Python Modules Have More Fun | Texas Instruments
...o dig a little deeper into the power of modular programming on these remarkable platforms, and discover why using modules can be more fun, or can certainly at least save you time. Modules give us a powerful way to reuse common code These custom “support” files are easily shared among my ma...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-modules-have-more-fun
Summer of STEM: Breaking Board Paradox
Put a paint stick on the edge of a table with a little less than half the length hanging off the table‘s edge. Now, karate chop it. Did it break? Of course not. It just flew off the table, still intact. Now, do the same set up – this time laying a large piece of newspaper across the part of the ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/breakingboard
Summer of STEM: Egg in a Bottle
...nto the bottle opening on one end or the other. Watch the egg get sucked into the bottle. How it works: The burning paper quickly heats the air inside the bottle, causing an expansion of air inside the bottle. That warm air pushes out through the top of the bottle and past the egg. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/egginabottle
Insider Tips for Winning the TI Codes Contest
...their graphing calculator, the TI-Innovator Hub, a servo motor and a light sensor. Programming in TI-Basic Last, but not least, you should familiarize yourself with TI-Basic, the programming language that makes all the magic happen. With TI-Basic, you can write programs on your graphing calcul...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/ticodescontest
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Daniel Wilkie
We’re celebrating teachers, like you, who make a difference in the classroom on a daily basis. This month, join us in getting to know Daniel Wilkie, a high school IB math teacher who gets his students involved in coding activities with “Coding Fridays.” Fast Facts About Daniel: TEACHES WHAT...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/teacherofthemonth
A first-of-its-kind STEM strategy charts path to help educators
...s nature has never been done before – assembling disparate yet dependent education organizations to learn from each other and collaborate together,” said Joleigh Honey, vice president of ASSM. “Despite an abundance of initiatives, additional efforts are needed to ensure more students choose to p...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/a-first-of-its-kind-stem-strategy-charts-path-to-help-educators
Get Out and #SpreadMathLove
...ally 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 likely one within walking distance of your ho...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/geocaching
Summer of STEM: Disappearing Cups
... Only use enough acetone to cause the cup to dissolve. Follow your school’s chemical safety guidelines at all times when using this or any chemical available to the school’s science department. What you’ll need: Foam polystyrene cup(cups or packaging material) Container (pie plate, larg...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/disappearing_cups
Three Pawsitively Fun TI-Nspire Math Activities
...oncept of a unit-rate, and discover that equivalent ratios have the same unit rate, all while making sure that all the puppies are sharing food in a fair way. For more information, download the Teacher Notes (PDF). You can view and download the full TI-Nspire activity on our website. 2. Mean as...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/dog_blog
You only get one “first day of school” – use it wisely
...eck and want my students to know that there is no such thing as a “math person” and “not a math person.” EVERYONE can learn math! Mistakes help our brain grow. And, if you work at it, you can be successful. As the first night’s homework assignment, I ask students to journal their thoughts about m...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/firstday
Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School
... know what specific behaviors are going to set you off. From the way students enter the classroom, turn in homework, cellphone use, talking or hand raising, you need to make the expectations clear to the students. In my classroom, I don’t allow students to have their cell phones out in class. Ne...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/first_week_tips
Professional basketball star donates TI calculators to his former high school
...d off my high school career here and it feels good to give back to the school and to this community that meant so much to me – I am happy to do it,” said Warren, who was joined by his parents and former basketball coach.” Warren, who attended college at North Carolina State University, said he...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
One of my earliest memories is of me in the car, at the age of four, playing electronic math drill games on my Little Professor. For many years, my primary car entertainment was seeing how many answers I could get right in a row. I could have never imagined that today I would actually work as a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/eweek2021
Engage Students With This Real-World Earth Day Activity
...y wrap around the Earth at the equator? To solve this question, ask students to collaborate in groups of three or four. This can be done via phone, email or videoconference. The first thing we expect students to do is to decide what information they need to know and ask in order to answer this q...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/earthday
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2021
The start of a new year is the perfect time for setting new goals and prepping for the next few months of classes. Perhaps your goal is a large, year-long project, or maybe 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 ha...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2021webinars
Emily's conference experience
Emily Calandrelli explains why she loves the T³™ International Conference. Emily Calandrelli explains why she loves the T³™ International Conference. Emily's conference experience Texas Instruments Emily's conference experience website ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/april/emily-callindrelli
Which Garage Is Better?
Which Garage Is Better? apcalculus website Students are to find the solution to a system of linear equations using technology. They are presented with two problems: music sales and parking lot fees. ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-which-garage
Vectors in Component Form
...One of these representations involves expressing a vector r in terms of unit vectors i and j. This is known as component form and is expressed as r = ai + bj. A tns file is provided to students for this activity to allow them to become familiar with this form of vector notation. About the Lesson ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-vectors-component-form
Trig Ratios
Trig Ratios apcalculus website Students will use the graphing calculator to discover the relationship between the trigonometric functions of sine, cosine and tangent and the side length ratios of a r...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-trig-ratios
Tower of Hanoi
Tower of Hanoi apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Numbers and Algebra Tower of Hanoi Legend has it that the world will end when the p...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-tower-hanoi
Too Many Choices
Too Many Choices apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Statistics and Probability Too Many Choices Students investigate the fundamental ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-too-many-choices
Fear of math
...ion Technology As a child growing up in Canada, my one true passion was ice hockey. I was maybe a bit too small for the game, but what I lacked in size I tried to make up for in speed and technical ability. When I wasn’t on the ice, I was engrossed in baseball and martial arts. As long as I was...https://education.ti.com/en/success-story/fear-of-math
Orion
...ind. The fact that Lillie can’t see never slowed her down – until the end of her sophomore year at Turpin High School. Lillie’s lack of sight jeopardized her chance to use her gift for mathematics, especially in classes like AP Statistics, where graphs and other visual representations are require...https://education.ti.com/en/success-story/orion
Nspired Crossword NC - Texas Instruments
Nspired Crossword NC Nspired Crossword NC Nspired Crossword NC - Texas Instruments website Two Columns Container Column 1 Column 2https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities2/nspired-crossword-nc
Chi-Square Test
...test to use: the chi-squared goodness of fit or the chi-squared two-way test. Chi-Squared Tests Objectives Students will recognize that chi-squared tests are for counts of categorical data. Students will identify the appropriate chi-squared test to use for a given situati...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-chi-square-tests