtual-Ice-Breakers
...l environment. They are quick and easy and will help teachers get the school year off to a strong start. #1: Quick Poll (If you have less than five minutes) Make a list of five to 10 items to learn more about your students by learning what activities they participated in over the summer. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Insider Tips for Winning the TI Codes Contest
Now that you’ve made it past the first round, it’s time to take a deep dive into your idea. What do you want to build? How will you incorporate TI Technology to get to the next round? Get Familiar with the TI-Innovator Hub If selected to move on to next round, your team will receive a calcul...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/ticodescontest
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Daniel Wilkie
...ith others.’ Of course, I changed my mind about six or seven times, but then, I came back to being a math teacher. What advice would you give to your first-year teaching self? Don't be afraid to use technology. Your college professors might have scared you, saying, ‘you can't do this with techno...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/teacherofthemonth
Introducing the TI-Nspire CX II
...il stores in time for back to school 2019. For information on availability, visit our website: education.ti.com/TI-Nspire-CXII. TI-Nspire CX II Specifications and Features: Color, backlit display Screen size: 320 x 240 pixels (3.5" diagonal) Screen resolution: 125 DPI; 16-bit color ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/nspire
Monday Night Calculus: Your Questions, Our Answers
...s and teachers alike. Consider this must-see AP® 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 c...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mondaynightcalculus
A Teacher’s 5 Words That Changed My Life
...engineer. Computers and internet weren’t as readily available as they are today, so back to the library I went, researching engineering careers. Upon finishing high school, I chose to commit my whole self, my whole spirit, to engineering. I entered Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, w...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/intlwomensday
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Jessica Kohout
... that I wanted to be a teacher until my senior year of college, when I got an internship in the National Aquarium in Baltimore’s outreach program. My first job was in Informal Education at the Maryland Zoo’s education department. It was there that I discovered my favorite part of the job: seeing ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/teacher-of-the-month
Get Out and #SpreadMathLove
...t familiar with geocaching, it’s essentially the world’s largest, constantly running treasure hunt. To play, you simply use GPS, and navigate to specific locations with “cleverly hidden containers” called geocaches. There are millions — yes, millions — of geocaches all around the world, and likel...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/geocaching
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
...all or video games. At the district level, administrators are making math the foundation for a myriad of educational and career opportunities in STEM fields. At home, it is important for parents to be patient during homework and to keep everyday conversations about math positive. After all, our...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
AP® Precalculus Resources Teachers Love | Texas Instruments
...se A third of college students end up spending time and money on remedial math courses that don’t count toward their degrees because they lack sufficient math skills.* This is a staggering reality and a key motivation in the development of the AP® Precalculus course. Whether you are alre...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/ap-precalculus-resources-teachers-will-love
Let’s Get Back to the Basics
...bles of values and evaluating expressions. This activity is designed for algebra I and intended to be completed in one class period, but can be modified to fit your level or schedule. To prepare for this lesson, follow the steps below: Download the activity, and print the lesson on colored ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtothebasicsactivity
Professional basketball star donates TI calculators to his former high school
...nterest in STEM subjects, which can set them up for success today, in college tomorrow and in future careers,” said TI Media Relations Manager, Ellen Fishpaw. With the ACT around the corner, the school’s Math Department Chair, Christy Simpson, said the donation couldn’t have come at a better tim...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/february/tj-warren-donates
How a TI Calculator and a Few Special Teachers Added up to an Engineering Career at TI
...always loved computers and technology but wasn’t sure that I could ever be “good enough” to actually turn that love into a career. Developing that confidence would take the help and support of many special teachers along the way. One teacher that particularly stands out is Shirley Pfingston, wh...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/eweek2021
The Long Road to My STEM Career
I took the long way around in my career path. Literally. I was born in Hong Kong, about 7,500 miles from Iowa City. Growing up, I didn’t have much encouragement to follow a STEM career path. My first assignment in junior high trigonometry class was to memorize a three-by-three grid of the relati...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/adawoo
Using TI-Nspire™ Technology To Creatively Solve ACT® Math Problems
... way, choose alternative methods that might be faster or easier to pull off. There are 60 problems on the ACT®, and the problems tend to get more difficult as you get closer to problem #60. Here is an example of a pretty challenging problem, #47. If a student doesn’t know the formula for a ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/actmathproblems
Engage Students With This Real-World Earth Day Activity
How many straws are used in the U.S. every day? If they were connected, would they wrap around the Earth at the equator? If so, how many times? In one year, would the length of straws reach the moon? What is the volume of this plastic for one year? How deep would it be on a football field? The a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/earthday
7 Reasons Why Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator Is a Must-Have for Your Classroom
This month marks the release of the latest update for the TI-Nspire™ CX II family. This update (version 5.2) includes support for Python, a significant feature that strengthens the use of TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculators and software in math classes. Educators can now connect coding in ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
Customize your TI calculator with a 3-D printed case
If you lose the slide case for your graphing calculator, or simply want to up your style game, you can now print a spare case for your TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator. Texas Instruments Engineer and 3-D printing pundit, Jim Galu, designed printing files to create custom slide covers for TI’s n...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/3d-slide-case
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2021
...³™ Webinars from 2021. These hour-long sessions are all free and available on demand. Watch recordings on your schedule and at your own pace. After finishing a webinar, don’t forget to print a certificate of completion. This may be accepted at your school or district for continuing education cr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2021webinars
How To Use the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators To Succeed on the ACT®
...e answer. No calculations are necessary. Of course, I would be pretty happy if a student thought to use the value of the discriminant in order to find which values for b would yield no solutions for the quadratic. I’m convinced too many students are just memorizing steps. In order to use the ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/digital-act-84
ICYMI: Top 10 Webinars of 2019
...be it’s a small, daily habit that you’d like to implement. Either way, one of the best ways to keep yourself motivated is by having a list. You can’t finish everything at once, but you need to break up your growth into easy, achievable sections. If professional development is one of your goals, ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019webinars
A case for handheld graphing calculators
...ent, the overhead for implementing this type of solution can be overwhelming for many school districts. Not to mention the toll it takes on school Wi-Fi networks – I have heard too many stories where online tools freeze or crash, causing unnecessary stress during important exams. In an age of fid...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up