Introducing the TI-Nspire CX II
...ire 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 connectivity 90 MB storage memory / 64MB operating ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/nspire
Art in Chemistry
...y cover the paper with their masking and develop the blueprints outside using ultraviolet light from the sun. You’ll find this lab at flinnsci.com (AP6155). Again, some amazing results are obtained using a fairly complex chemical system. Finally, I have students make Shrinky Dinks® using...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
... Using math boxes (⌘-M) in the Notes app. We found that the velocity of 2,537 rpm, which the blades reached on that first flight, was equal to 266 rad/sec and that it took an average acceleration of about 22.2 rad/sec2 to reach that velocity. The question we asked next was: How fast are the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ingenuity-takes-flight
Summer of STEM: Disappearing Cups
.... Notice the polystyrene is dissolving into the acetone. How it works: Polystyrene is made up of monomers of styrene, an organic compound (C6H5CH=CH2). When polystyrene is being produced it exists in a liquid state (like a gooey, thick liquid). As polystyrene is produced, air i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/disappearing_cups
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
Professional basketball star donates TI calculators to his former high school
Juniors at Riverside High School in Durham, North Carolina, will have new Texas Instruments graphing calculators for the ACT next week, thanks to former student and current professional basketball player, T.J. Warren. The 6-foot-8 forward for the Phoenix Suns returned to his hometown and high sc...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/february/tj-warren-donates
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
Engage Students With This Real-World Earth Day Activity
... 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 graphing calculator represent solving how many time...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/earthday
Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Virtual Teaching
...a better part of the school year. And, don’t just talk at the kids. Create a conversation like you’re used to doing in class. Keep it interactive and fun. 3. Structure creates connection In an online environment, students are learning in isolation, yet they have a need and desire for social inte...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/distance-education
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
A case for handheld graphing calculators
...esigned specifically for the classroom – without the distractions of Internet-enabled devices – that they can use at school, at home and on more than 60 standardized tests around the world, including the SAT®, ACT®, AP** and IB® exams. Our calculators have developed over many years to include fea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
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
Too Many Choices
...a for permutations to discover the formula for combinations. They will determine the possible combinations for a committee of 3 people selecting from 6 people. Then students will continue their investigation of the cities by determining the number of trips, where the order of the cities does not ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-too-many-choices
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
Jack Kilby Day
...ns for how to walk through each of the four STEM activities and links to where you can download further materials. We hope you and your students have fun envisioning what’s next. In this activity, students make a zombie brain to test a hypothesis for counter-attacking the zombie cont...https://education.ti.com/en/success-story/jack-kilby-day
Exponential Reflections
... 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
Unit Circle
...een angles and coordinates. Step 1 Students link their prior knowledge of special right triangles to identify coordinates for 30, 45, and 60 degree angles on the unit circle. Step 2 After establishing relationships in Quadrant I, students extend their knowledge through the...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-unit-circle
Too Many Choices
...a for permutations to discover the formula for combinations. They will determine the possible combinations for a committee of 3 people selecting from 6 people. Then students will continue their investigation of the arrows by determining the number of edges, where the order of the arrows does not ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-too-many-choices
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
Graphing Calculators Are Now Approved for the AP® Biology Exam, but What Else Can I Do With Them?
... be used by students to explore all aspects of mathematics and how math can be used to explain phenomena. Whether by graphs, calculations, equations, functions or data, these tools should be used to help students better understand the world around them with the power of mathematics. From a biolog...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/graphingcalculatorsapproved
Unit Circle
...een angles and coordinates. Step 1 Students link their prior knowledge of special right triangles to identify coordinates for 30, 45, and 60 degree angles on the unit circle. Step 2 After establishing relationships in Quadrant I, students extend their knowledge through the...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-unit-circle
Too Many Choices
...a for permutations to discover the formula for combinations. They will determine the possible combinations for a committee of 3 people selecting from 6 people. Then students will continue their investigation of the arrows by determining the number of edges, where the order of the arrows does not ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-too-many-choices
Too Many Choices
...a for permutations to discover the formula for combinations. They will determine the possible combinations for a committee of 3 people selecting from 6 people. Then students will continue their investigation of the cities by determining the number of trips, where the order of the cities does not ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-too-many-choices
Exponential Reflections
... 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