To STEM and Beyond!
...ay back in my undergraduate program. I was first introduced to TI technology for my chemistry classes as a data-collection solution and interactive simulation, so I knew about the graphing calculators and how they can be used with Vernier sensors. I was intrigued and followed up with training spo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemday
Best of Middle Grades Science Activities
The ScienceNspired.com website is an excellent resource for any science teacher looking for lessons and content that can be used either in person or online. The colorful and engaging simulations help bring the concepts to life for students by enabling them to test variables and challenge their ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofmgscience
Computer Science Comes to Life With TI Technology | TI
...and now as a teacher and a programmer, I realize that it is not just about the “how” to code and that my old outlook put me behind when it came to communication. The language of coding is important. Words such as “concatenation,” “conditional” and “selection” are important. That’s how programmers...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/computer-science-resources-with-ti-technology
How to introduce your students to computational thinking in the math classroom
... calculation, you will need the coordinates for two points. Next, you will need to calculate the slope by inserting the coordinates into the slope formula. Lastly, you will need to display the slope. Don’t forget this last, important step. The code runs exactly what you tell it to do, so if you d...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/codinginmath
You Can Teach an Old Snake New Tricks: Computer Science on the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
... measurements can be introduced for selection (if) statements. A great activity for AP® Computer Science Principles students is to physically check multiple-choice items. Make a life-size maze on butcher paper. Give students four different Python coding options to complete the maze. Have studen...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
BestofChemistry
The ScienceNspired.com website is an excellent resource for any science teacher looking for lessons and content that can be used either in person or online. The colorful and engaging simulations help bring the concepts to life for students by enabling them to test variables and challenge their ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofchemistry
Field Goal vs. Ice Cream: The Ultimate Game Day Matchup
...e lessons to bring a win to your classroom and set the stage for the big game coming up. A real fan favorite: “Field Goal for the Win” Can’t get much more relevant than this. This TI-84 Plus graphing calculator lesson is suitable for middle grades math through algebra II, and encourages stud...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/thebiggame
TI’s Path to STEM Projects Are Now Available in Python
...tudents will build, code and test a working speaker. The speaker is built with a plastic or foam cup , a magnet, iron nail, soda straw and breadboard components. TI can loan you this project to try with your students if you’d like. Contact the TI STEM Team at STEM-Team@ti.com if you’d like to bor...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/pathtostem
Monday Night Calculus: Your Questions, Our Answers
...ka and former Test Development committee member Tom Dick to provide live, content sessions via YouTube for students and teachers alike. Consider this must-see AP® Calculus TV! Like last year, the sessions will cover content and questions that teachers have specifically asked us to review. And, ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mondaynightcalculus
Leveraging CAS To Explore & Teach Mathematics, Part 2
...oom. In this follow-up post (part 2), I intend to present ideas for how CAS can be utilized to benefit the algebra II classroom. Finding a lowest common denominator In my algebra I post, the Factor tool was employed as an approach to motivate students to recognize patterns between the prime ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas_pt2
Using TI-Nspire™ Technology To Creatively Solve ACT® Math Problems
... CX graphing calculator, you can graph each answer choice without solving the equations for y (this saves a ton of time). How? By using the Relations command on a graphs page. Another great method is to use the Such That command on TI-Nspire™ technology to substitute numbers into the equat...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/actmathproblems
Prime Summer Reading for Math Teachers | Texas Instruments
School’s out for summer! That means it’s time to relax, recharge and find a good book to read. What are math and science teachers reading this year to combat summer brain rot? We asked you, our teacher community, for ideas. This summer reading list features a hot mix of teaching practices,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/summer-reading-for-math-teachers
Best of Biology
The ScienceNspired.com website is an excellent resource for any science teacher looking for lessons and content that can be used either in person or online. The colorful and engaging simulations help bring the concepts to life for students by enabling them to test variables and challenge their ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofbiology
Vernier - Mix it Up: Combining Liquids of Different Temps
Students use the EasyTemp Probe to measure the temperature of hot and cold water before and after mixing. Students compare the mixing temperatures to a linear prediction. EasyData™ is needed for this activity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--mix-it-up-combining-liquids-of-different-temps
Subnivean Comfort
Students measure and compare air temperatures inside and outside a snow shelter. If students choose to sleep in the shelter overnight they use the temperature measurements to confirm what they discover experientially- that snow is a great insulator!https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/subnivean-comfort
Forensics Case 10 - Dropped at the Scene: Blood spatter analysis
In this activity, students graph data to find quantitative relationships and create a standard reference curve for comparison with unknown data. They analyze blood spatters and examine r2 values for linear, natural logarithm, quadratic, and power curve fit. They find the curve that best fits the ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-10brdropped-at-the-scene-blood-spatter-analysis
TI-36X Pro Scientific Calculator | Texas Instruments
...gs Functions accessed directly through keys or through pull-down menus Negation key One constant operator feature Combinations and permutations Trigonometry Hyperbolics Logs and antilogs Convert angles from degrees to radians to grads %, x², ¹/x, yˆx, π, x! ...https://education.ti.com/en/products/calculators/scientific-calculators/ti-36x-pro
For Schools and Districts
...inia) “The instructor did not just give us the answer but pressed on, making us think about the program objective and processes.” — Edmundo Lopez, CTE TeacherHarlingen High School South (Texas) “The strategies for integrating the calculator into our instruction usin...https://education.ti.com/en/t3-professional-development/schools-and-districts
T³ Instructors | Become a Teacher Leader | Texas Instruments
...ators a year in North America alone. Leaders in professional learning Are you interested in being part of a vibrant, long-standing community, with a proven history of excellence in the teaching of mathematics, science and STEM education? The T3™community continues to look for dedi...https://education.ti.com/en/t3-professional-development/t3-community/t3-instructors
Collecting Data With Sensors and TI Tech | Texas Instruments
...not their experiment is based on time or number of events. They can also choose which channel they want to collect for Go Direct sensors that feature multiple channels (example: The Force and Acceleration Sensor has seven channels). Menu options of the Go Direct Python module for TI-Ns...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/match-made-in-stem
Middle School Math Meets Python Game Design | Texas Instruments
...de. Haven’t taught Pythagorean theorem yet? Give your students the second premade file that already has scoring coded. Want to a play a round? For complete activity, check out the TI-84 Plus CE Python or TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator pages. Did fractions make your top 5 list? Doe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/middle-school-math-python-game-design
Women Who Code: A TI Intern’s STEM Journey | Texas Instruments
...ssarily feel welcome then. There were probably like, 200 of us, and only like 20 girls.” She was intimidated by her classmates, thinking “they are so much smarter than me.” Especially because they were grasping onto topics easier than she was, as many of them were international students who had b...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/women-who-code-ti-intern-stem-journey
Solutions To Keep Your Students Learning All Summer | TI
...nts may even be able to lead some simple activities at a local library — a great opportunity to learn through teaching others and to give back to the community through potential volunteer work. Try the following activities: “Egg in a Bottle” “Breaking Board Paradox” “Disappearing Cups” “...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/keep-students-learning-all-summer
How To Avoid 5 Common Grant Writing Mistakes | Texas Instruments
...r unit plans where the activities and milestones are all mapped out. Many factors go into writing a successful proposal, but remembering these five common mistakes and knowing what questions to ask yourself can help make things go a bit smoother. Let’s countdown the top five mistakes. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-common-grant-writing-mistakes
Why is the Sky Blue and When Will We Ever Use This?
Have you ever tried to come up with a real life example for a rational function with an exponent to the negative four? Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue? Here is a short example of the uses of a rational function.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/why-is-the-sky-blue-and-when-will-we-ever-use-this