Let TI Help You With the New Science Olympiad Detector Building Event
...ow sensors actually work. Here’s a look at the essence of the competition. All the components are connected and ready to get started. The SCIENCE behind this project is all about measurement and circuits. Students will need to calibrate their sensor against a known digital thermometer. Therefo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/detectorbuilding
In Honor of National Chemistry Week, 5 “Organic” Ways to Incorporate TI Technology Into Chemistry Class
...riences and learning, as well as provide an opportunity for reflective thinking and learning in the science classroom. And, it has assisted those apprehensive learners by giving them a chance to become vocal learners each day. Simulations of tough-to-see concepts In chemistry, in order for s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/chemistryweek
Robotics for the 21st Century | Texas Instruments
...) are all around us. In our homes (robot vacuum cleaners and smart thermostats), on the roads (cars with lane assist and smart backup cameras), in warehouses and factories, and even in hospitals and restaurants. The one place where we don’t have enough robots is the classroom. Robots can be a v...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/roboticsweek2022
Adding “Class” to Your Python Code | Texas Instruments
...A class is the definition (description) of an object. An object has attributes (variables) and methods (functions) that determine its properties and behaviors. In one of my previous blogs on creating your own promposal, I included two demo projects that use classes to define balloons and buttons ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-coding-classes
Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School
...w the students interact with one another. Make lots of notes on which students are taking the lead, easily distracted, need a little help, and other behaviors that might help in developing groups throughout the year. There is no need to start with rules and policies on the first day. You may need...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/first_week_tips
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
...ren said they would like math more if they better understood how math applied to their future. One way we hope to help kids do that is through "STEM Behind Cool Careers,” a series of calculator activities that show kids how they will have to use math in any career, even ones they would least exp...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
#NCTMregionals Seattle 2018 Recap
...eattle 2018 Driving on Mars: A Coding Problem Have your students wondered how driverless cars work? Have you considered 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...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/nctm-seattle
AP® Precalculus Resources Teachers Love | Texas Instruments
...urtis Brown at curtis@ti.com. You can watch previously recorded sessions: Rational Functions: Zeros, Holes, Vertical Asymptotes and End Behavior New Functions from Old: Inverses, Transformations and Compositions Difference Quotients and Average Rates of Change Also, sign up for...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/ap-precalculus-resources-teachers-will-love
Going Back to School With Stations
...selves and their teacher(s). You can then use this activity to generate a whole-group discussion where you come up with norms in regards to expected behaviors, ensuring a collaborative and respectful classroom. Example of a classroom expectation. “Graphing Calculator Scavenger Hun...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtoschool_stations
A case for handheld graphing calculators
...And their students – our future – deserve reliable, safe and secure graphing calculators to catapult them to higher degrees of STEM learning and comprehension. * Goff, Neal; Maylahn, Paula; Oates, Bill; Oates, Rita; and Wujcik, Anne. State of the K-12 Market 2015. MDR, Executive Summary, 2015. **...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
5 Educators Using Robotics To Teach Math | Texas Instruments
... excitement of robotics with audiences of all ages. Texas Instruments can help you, inspire your students, with the TI-Innovator™ Rover programmable vehicle. It’s fun, it’s cool, and best of all, students of all ages with no prior coding experience can get the Rover to move and follow their codin...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/using-robotics-to-teach-math
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
...enomenon? I realized that I had a new and powerful hook to kickstart a classroom conversation about the mathematical language of limits, and the why behind the appearance of that hole. This was the first of many aha teaching moments that I attribute to the introduction of graphing calculators, a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs
Mission Celebration: Use Math to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
...ath specialist for Texas Instruments (TI). Since starting at TI in 2015, he has led many content development projects, including several of the STEM Behind series. Not a computer programmer by training, he has found a love for coding in TI-Basic, particularly for the purpose of teaching mathemati...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/july/missioncelebration
Free Resources for AP® Calculus by @TICalculators
...ath specialist for Texas Instruments (TI). Since starting at TI in 2015, he has led many content development projects, including several of the STEM Behind series. Not a computer programmer by training, he has found a love for coding in TI-Basic, particularly for the purpose of teaching mathemati...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/january/free-resources-for-ap-calculus
Madness in March Underscores the “M” in STEM
...ondition of College & Career Readiness 2017,” ACT®) But, there is good news! The deficiencies we have in STEM have caught the attention of many stakeholders — from federal, state and local policymakers, to parents, educators and school districts, to foundations and industries, and to national o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/mathmadness
Shedding Light on the Weather with Relative Humidity
In this activity, students will collect the data for temperature and relative humidity and plot the data. They will look for the patterns displayed by the three plots and relate them to their experiences.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/shedding-light-on-the-weather-with-relative-humidity
Exploring Parametric Equations With the 'Human Cannonball'
Students will explore the use of parametric equations to model the motion of the 'Human Cannonball' after being fired from a cannon. Key graph features will be explored, including maximum height, length of time in the air, and maximum distance traveled through the use of parametric equations and...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-parametric-equations-with-the-human-cannonball
Toys on a slope
Participants analyze data from toys rolling down a slope. Velocity is determined using lists and graphs.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/toys-on-a-slope
Names for One-Half
Students use their understanding of integers, fractions, decimals, and operations to find mathematical expressions that equal one-half.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/names-for-onehalf
Who's in the House
Students construct a model of a house, drawing pictures of the people and pets in the house. Students use skip counting strategies to find possible combinations of people and pets that live in their classmates houses with the help of pictures and TI-10.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/whos-in-the-house
What is an Exponent?
Why are exponents useful and how do they behave? An exponent indicates how many times the base to which it refers is a factor; i.e., in , the 4 indicates that the base, 3, is used as a factor four times. This lesson focuses on how the definition can be used in a variety of situations to make sens...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/what-is-an-exponent--bc
Prehistoric Parabola Match
This activity center is used as a formative assessment after a full unit on the different transformations of vertical parabolas.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/prehistoric-parabola-match
Borrow TI Technology
...d therefore can support only teacher professional development events and evaluation loans for educators. Can I request equipment on behalf of someone else to use at an event? No. Loan requests must be submitted by the educator that will be receiving and returning the equipm...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/workshop-loan-program
Solution 21991: Files and Folders Are Not Removed After an Uninstall of the TI-Nspire™ Family Computer Software.
... Home | Computer Software, iPad and Chrome Apps Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Why are some files and folders left behind when I uninstall the TI-Nspire family software? When uninstalling one of the TI-Nspire family software using a Windows®-based computer, the s...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/sofware-apps/computer-software-installation-activation/21991
TI-73 Explorer™
...ploration. Enliven understanding. See the next generation of the TI-84 Plus family. Watch the video Parturient Ridiculus Vehicula Porta Nullam Learn the basics with Getting Started movies and step-by-step practice exercises from Hotmath.com. View tutorials ...https://education.ti.com/en/products/calculators/graphing-calculators/ti-73