Meet our Women in STEM Twitter Chat Panelists
...panelists are female engineers, scientists, and mathematicians – women who are already encouraging the next generation of STEM leaders! Meet our lovely panelists: Becky of @NASAedu Becky Kamas is the Activity Manager for STEM on Station, a NASA Office of STEM Engagement activity dedicated to...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/twitterchat
Top Tips for Tackling the SAT® with the TI-84 Plus CE
...er does not meet these guidelines, you know it must be wrong and you will have to try again. Use the TI-84 Plus CE to help you work more efficiently, compute more accurately, and verify answers. Just like you would in your math class, do some scratch work on the test paper before using the calcu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/sat_tips_ti84
The Heartbeat of STEM
..., transport and homeostasis, but it also allows students to build electrical circuits and write a simple program to control the model. Students become familiar with coding by using the easily accessible menu-based system within TI calculators. These activities are available using multiple pla...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/heartstem
Slope: It Shouldn’t Just Be a Formula
...: their understanding of the slope of a line was limited, at best. In my mathematical mind, the first thing I needed to do was “correct” that. I believed if they only understood how to compute it, they would “understand” slope. Boy, was I wrong. In order for the computation of slope to be underst...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/slope_brown_gc
Hit a high note exploring the math behind music
...ic by the numbers. It was Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras who discovered that you can make different sounds with different weights and vibrations. Ultimately, this led to his discovery that the pitch of a vibrating string is proportional to and can be controlled by the length of th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/math-behind-music
#NCTMregionals Kansas City 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-Nspire™ CX graphing calculator; TI-Innovator™ Rover Link to presentati...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/nctm-kansas-city
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Katie England
...Specialist TEACHES WHERE: Washington County Public Schools in Maryland TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 19 years Katie in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? I think it was an ingrained trait in me. I had other family members that were teachers, so it always felt natural to me to be a lea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/teacher-of-the-month
End-of-Marking Period Feedback Is a Two-Way Street
...uture. Here is how I have turned my end-of-quarter evaluations into valuable conversations about how to make math class better for all of us. Clear Communication Whatever your grading system is — total points, percent weight for each type of grade or standards-based grades — communicate that ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/end-of-marking-period-feedback
5 Teachers You Should Be Following on Instagram Right Now
... great ideas, content and classroom inspiration for teachers. From funny facts about teachers’ daily routines to motivational quotes and just about everything in between, these teachers are sure to help you survive the school year. Keep scrolling to meet some of our favorite teachers to follow o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/5-teachers-to-follow-on-instagram
Fireworks, Flags and the Fourth of July
...graphing calculator. You will find the fireworks activity in the "Turtle Graphics" section, and you will need the Turtle module on your calculator or computer software. The code that generates one star polygon is: n is an odd number between 5 and 11. The is the number of vertices on t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/julyfourth
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Ellen Browne
...th-12th grade TEACHES WHERE: Pomfret School in Pomfret, Connecticut TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 38 years Ellen in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? I know the exact moment that I wanted to be a teacher. In high school, I was asked to teach someone how to play the violin. I remem...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/teacherofthemonth
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
...omeone who uses pi in the real world. Have students explain why they chose that person and how that person uses pi in their career. Some careers that come to mind include: astronaut, mechanical engineer and carpenter. .1415926…. There’s more Pi where that came from We also have many more pi day ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/waystocelebratepi
IB® Exam Resources, Tips and Tricks | Texas Instruments
... just activities, and that teachers would also need training resources to implement the changes that would soon be upon them. The new website would become a place where teachers could find IB® aligned activities and also sign up for upcoming monthly webinars. Past webinars that discuss the change...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ibresources
5 Engineering Projects You Can Do in Your Science Class
...ects – from creating solutions for people who have lost limbs to developing medical solutions, such as artificial organs. These problem-solvers are becoming increasingly important as technological breakthroughs continue to use machines to improve the lives of people with health issues. In this ac...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/engineerscience
Building Bridges with Math + Engineering
...for your students. Tip 1: Raid your science teachers’ closets. As a math teacher, your closet is full of things only you think are fun – protractors, compasses, and stacks of graph paper. Science teachers get all the good stuff: funny-looking glassware, vented goggles, lab coats. But what you wan...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/buildingbridgesmath
5+ Tips for Using the TI-84 Plus in Your Math Class
...the mode key and select FULL. Tip 2: Using the Fraction Template Press the alpha key then the y= key in order to get the fraction template. In the complex example below, I use the first template. Tip 3: Investigating Transformation Graphing Using Lists Press the stat key, then select the f...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/january/fiveti84tips
TI-84 Plus | Top 10 Features for ACT® | Texas Instruments
...amily of graphing calculators to leverage when taking the ACT. There are 60 questions on the math section of the ACT and you only have 60 minutes to complete them. The TI-84 Plus graphing calculator is allowed during the entire portion of the math section of the ACT.* The questions get more diff...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/actips
How a math teacher started her school’s first coding club
...ire and she's really getting it. It’s just great to watch.” Junior Jahnai Harley said, “I joined the Coding Club because I wanted to learn more about computer science and thought it'd be cool to learn things before I go to college – and it’s fun too. She is looking to pursue computer science in c...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/codingclub
Celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month
Math has an impact on just about every aspect of our lives including some that we don’t often think about. Math helped change the outcome of WWII, it also shows up in the way we drive our cars and the way we manage our finances. In celebration of Math Awareness Month, here are four TI-Nspire act...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/mathawarenessmonth
Real-World Applications of Chemistry
...ndard plastic pipette), a few drops of phenolphthalein indicator and 3 mL of water (to add some volume to the solution, as toilet bowl cleaner can be viscous). They then add the correct number of drops of 1.0 molar sodium hydroxide solution until the acid in the cleaner has been neutralized and t...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
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
Which Texas Instruments (TI) Calculator for the ACT® and Why?
...pabilities. CAS calculators can do calculus commands like integrals and derivatives. Instead of only finding numeric answers, a CAS calculator can provide algebraic answers in simplest form. I put the app called Zoom Math 200 on my TI-84 Plus C graphing calculator to show you an example of CAS fu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/which-ti-calculator-for-the-act-and-why
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