Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
...eir chairs, but the new gadgets had at least aroused some mild curiosity. I noticed one of them suddenly sitting up straight and leaning over to a neighbor pointing to the calculator screen. I was close enough to hear what was said: “My graph has a hole in it — does yours?” The hair stood up on t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs
Mission Celebration: Use Math to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
...culators, and let’s take a look at some out-of-this-world activities to help students mark this milestone on the moon using math. Boom! On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were on approach to Tranquility Base when Armstrong realized they were flying into a field of car-sized boulders...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/july/missioncelebration
Solution 10410: Algorithm for the Solver Function on the TI-85 and TI-86.
...her depends on a lot of factors, but the solver prefers a sign change if it can find it. The calculator spends some time "going downhill" in the neighborhood of the even multiple root at -1, then "sees" the function begin increasing. It then checks the function values at the bounds, continuin...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/10410
Solution 12711: Availability of Overhead Versions of Non-Graphing Calculators.
...tors Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Where can Overhead Calculators of Texas Instruments non-graphing calculators be obtained? Stokes Publishing makes Overhead Calculators of most of the TI non-graphing Instructional Calculators such as the TI-108, TI-10, TI-15 Ex...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/scientific-elem-calculators/general-information/12711
Solution 12639: Availability of the TI-1706+ Quick Reference Card.
... Home | Scientific, elementary & basic calculators Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Where can I obtain a copy of the Quick Reference Card for the TI-1706+ basic calculator? Solution 12639: Availability of the TI-1706+ Quick Reference Card. ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/scientific-elem-calculators/general-information/12639
Solution 12302: Fractions Operations on the TI-30Xa and TI-36X Solar Scientific Calculators.
... Home | Scientific, elementary & basic calculators Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How do I add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions on the TI-30Xa or TI-36X Solar? The examples below will demonstrate how to input fraction calculations on a ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/scientific-elem-calculators/product-usage/12302
Excretory System
This StudyCards(tm) stack enables students to review the vocabulary encountered when studying the excretory system.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/excretory-system
Genetic Probability
Use the SciTools App to simulate a Punnett square. Make predictions about genetic crosses. Learn about the following concepts; genes, alleles, dominant alleles, recessive alleles, homozygous individuals, heterozygous individuals, phenotypes, and genotypes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/genetic-probability
Outbreak!
Use the DATA GRAPHS WIZARD to learn about how disease is spread. Brainstorm ways in which people can help stop an outbreak of disease.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/outbreak_1
Radioactive Dating (isotopes) - PhET (HS)
TBDhttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/radioactive-dating-isotopes--phet-hs
Setting the Trend
Students will determine the trend in atomic radius for the periodic table, the trend in first ionization energy for the periodic table, and the trend in electronegativity for the periodic table.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/setting-the-trend
Element to Symbol
This StudyCards™ stack enables students to practice associating an element's name to its chemical symbol.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/element-to-symbol
Enthalpy of an Ion
Students will explore exothermic and endothermic reactions and create a classroom calorimeter to measure energy of a reaction.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/enthalpy-of-an-ion
Selection Direction
Students will produce histograms using the DATA GRAPHS WIZARD.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/selection-direction
Sheep Selection Program
Students perform one-variable statistical analysis on birth weight data of a flock of sheep. Primary emphasis in a sheep selection program should be based on the number of lambs born and weaned per ewe exposed (permitted to mate with a ram during a specific time frame determined by the shepherd, ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sheep-selection-program
Talking Trash
Learn how to graph dependent and independent variables. Use the SciTools application to display data on your calculator.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/talking-trash
Temperature Conversions
Students will review the different temperature scales and use the List Editor to convert from one temperature scale to another.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/temperature-conversions
It's a Mystery
Students will use the Periodic-App to understand the properties of a mystery element and determine its identity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/its-a-mystery
Diffusion and Equilibrium
Students will observe how equilibrium is reached when salt is added to water.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/diffusion-and-equilibrium
Amazing Fetal Growth
Students will graph data of human fetal growth and describe the rate of human fetal growth.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/amazing-fetal-growth
Graphing Nature
Students compare blade size of leaves from one species and between closely related species. Evolution through natural selection accounts for the diversity of species developed through gradual processes over many generations. Biological adaptations include changes in structures, behaviors or phys...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/graphing-nature
How Fast Are You?
Use the Data/Graphs Wizard tool in the SciTools App to compare the averages of four sets of data.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-fast-are-you
Giant Cells
Students will examine surface area and volume of cells and describe the relationship between surface area and volume of cells.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/giant-cells
Down on the Farm(s)
Students graph data for human population growth versus the number of farms to investigate the relationship between urban expansion and disappearance of green space.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/down-on-the-farms
Kepler's Harmonic Planetary Law
Students graph planetary data that illustrates relationship between distance and period.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/keplers-harmonic-planetary-law