Virtual-Ice-Breakers
... can access a Google Doc™ here with some ideas to get started. Simply make a copy of the document and customize it based on things you think would be fun for your class. To play, simply call out something on your list, such as an item in their home that is in the shape of a pyramid. Then, send ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Insider Tips for Winning the TI Codes Contest
...ge that makes all the magic happen. With TI-Basic, you can write programs on your graphing calculator that help find the slope of a line or create a fun adventure game. You can start programming your current graphing calculator now without any special equipment by visiting education.ti.com/ticod...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/ticodescontest
Art in Chemistry
...the flask (he didn’t fall into the “flask molecules are sucking the balloon molecules” trap), and he did so with a deep conceptual understanding in a fun, creative manner. After the AP® Chemistry exam, I try to engage my students in many chemistry-based projects focusing on their artistic side. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/art-in-chemistry
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Jessica Kohout
...avigator system, as well as eight TI-Innovator Hubs. By starting with one project per quarter, I'm slowly incorporating coding and engineering design fundamentals into my classes. My hope is to expose my students to the idea of coding, and how it can be used in both Biology and Engineering Design...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/teacher-of-the-month
Ingenuity-takes-flight
...ters) Counter-rotating blades spin to about 2,400 rpm According to NASA, the spin-up of the rotor blades took about 12 seconds to go from 0 to 2,537 rpm, the optimal speed for the first flight. The ideas of angular velocity and angular acceleration are used to describe the motion of a rigid ob...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ingenuity-takes-flight
Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School
...2. Jump Right In! Start with a content lesson on the first day. Get students engaged in a team-building STEM activity like building a paper tower, a fun math problem or a science investigation. Make it a fun, easy activity with multiple solutions so that everyone can participate and feel include...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/first_week_tips
How a TI Calculator and a Few Special Teachers Added up to an Engineering Career at TI
...n technology. We develop special software that simulates human actions on TI calculators and software. It enables our team to write tests that verify functionality, such as: “Does the calculator return 4 for 2+2?” These tests are important because they can be rerun every time the code changes wit...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/eweek2021
Using TI-Nspire™ Technology To Creatively Solve ACT® Math Problems
...lems 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 vertical ellipse (which many students don’t have memorized), the traditional method of solving ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/actmathproblems
Engage Students With This Real-World Earth Day Activity
... to the question, “A day’s supply of straws in the U.S. will wrap around the Earth at the equator how many times?” Using the average straw length of 7 3/4 inches and the diameter of the earth as 7,926 miles, calculate the answer using these steps: These screenshots from a TI-84 Plus CE g...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/earthday
Customize your TI calculator with a 3-D printed case
... along with a built-in ruler and compass to get all of your measurements in one place. On the less practical side, Galu expects students to have some fun personalizing the customizable calculator cases. “I hope students take the design and use it to express their personality, perhaps by adding th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/3d-slide-case
Best of Biology
...little review. Screenshot from the Building and Interpreting Graphs activity. 2. Cells: Cell Size and Transport — Cell Structure and Function This lesson is great for introducing the concepts of animal and plant cells, as well as organelles. The colorful animations and interacti...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofbiology
3d slide case
... along with a built-in ruler and compass to get all of your measurements in one place. On the less practical side, Galu expects students to have some fun personalizing the customizable calculator cases. “I hope students take the design and use it to express their personality, perhaps by adding th...https://education.ti.com/en/success-story/3d-slide-case
Exponential Reflections
...l log function. Step 1 Students will also explore the inverse of the function y = 10x. Step 2 Downloads ZIP 12276.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC Student Activity.DOC IB Question.DOC ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-exponential-reflections
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Tim Collier
...acher. It’s easy to help a student learn once you understand who they are as a person and what they know. What do you love most about teaching? It's fun to get a class engaged in an activity that they find both enjoyable and intriguing. There's a fine line between learning mathematics and play, ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/february/teacherofthemonth
Question-1
... Step 1/9 Next function RemoveActiveClass(e){[].forEach.call(e,function(e){e.classList.remove("active")})}function RemoveLastParameterAnswer(e){let r=e.split("?")...https://education.ti.com/en/snapapp/calculate-your-color/question-1
Question-9
... READ AS MUCH AS YOU CAN ABOUT IT --> Step 9/9 Next function RemoveActiveClass(e){[].forEach.call(e,function(e){e.classList.remove("active")})}function RemoveLastDirectoryPartOf(e){var r=e.split("/")...https://education.ti.com/en/snapapp/calculate-your-color/question-9
Question-5
... Step 5/9 Next function RemoveActiveClass(e){[].forEach.call(e,function(e){e.classList.remove("active")})}function RemoveLastParameterAnswer(e){let r=e.split("?")...https://education.ti.com/en/snapapp/calculate-your-color/question-5
Question-4
... IT’S LOGICAL AND RELIABLE THERE’S SO MUCH TO LEARN AND EXPLORE! IT’S FUN – ESPECIALLY WHEN APPPLIED TO MUSIC OR VIDEO GAMES --> Step 4/9 Next ...https://education.ti.com/en/snapapp/calculate-your-color/question-4
Question-8
... FRIDAY! --> Step 8/9 Next function RemoveActiveClass(e){[].forEach.call(e,function(e){e.classList.remove("active")})}function RemoveLastParameterAnswer(e){let r=e.split("?")...https://education.ti.com/en/snapapp/calculate-your-color/question-8
Exponential Reflections
...l log function. Step 1 Students will also explore the inverse of the function y = 10x. Step 2 Downloads ZIP 12276.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC Student Activity.DOC IB Question.DOC ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-exponential-reflections
Timeline
...eld electronic calculator While small enough to fit into the palm of a hand, the Cal-Tech is powerful enough to perform basic math functions. 1972 TI’s first h...https://education.ti.com/en/snapapp/timeline
Question-2
....question-cards.image-title.question {height: 60px;padding: 10px;}.column.main-text {max-width: 450px;margin: 0 auto;}a#next-link {bottom: 45px;}} function hideNextBtn(){document.getElementById("next-link").classList.add("hidden");} function unHideNextBtn(){document.getElementById("next-link")...https://education.ti.com/en/snapapp/wich-calc-quiz/question-2
Question-3
...idth: 481px) and (max-width: 769px) { h3 { font-size: 22px; padding-left: 10px; } a#next-link { bottom: 45px; } } function getCardPoints(e) { switch (((card_points = { a: 0, b: 0, c: 0, d: 0, e: 0 }), e)) { case "a": case "b": card_point...https://education.ti.com/en/snapapp/wich-calc-quiz/question-3
Rose-Gold
... The hue for you is … Rose Gold! Rosy and optimistic — you’re always ready for a super fun, super chic time. On top of all the trends, you are confident that this year is adding up to be your most radiant one yet. Share on Faceb...https://education.ti.com/en/snapapp/calculate-your-color/rose-gold
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
...o, I simply started the class with exactly the same example I had used in all my previous calculus courses — a look at the graph of a simple rational function, namely f(x) = \frac{x^{2}-1}{x-1}, having a removable discontinuity. Normally, I would have drawn the graph myself on the blackboard — a ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs