“Room To Grow” Podcast — Behind the Scenes | Texas Instruments
...r than scripted talking points. We think it’s more interesting that way, and we hope our listeners agree. The hosts Whether you have been a longtime listener of “Room To Grow” or are just getting ready to listen for the first time, we hope you enjoy and are challenged by the ideas we discu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/room-to-grow-podcast
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Ellen Browne
...ce. What is the number one complaint you hear about math and how do you respond? 'When are we going to use this?' It’s like one word – 'whenarewegoingtousethis.' I ask them: Do you ever have to think? Do you have to reason through a problem? Do you have to use your critical thinking skills? I al...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/teacherofthemonth
Jingle Bells, Falling Snow and Python Lists | Texas Instruments
...Bells.” Each element of the list myscore contains three pieces of information about each of the notes of the song: the note name, the note length and the lyric associated with that note (usually just a syllable in this case). Each element is a Python tuple such as (“f4”,0.125,“the”) which...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-lists
IB® Exam Resources, Tips and Tricks | Texas Instruments
...e to be 160 ft. See the diagram below (not to scale). A sector is formed with these two equal distances and the bridge. (a) Find the arc length of the inner guardrail and the arc length of the outer guardrail. (b) Find the arc length of the outer guardrail, given that the bridge is a un...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ibresources
How to introduce your students to computational thinking in the math classroom
...h subject. There are many other examples you may want your students to try: determining the equation of a line between two points, calculating the length of any leg of a right triangle from the other two, or displaying the roots of a quadratic given in standard form. All of these calculation-type...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/codinginmath
Real-World Applications of Chemistry
...lem with this cleaning solution is that several consumers confuse it with other clean-and-rinse multipurpose contact lens solutions and put full strength CLEAR CARE® straight into their eyes. On misusing this product, one consumer said, “I jammed my 24-year-old daughter’s eye under the faucet. He...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/real-world-app-chemistry
You Can Teach an Old Snake New Tricks: Computer Science on the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
...any vocabulary words are there in the AP® Computer Science Principles curriculum? The list for computer systems and networks is rather lengthy. Think about all the review students could accomplish if each student in your class created a flash card stack with a different list of vocabu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
Meet the Mom and Math Teacher Who Is Spreading Major Math Love
Connor Johnson is the first person at Pope John Paul II High School in Lacey, Washington, to enter into precalculus as a freshman. Where does he get the confidence to pursue an advanced course at such a young age? From his mother, of course, who also happens to be his math teacher. Connor and hi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlovemom
Five Free Activities For Teaching Calculus
Calculus is the study of rates of change and of lengths, areas and volumes. Often, students have a hard time grasping the concepts of calculus, and even more, making connections among them. Dynamic visualization is a good tool for helping students to visualize and interact with the mathematics. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/calcactivities
Glossary of Terms
...cific subjects. These are the only national admission tests where the student chooses the tests that best showcase their strengths and interests. Administered by the College Board®. (Note: Treat College Board® trademarks as adjectives. For them, as adjectives, ...https://education.ti.com/en/branding/glossary-of-terms
Summer of STEM: Breaking Board Paradox
Put a paint stick on the edge of a table with a little less than half the length hanging off the table‘s edge. Now, karate chop it. Did it break? Of course not. It just flew off the table, still intact. Now, do the same set up – this time laying a large piece of newspaper across the part of the ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/breakingboard
Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class
... In this classic exploration of a quadratic relationship, students explore and optimize the relationship between the area of a garden with a fixed length of fencing and the lengths of the sides. Students will collect and graph data for multiple setups and then model the relationship with a quadra...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/visualizingalgebra
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
...d another 30 percent were indifferent to math. I don’t dwell on the negative, instead focusing on what we can do to grow math love. As a parent, longtime educator and the head of TI’s Education Technology business, I’m optimistic that we can expand the number of math lovers by building on what ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
Let’s Get Back to the Basics
As the new school year kicks off, there are many lessons that teachers are exploring to challenge and strengthen their students. We have created one activity that can help you assess your students’ understanding of key math concepts, identify their different learning styles and strengths, and ge...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtothebasicsactivity
The Long Road to My STEM Career
...my interest in a STEM career. But since then, I’ve adjusted to many project setbacks. That early failure didn’t define me. It ultimately gave me strength and taught me perseverance. A quote from the CEO of Girls Who Code, Reshma Saujani, applies here. She said, “When we teach girls to be imperfe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/adawoo
Engage Students With This Real-World Earth Day Activity
How many straws are used in the U.S. every day? If they were connected, would they wrap around the Earth at the equator? If so, how many times? In one year, would the length of straws reach the moon? What is the volume of this plastic for one year? How deep would it be on a football field? The a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/earthday
7 Reasons Why Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator Is a Must-Have for Your Classroom
This month marks the release of the latest update for the TI-Nspire™ CX II family. This update (version 5.2) includes support for Python, a significant feature that strengthens the use of TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculators and software in math classes. Educators can now connect coding in ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
How To Use the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators To Succeed on the ACT®
...t side, and “h” for the hypotenuse. So, when students see cos(D) = 5/8, they immediately think that the adjacent side is 5, and the hypotenuse is length 8. This is a super-confusing problem for a couple of reasons. The adjacent side is already labeled 9, and none of the answer choices for the le...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/digital-act-84
5 Educators Using Robotics To Teach Math | Texas Instruments
...Illinois Objective: Students were given a drawing of half of an animal face (example: elephant and wolf), and they had to physically measure the lengths and interior angles of that half-drawn face. They then had to code that to scale on the Rover to recreate the drawing. Finally, to earn full c...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/using-robotics-to-teach-math
Graphing Calculators Are Now Approved for the AP® Biology Exam, but What Else Can I Do With Them?
...ibute activities to students that cater to your teaching style. This example shows how the stomata of a leaf would react based on wavelengths of light. This example shows how certain alleles are selected in various populations and in different environmental conditions. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/graphingcalculatorsapproved
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Tutorials
...tart your TI technology experience with helpful tutorials and tips from companies like Hotmath and Hoonuit Professional Learning. Tutorial for TI-30XS Multiview These QuickTime tutorials for the BA II PLUS and BA II PLUS Professional calculators walk you through a variety of topics...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/tutorials
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
Solving Equilibrium Problems
In this activity, the students will use the Calculator application to determine the unknown species (x) using known initial concentrations, the change in concentration, and a given value for the equilibrium constant (K). The student will use the following functions: the Calculator Application the...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solving-equilibrium-problems
Solving Kinetics Problems
In this activity the student will use the List and Spreadsheet and Graphs and Geometry to analyze the relationship between temperature and the concentration in a Kinetics experiment. The student will use the following functions: enter data into lists name lists use formulas to populate data ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solving-kinetics-problems