My Top Takeaways From T3IC to Encourage, Engage and Empower
...7 “Ideas that Inspire,” and everything in between, #T3IC2021 did not disappoint! Finkel opened the conference by encouraging educators to create a culture of ownership, rigor and joy in their classes. He suggested that we invite students to take ownership by rightly framing their work. Frames t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/t3ictakeaways
Top 10 Books for Every Teacher’s Summer Reading List
...for teachers’ summer reading lists. “Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football” by John Urschel, former professional football player turned full-time mathematician, and his wife, Louisa Thomas. A New York Times bestseller, this book tells the story of Urschel’s life balanced between two ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/summerreading
Real-World Applications of Chemistry
...n neutralized and the phenolphthalein indicator goes from colorless to faint pink. Using the relationship Macid x Vacid = Mbase x Vbase, students calculate the concentration of acid in each cleaner. Not only do they find that the off-brand cleaner, The Works®, is the most cost effective in terms ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/real-world-app-chemistry
#NCTMregionals Hartford 2018 Recap
...dered the math that it takes for vehicles to drive on Mars? In this session, we will code robotic vehicles using mathematics to drive, make turns and complete a challenge. Best part: no coding experience needed! Technology: TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator; TI-Innovator™ Rover Link to presentati...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/nctm-hartford
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
...nd educating, our children. The reality is: This generation of students has already learned a lot. Maybe it wasn’t everything that was in the curriculum but certainly lessons that matter in life. So, as you head into the new school year, with countless variables out of your control, I recommend...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/peter_bts_2020
Innovation in Biology
...lastics, we dove into the engineering design process. They started brainstorming ideas individually and then shared them in groups. The students also completed concept sketches of their designs and had discussions about what would and would not work. Collaboration was crucial in this project. E...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/innovation-in-biology
Learning With Your Students
...nce in Motion using the TI-Innovator™ Rover. It was very helpful to have so many resources I could use to begin this journey, but the real test would come with my final project. The Grand Finale By the end of the year, students had a basic understanding of how to write simple programs using ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/learning-with-your-students
Meet the Mom and Math Teacher Who Is Spreading Major Math Love
... college math professor turned classroom teacher — because she inspired his deep love of math. In his submission, Connor wrote, “Just as my mom has become a female pioneer of mathematics and technology, I have followed in her footsteps, and because of her, am interested in the same topics.” Conno...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlovemom
Flattening the Curve: How You Can Learn to Stay Healthy With STEM
...ible than past viruses and has spread across the globe quickly as a result. The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control have recommended social distancing to “flatten the curve” — an effort to reduce the potential for transmitting the virus from one person to another and ho...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/flattencurve
How Else Can We Show This?
...udents tell me everything they see on a graph. They mention things like y-intercepts, x-intercepts, high points and low points. We use TRACE and the commands in the CALC menu to find these points if they aren’t apparent by visual inspection. I then ask students if they can find a place in the e...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/how-else-can-we-show-this
12 Days of Holiday Math Challenges
...s Play Dreidel Have some fun with Hanukkah by asking your students to write code on their TI graphing calculators that will spin the dreidel. See who comes out the winner. 4) Happy New Year Hook up to the TI-Innovator™ Hub and challenge your students to play “Auld Lang Syne.” Take it a step furt...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/12-days-of-holiday-math-challenges
NASA Events Calendar
...apibus Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Maecenas faucibus mollis interdum. Pharetra Ornare Mattis Magna Commodo As part of NASA and Texas Instruments’ The Search for STEMnauts contest, NASA is providing live, behind-the-scenes access and a...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/nasa-event-calendar
TI 2021 Holiday Holiday Contest Rules | Texas Instruments
