How to Start the Year on a Math High
... it. The more predictable their day is, the more fearless they will be. My goal is always that my students are able to run the classroom without me. 4. Ban “raising hands” in your classroom Crazy, right? My students always look shocked when I tell them they are not allowed to raise their hands. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathhigh
How a TI Calculator Helped Launch an Engineering Career at TI
...r my Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculator in high school helped to launch an engineering career at TI. From 2+2=4, graphing y=mx+b and solving complex integrals/derivatives, my TI graphing calculator and I have been through a lot together. (I even posed with it in my graduation photos!) Fr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/tiengineersweek
Math and Python: A Great Valentine’s Day Couple
...earning about linear and quadratic functions. This activity can be done either on a TI-Nspire™ CX II or TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing calculator. The commands are the same, but the menus are arranged differently. Note that in this blog, I have used the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator to demo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/heartpython
Behind the Scenes of TI Summer Workshops | Texas Instruments
...and can save time or get extra problems right by using it. As the two days moved along, we had several teachers make many discoveries. It wasn’t uncommon to hear the occasional “No way!” or “Cool” accidentally escape from a teacher’s lips. (We love this!) Jacqueline summarized her feelings aft...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/summer-pd-behind-scenes
Automatic Showers Bring May Flowers | Texas Instruments
...to the customer’s design constraints. This easy on-ramp freed kids to explore questions about plant physiology and consider how dry the soil should become (and how quickly that might happen) between watering cycles. Through explorations, students came to understand the architecture of the code (c...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/smartwater
Carving Out Some Halloween Math Fun | Texas Instruments
...ty sheets, and choose the activity style right for your classroom. Students can determine functions that made an image or practice transformations to complete a picture, or challenge them to create their own cat or bat design. Special thanks to Sarah Hultman for helping create these worksheets...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/carving-out-halloween-math-fun
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
Fall in Love with Polar Graphs: Top 4 Ways to Turn Heads with the TI-84 Plus
...n to ZoomFIT, either way works. Desire a bigger spiral? Try changing θmax to a bigger number. 2: Embrace those Butterflies Falling in love usually comes with butterflies? So, why not learn how to graph the butterfly curve: To do so, press the y= key. Then in r1, input the equation for the but...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/polargraphlove
Python Modules Have More Fun | Texas Instruments
...ble platforms, and discover why using modules can be more fun, or can certainly at least save you time. Modules give us a powerful way to reuse common code These custom “support” files are easily shared among my many Python programs and can be shared with others. When developing a Python ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-modules-have-more-fun
AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-84 Plus
As you take the AP® Statistics exam, some questions will require the use of a calculator to perform a statistical test, compute a probability, or display a graph. In this post, I have compiled a list of 6 of the most important statistics features to know for the TI-84 Plus CE Graphing Calculator...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/apstats
Virtual-Ice-Breakers
...perhaps teach you a thing or two about your class. But with many schools across the country starting virtually, getting to know your students, with a computer screen between you and them, has its challenges. For starters, a virtual setup makes it harder to read students’ facial expressions, and i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Going Back to School With Stations
...xpectation. “Graphing Calculator Scavenger Hunt” station Students work through a scavenger hunt as they learn the basic features of the TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing calculator. The scavenger hunt serves as an excellent tool for students to reference throughout the year. Scaven...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtoschool_stations
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Calculus Activity Overview I...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-investigating-derivatives-common-functions
Percentiles
The goal of this activity is for students to use the area to the left of a value in a normal distribution to find its percentile. The process will then be reversed to find the value for a given percentile. In doing so, students will learn how to use the Normal CDF and Inverse Normal commands on...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-percentiles
Trigonometric Patterns
In this activity, students will use the unit circle to examine patterns in the six trigonometric functions. Students will compare angles created with the x-axis in all four quadrants and discuss with one another what is happening at each coordinate as they move the point around the circle. Tri...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-trig-patterns
Amortization
In this activity, students will discuss and use multiple ways to answer financial questions involving loans, compound interest, amortization tables, saving money using annuities, and depreciation of assets. Amortization apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-amortization
Compound Interest
Compound Interest apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Numbers and Algebra Activity Overview This activity involves explo...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-compound-interest
Trig Patterns
In this activity, students will use the unit circle to examine patterns in the six trigonometric functions. Students will compare angles created with the x-axis in all four quadrants and discuss with one another what is happening at each coordinate as they move the point around the circle. Tri...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-trig-patterns
Amortization
In this activity, students will discuss and use multiple ways to answer financial questions involving loans, compound interest, amortization tables, saving money using annuities, and depreciation of assets. Amortization apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-amortization
Compound Interest
Compound Interest apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Analysis and Approaches | Numbers and Algebra Activity Overview This activity involves exploring the...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-compound-interest
Red
...o tackle the next adventure and put some newfound skills to the test. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Find where to buy your TI-84 Plus CE here Calculate your color again .main{background-image:url(/-/media/ti/education/images/Snap-App/Calcu...https://education.ti.com/en/snapapp/calculate-your-color/red
Gold
... and know that if you stay focused, you’re as good as gold this year. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Find where to buy your TI-84 Plus CE here Calculate your color again .main{background-image:url(/-/media/ti/education/images/Snap-App/Calcu...https://education.ti.com/en/snapapp/calculate-your-color/gold
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Analysis and Approaches | Calculus Activity Overview In this ac...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-investigating-derivatives-common-functions
Best Class
In this activity, students create and explore a box and whisker diagram and histogram for a data set. They then compare the two data displays by viewing them together and use the comparison to draw conclusions about the data. Best Class apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-best-class
Binomial Expansion
In this activity, students will review their binomial expansion skills through hands on multiplication combined with the handheld to check their work. Binomial Expansion apcalculus website In this act...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-binomial-expansion