Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class
...This lesson is designed to help students think of slope as a rate of change. As a result, students will be prepared to move to applications of linear functions where the change in one quantity is proportional to the change in another quantity. For more information, download the Teacher Notes (...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/visualizingalgebra
Which TI Calculator for the SAT® and Why?
... simplest form and can perform calculus commands, such as integrals and derivatives. Which calculators are not allowed? The SAT® policy also lists functionality that is not permitted on the exam, which includes: Models that can access the internet, have wireless, Bluetooth, cellular, audio/v...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/which-ti-calc-sat
Virtual-Ice-Breakers
... can access a Google Doc™ here with some ideas to get started. Simply make a copy of the document and customize it based on things you think would be fun for your class. To play, simply call out something on your list, such as an item in their home that is in the shape of a pyramid. Then, send ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Insider Tips for Winning the TI Codes Contest
...ge that makes all the magic happen. With TI-Basic, you can write programs on your graphing calculator that help find the slope of a line or create a fun adventure game. You can start programming your current graphing calculator now without any special equipment by visiting education.ti.com/ticod...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/ticodescontest
Leveraging CAS To Explore & Teach Mathematics, Part 2
...typically choose a case where one denominator has a “repeated factor” and/or a denominator containing a factor of “x.”) Transformations of functions In part 1 of this post, which highlights usage of CAS in algebra I, I used the Solve tool to encourage students to consider the number o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas_pt2
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Jessica Kohout
...avigator system, as well as eight TI-Innovator Hubs. By starting with one project per quarter, I'm slowly incorporating coding and engineering design fundamentals into my classes. My hope is to expose my students to the idea of coding, and how it can be used in both Biology and Engineering Design...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/teacher-of-the-month
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
...ak negatively about math, and 44 percent have heard an adult say, “I hate math.” That needs to change. Personally, I have enjoyed exposing my kids to fun things that require math like programming and after-school robotics clubs. These activities allow kids to have a great time collaborating with ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
The Long Road to My STEM Career
...s was to memorize a three-by-three grid of the relationships among the three sides of a right triangle and the value of each sine, cosine and tangent function. At 12 years old, I didn’t see how the assignment was relevant. This learning activity was the opposite of fun; it wasn’t accessible, and ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/adawoo
7 Reasons Why Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator Is a Must-Have for Your Classroom
... new to programming. In addition to auto-indenting and syntax highlighting, the editor is primarily menu driven. This allows for easy discovery of functions. The use of in-line prompts helps to know the expected parameters for functions. The availability of tool-tips and pick-lists helps to av...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Virtual Teaching
...a better part of the school year. And, don’t just talk at the kids. Create a conversation like you’re used to doing in class. Keep it interactive and fun. 3. Structure creates connection In an online environment, students are learning in isolation, yet they have a need and desire for social inte...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/distance-education
Customize your TI calculator with a 3-D printed case
... along with a built-in ruler and compass to get all of your measurements in one place. On the less practical side, Galu expects students to have some fun personalizing the customizable calculator cases. “I hope students take the design and use it to express their personality, perhaps by adding th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/3d-slide-case
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2021
...ed by Deb Nutt and Marian Prince Find some real-world activities to engage your students. Use algebra to catch a ball rolling off a ramp, and bring functions to life with the prospect of buying used cars. Geometry Grab Bag Presented by Karen Campe Have you only dipped your toe into the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2021webinars
Best of Biology
...little review. Screenshot from the Building and Interpreting Graphs activity. 2. Cells: Cell Size and Transport — Cell Structure and Function This lesson is great for introducing the concepts of animal and plant cells, as well as organelles. The colorful animations and interacti...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofbiology
Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
...d enter those in column C. Those time intervals in column C can then be plotted on a Data & Statistics page (Figure 7). Using the regression analysis function of the graphing calculator or the computer software, we can analyze our data and determine how well the mathematical model fits the experi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Tim Collier
...acher. It’s easy to help a student learn once you understand who they are as a person and what they know. What do you love most about teaching? It's fun to get a class engaged in an activity that they find both enjoyable and intriguing. There's a fine line between learning mathematics and play, ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/february/teacherofthemonth
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
...o, I simply started the class with exactly the same example I had used in all my previous calculus courses — a look at the graph of a simple rational function, namely f(x) = \frac{x^{2}-1}{x-1}, having a removable discontinuity. Normally, I would have drawn the graph myself on the blackboard — a ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Lisa Goddard
...acher of the Month What advice would you give to your first-year teaching self? I would say continue to try and find a way to always make learning fun for the students. I work on trying out different activities, instead of teaching the same ho-hum lessons every day. I’ve found that introducing...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/march/teacherofthemonth
Solution 12101: Limit() Function Returns Unexpected Answers on the TI-89 Family, TI-92 Family, or Voyage™ 200 Graphing Calculators.
...cts Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Why does the limit() function sometimes return unexpected answers in approximate mode on the TI-89 family, TI-92 Family, or Voyage 200 graphing calculators? The limit() function is very sensitive to round off errors...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/12101
Hooke's Law: The Rest of the Story
Students study Hooke's Law. They explore the linear behavior of a spring as it is pulled downward and understand that stretch on a spring is directly proportional to the force applied to the end of the string. Students create scatter plots, calculate slopes, and discuss positive and negative slopes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/hookes-law-the-rest-of-the-story
Two Hot, Two Cold
In this activity, students collect both Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature data for several water samples of varying temperatures. They use the data to find a conversion equation that will calculate the Fahrenheit temperature for any given Celsius temperature.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/two-hot-two-cold
The Mysterious Constant
Students investigate a pattern using the constant function on the calculator, record the ordered pairs in a table, describe the pattern, and predict what will come next.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-mysterious-constant
Transmission Lines
Describes how to calculate the characteristic impedance and phase velocity on transmission lines. Steady state transmission line behavior and simple matching concepts are included also. The functions reflcoef(), lineleng(), zin(), yin() and vswr() are created.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/transmission-lines
Vector Calculus
Describes how to use the TI-89 for differential and integral calculus. The differential operations illustrated include gradient, divergence, curl, and Laplacian. Line and surface integrals also are included. The functions cordchk(), grad(), div(), curl() and lap() are created in this chapter, ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vector-calculus
Convolution
Shows the convolution of two functions. To simplify the details, the functions are finite, piecewise, and continous.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/convolution
Vectors
Describes how to use the TI-89 for coordinate system transformations, vector algebra, and vector component transformations. The functions rec2cyl(), cyl2rec(), rec2sph(), and sph2rec() are created in this chapter for vector component transformations and are used in Chapters 10 and 11.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vectors