Zombies: STEM Behind Hollywood
... a discussion after the show. Schlozman, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, chose George Romero's 1968 cult classic, "Night of the Living Dead", as the jumping off point for a discussion on the theoretical neuroscience of zombies. He wrote a fake medical journal paper...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/stem/stem-behind-hollywood/zombies
Student boot camp: EOC test prep with TI-84 Plus CE tech
...o get started This camp is offered to assist students in preparing for their upcoming Texas EOC examinations covering algebra I and eighth grade math. The camp is offered in two options: A six-hour camp for up to 25 students or two three-hour camps for up to 50 students (25 student...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/student-camp/virtual-texas-eoc-test-prep-ti-84-plus-ce
Building Concepts Math Activities | Texas Instruments
...t to look for Students should recognize that, as with whole numbers, when ordering fractions the larger of two fractions is located farther to the right on the number line. Sample Assessment Write a comparison statement to order the fractions from least to greatest. (25/12), (13/12), (9/10), (13/...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities
What is Probability
What is Probability website In this lesson, students use simulations to explore the relationship between the theoretical probability and the empirical probability. 408115 What is Probabi...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/what-is-probability
Why Random Samples
...f “judgment” sample means with a distribution of sample means selected by random sampling. What to look for It is worthwhile to discuss how biases might impact a judgment sample. For example, it is much easier to overlook the small segments (length 1 for example) than it is to overlook the larger...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/why-random-samples
TI-Nspire™ CX Technology by Texas Instruments
...wireless connectivity that, when combined with the objective and subjective questions in each Building Concepts activity, provides teachers with insights into student thinking, enabling them to identify misunderstandings and guide discussions to correct them. Guide the conversation toward math ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/ti-nspire-cx-technology
Workshops by Texas Instruments
...es on strategies for engaging students in new ways of thinking about ratios and proportional relationships within and across Grades six, seven and eight. Participants will explore a sequential, coordinated series of interactive lessons that support a learning progression for ratios and proportion...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/workshops
Pub Connect BFW
...l curriculum. Bedford, Freeman & Worth The Practice of Statistics, 4th Edition Daren S. Starnes, Dan Yates and David S. Moore Copyright 2012 The Practice of Statistics long stands as the only high school statistics textbook that directly reflects the College Board course descript...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections/bfw
Ten80
...ng: On Balance; Investigate forces that act on both planets and turning cars. The Science of Racing: Newton Knew; Use your own data to model weight, speed and acceleration. The Science of Racing: Time Laps; Build a relationship between time, distance, speed and weight. The Science ...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections/ten80
NCSM
NCSM global website Network | Communicate | Support | Motivate Relevant, thought-provoking, teacher-tested explorations designed to promote mathematical reasoning and active student engagement ...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections/ncsm
Tech Powered Math
...sing the latest version of the OS offered by TI for the device you are using. Note that earlier, and later models of the TI-Nspire™, could have slightly different keypresses. It is always a good idea to make sure you are using the the latest version of the OS that is available on your device. T...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections/tech_powered_math
Exploring Mathematics with the Cabri™ Jr. Application
...Tables of Contents 1. The First Twelve days of School 2. Magic Nines 3. Repeating Elevens 4. Remember Me? 5. Keeping up with Trash 6. Light Years Away 7. Eating Out 8. Power Patterns 9. Power Company 10. Roots 11. Exponent Game 12. Going out of Business 13. Circle Around 14. St...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/exploration-series/capri-jr-exploring
Cabri™ Jr.: Interactive Geometry Activities and Investigations
...iangles 13. Angles of a Triangle 14. Triangle Inequality Theorem 15. Similar Triangles and Proportions 16. Midsegments of a Triangle 17. Ratios in Right Triangles 18. Altitude, Median, and Angle Bisector of a Triangle 19. Centers of a Triangle 20. Properties of the Centers of a Triangle 21. Const...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/exploration-series/capri-jr-interactive
Getting started on TI technology | TI-Innovator Hub
...-Innovator™ Hub and get simple solutions to common problems, including different syntax errors when writing a new Python program. Download PDF SyphT4Hx02Y Troubleshooting and the basics Need more assistance? Contact TI-Cares™ customer support toll free at 1.800.TI.CARES or emai...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/getting-started-on-ti-technology/innovator-hub
Grant Writing Resources
...ty of Wisconsin Grants Information Center - an excellent listing of grant resources (Please note these are links to outside resources we think you might be interested in visiting. TI is not responsible for the content, accuracy, or functionality of any non-TI site.) Links to Other Grant Writing R...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/funding-and-research/links-to-other-grant-writing-resources
Successful Grant Writing Strategies
... on federal, foundation, and corporate giving sources: Federal and Foundation Funding information from TI (see below) The Foundation Center: http://www.fdncenter.org/ -This site catalogs foundation information. Access to the funding information on the site requires a subscription fee of...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/funding-and-research/successful-grant-writing-strategies
Visualizing Equations Using Mobiles
...be used as a visual/physical model to leverage student reasoning about an equation involving two variable expressions in terms of balance between weights on mobiles. What are the students doing? Students reason about the values of weights on mobiles and use balance to model solution preserving mo...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions/sequence1/visualizing-equations-using-mobiles
Probability Diagrams and Tables
...followed by the other, creating a probability tree, or by using the product rule for independent events. What are the students doing? Students highlight the branches that represent given situations in order to determine the probability of a compound event. What is the teacher doing? Be sure stude...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/probability-diagrams-and-tables
Modeling Linear Relationships
...that result in a pattern in the residual plot do not model the data well. Sample Assessment The scatter plot below shows the relationship between height, in centimeters, and the arm span, in centimeters, of 15 students in a class. Based on the scatter plot, determine which ordered pair would be ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/modeling-linear-relationships
Introduction to Histograms
...while bar graphs have no inherent order and are used to indicate some feature of qualitative data. Sample Assessment The graph below displays the heights of cherry trees in a park in Washington DC. The first bin width is [60,65). Height of Cherry Trees Which interval contains the median height o...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/introduction-to-histograms
Choosing Random Samples
...he large set of interest) and a sample (a subset of that population). Sample Assessment A survey given to some of the people at the mall on Friday night indicated that shopping hours at the mall should be extended. What is the population for this sample? Answer: People who were shopping at the ma...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/choosing-random-samples
Median and Interquartile Range
...tion for understanding interquartile ranges. What to look for Students should note that there are the same number of points to the left and to the right of the median; regardless of the shape of the distribution. Sample Assessment Identify the following as true or false. a. The median is the midp...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/median-and-interquartile-range
Publisher Connection | Texas Instruments
...ty Bedford, Freeman & Worth Brendan Kelly Publishing CORD Communications Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Hoonuit Professional Learning IB Manning Publications ...https://education.ti.com/en/activities/publisher-connections
Scatter Plots
... Lesson Snapshot Scatter plots reveal possible associations between paired observations. What to look for Students can highlight the locations of subgroups of the population within the scatter plot to understand how they compare with regard to one or both of the variables ...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/statistics/sequence1/scatter-plots
Expressions & Equations
... and b=45, what would be the value of the expression b+(a - b)? a 115 b. 185 c. 205 d. 275 Answer: a. 115 Understanding A variable might stand for a range of numbers that can be used in a mathematical expression; a variable might be used in a universal statement that is true for a...https://education.ti.com/en/building-concepts/activities/expressions