... submitting a photograph of it on Twitter or Instagram for a chance to win a prize. TI judges will award up to 5 runner-up winners: one TI-84 Plus CE Python or TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator and holiday sweater. TI judges will award one grand prize winner: a holiday sweater, one TI-84 Plus ...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/holiday-contest/rules
2022 TI Codes Contest Rules
...e teams advancing to the third round of the Contest will each receive one Supply Kit to build their model. A Supply Kit includes: (i) a TI-84 Plus CE Python, or a TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator (team may choose), (ii) a TI-Innovator™ Hub, (iii) TI-Innovator™ Hub Accessories (Breadboard Pack...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2022-ti-codes-contest-rules
2023 TI Codes Contest Rules
... teams advancing to the second round of the Contest will each receive one Supply Kit to build their model. A Supply Kit includes: (i) a TI-84 Plus CE Python, or a TI-Nspire CX II graphing calculator (team may choose), (ii) a TI-Innovator Hub and BBC micro:bit (iii) TI-Innovator Hub Accessories (B...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2023-ti-codes-contest-rules
Math (X)pression Quiz | Calculated Constant
...that big test a breeze. The extra computing power of TI-Nspire™ CX II technology for quick calculations or easy Python coding. Not sure? Find out which calculator is right for you Calculated Constant Community...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/math-xpression-quiz/calculated-constant
2024 TI Codes Contest Rules
... teams advancing to the second round of the Contest will each receive one Supply Kit to build their model. A Supply Kit includes: (i) a TI-84 Plus CE Python, or a TI-Nspire CX II graphing calculator (team may choose), (ii) a TI-Innovator Hub and BBC micro:bit, (iii) TI-Innovator Hub Accessories (...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2024-ti-codes-contest-rules
Let TI Help You With the New Science Olympiad Detector Building Event
...or teachers and students. In the last few years, Texas Instruments (TI) has helped to close the gap. Most schools in the country have TI graphing calculators with coding capability. TI also developed the popular TI Codes program which includes 10 Minutes of Code with TI-Innovator™ Hub, a free onl...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/detectorbuilding
Glossary of Terms
... is a multifunctional microcontroller. Students can connect to and program the micro:bit directly from their TI-Nspire™ CX II family or TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing calculator. The TI Python module communicates with the newer micro:bit V2 device and micro:bit V1. The micro:bit V2 includes a buil...https://education.ti.com/en/branding/glossary-of-terms
Fall in Love with Polar Graphs: Top 4 Ways to Turn Heads with the TI-84 Plus
...n to ZoomFIT, either way works. Desire a bigger spiral? Try changing θmax to a bigger number. 2: Embrace those Butterflies Falling in love usually comes with butterflies? So, why not learn how to graph the butterfly curve: To do so, press the y= key. Then in r1, input the equation for the but...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/polargraphlove
Oklahoma Students Make Their Mark Learning to Program with Rover
...uniors lead Keota third graders through the program that uses Rover to draw a robot. Much to the excitement of teachers and students, The Oklahoma Welcome, a local newspaper, wrote a news story the event, giving the students some well-deserved recognition: Keota students get hands-on with new TI-...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/seeroverdraw
Summer of STEM: Breaking Board Paradox
... setting it on the part of the stick that is still on the table. Karate chop it and notice the stick doesn’t break. When the paper is placed completely flat on top of the stick, it serves as a large surface area for the air above it to push down on the paper – and by extension, onto the ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/breakingboard
Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class
...never have actually related the motion to the graph and equation that models the motion with distance as a function of time. In this lesson, students compare and contrast the motion of two trains and relate their motion to graphs of distance as a function of time. For more information, downloa...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/visualizingalgebra
Summer of STEM: Egg in a Bottle
...rough 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 bottle quickly becomes less than the air pressure outside the bottle and above the egg....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/egginabottle
AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-84 Plus
As you take the AP® Statistics exam, some questions will require the use of a calculator to perform a statistical test, compute a probability, or display a graph. In this post, I have compiled a list of 6 of the most important statistics features to know for the TI-84 Plus CE Graphing Calculator...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/apstats