How to Keep Kids’ STEM Skills Sharp This Summer
...mic edge. You may be surprised what a trip to the beach can yield! #5: Get in the game Let your students explore the math and science behind a well-executed field goal, to make the game-winning play, with our STEM Behind Sports series. These activities for the TI-84 Plus family and the TI-Nspire...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/keepthesteminsummer
#NCTMannual 2018 Recap
...model the spread of the virus through a population, and learned how to weave science concepts into your next lesson about exponential and logistic growth. (No zombies were harmed in this session.) You can find the activities for TI-Nspire™ CX technology and TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculators here...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/may/nctm2018
Test your math strength against former pro-football player, John Urschel
...xplore the math behind them. John, who is currently pursuing his PhD in math at MIT, created each of the questions himself and wants to see students exercise their brains as they kick-off a new school year. John’s first problem looks for mathematics in one of his all-time favorite hobbies, chess....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/challenge
Math and Python: A Great Valentine’s Day Couple
...tivity. Here we are going to start the program and add in all the basic graphing elements. In Python, you need to define your window and put in your axes. To help see where the points are located, we will also add a grid to our graph. Let's add some color too, because everything is better in colo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/heartpython
World-Emoji-Day
...ing (TI-81, TI-83 and TI-84 graphing calculators), I can remember classmates and — once I started teaching — students using the draw command on the pixelized screen to create scenes like these: Mountain pixel art courtesy of /u/LDR0213. Anime pixel art courtesy of derpi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/world-emoji-day
Students and Teachers Talk TI Codes Contest | Texas Instruments
...e success felt after a hard obstacle is a great feeling.” — NaviGator Building a working model of the group idea. It was invigorating to execute the vision that we had. (NaviGator) I really enjoyed the critical thinking put into the project’s programming and building portions....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ti-codescontest-qanda
3 Math Resources To Give Your Substitute Teacher | TI
...ow to graph the main parent function, as well as a series of additional videos that teach students how to apply various transformations and graphing exercises for students to practice what they learn. The featured lesson on graphing a quadratic function. A quick graphin...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/sub-day-math-resources
Automatic Showers Bring May Flowers | Texas Instruments
... to work while investigating water scarcity! The World Bank reports that 40% of the Earth’s population faces extreme water scarcity. Population growth and climatic shifts are placing additional pressure on agricultural systems, pressure that is tapping a rapidly dwindling groundwater supply. W...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/smartwater
TI STEM Camps Open Doors for Students | Texas Instruments
...with land grant status. WVSU is “a living laboratory of human relations,” with a community of students, staff and facilities committed to academic growth, service and racial and cultural diversity preservation. WVSU operates the Center for Advancement of STEM (CASTEM) to harness educational and i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/rural-ti-stem-camps-open-doors
Testing Tips: Using Calculators on Class Assessments
...ows the math concept and a student who is just “trying things out” until something looks like a good answer. Exploration with technology is a worthy exercise during learning activities, but by assessment time, students should be able to use the graphing calculator in a targeted manner to effectiv...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/calculators-on-class-assessments
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Ellen Browne
...o do jumping jacks as a warm-up to that sport? Yes. Do you ever use it in the game? No. But, it’s still important. I stress to them that you have to exercise your brain the same way you exercise for a sport – practice matters. We’re celebrating teachers, like you, who make a difference in the c...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/teacherofthemonth
Jingle Bells, Falling Snow and Python Lists | Texas Instruments
... TI-84 Plus CE list: L2→L3 TI-Nspire™ CX II list: L3:=L2 Each statement above stores a copy of the list L2 into the variable L3 so that, after execution, L2 and L3 are separate lists containing the same set of values. But, in Python: suppose a = [1, 2, 3] then b = a does someth...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-lists
Carving Out Some Halloween Math Fun | Texas Instruments
... Download the Calculating Cats and Bats worksheet bundles » I want to teach your BRAAIINS! Add a creepy twist to an exponential growth lesson with zombies! Exponential growth and decay are often taught in the context of human populations, but what about zombie populations? This...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/carving-out-halloween-math-fun
IB® Exam Resources, Tips and Tricks | Texas Instruments
...xt to this situation, every seven years, the International Baccalaureate® Organization audits each subjects’ curriculum. Yes! Even IB® exams are not exempt from a seven-year itch! In doing so, they make changes (additions/subtractions/adjustments) based on the changing times, teacher feedback and...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ibresources
Learn to Code with Your TI Graphing Calculator
...ached to your backpack. Basically, I created a program that does the same thing for your graphing calculator and turns it into a pet. This is a good exercise that will get your students thinking through building a bigger program, which is what product managers do in the real world. A product mana...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/learntocode
Set your Students up to Soar with “STEM on the Fly”
...to talk about the activity he inspired, STEM on the Fly. See Alex in action: WNYT-TV (NBC): Tech Valley High Sophomore meets Southwest Pilot WTEN-TV (ABC): Tech Valley student wins national STEM contest While in Dallas, Alex met with veteran Southwest Airlines pilot, Captain Adam Schind...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/stemonthefly
Top 10 Books for Every Teacher’s Summer Reading List
...long learning. “How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking” by Jordan Ellenberg. Recommended by John Urschel, this book is a fantastic exercise in applying math to everyday real-world issues and illustrates the importance of thinking for oneself. This captivating read illustrates ho...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/summerreading
The Math Behind 'Going Viral'
...ne person engages with your tweet, they share it and compel at least one other person to share it to their followers as well. This is exponential growth at its finest. We have a quick video that helps explain the concept to your students: Now, let’s imagine for a moment that you find this blog...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/the-math-behind-going-viral
Flattening the Curve: How You Can Learn to Stay Healthy With STEM
There probably aren’t too many people on the planet that haven’t heard of COVID-19. The viral contagion that caused a global pandemic has taught us a lot about the science and math behind viral transmission, exponential growth, and herd immunity. Unlike epidemics/pandemics in the past, COVID-1...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/flattencurve
Finance Educator Support Program
Finance Educator Support Program global website TI offers a special program to educators in the U.S. or Canada who recommend the BA II Plus™ or BA II Plus™ Professional financial calculator to their cla...https://education.ti.com/en/product-resources/support_borrowtitechnology_financeeducator
Science Activities for Heart Health Month | Texas Instruments
...o music or meditating. Subject: Life Science, Biology Duration: 60 minutes Equipment needed: TI 84 Plus CE graphing calculator Vernier Exercise Heart Rate Monitor Vernier EasyLink® interface Saline solution in a dropper bottle Timer Students answer questions regarding ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/science-heart-activities
Python Modules Have More Fun | Texas Instruments
... (or script) and a module. Both a program and a module are written using the same Python language but differ slightly in their purpose. A program is executable code that accomplishes a goal — it should do something. A module is also a Python file but is designed to be imported into a program (or ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-modules-have-more-fun
Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class
... Garden In this classic exploration of a quadratic relationship, students explore and optimize the relationship between the area of a garden with a fixed length of fencing and the lengths of the sides. Students will collect and graph data for multiple setups and then model the relationship with a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/visualizingalgebra
Introducing the TI-Nspire CX II
... 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 Powered by the TI-Rechargeable Battery (included) USB port for computer c...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/nspire
A first-of-its-kind STEM strategy charts path to help educators
..."The current educational landscape brings great opportunities and great challenges which require thoughtful leadership and planning." Peter McLaren, Executive Director of Next Gen Education “A project of this nature has never been done before – assembling disparate yet dependent education organ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/a-first-of-its-kind-stem-strategy-charts-path-to-help-educators