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3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
Posted 03/10/2023 by TI StaffCelebrate pi day using these fun math activities your students are sure to love. It’s as easy as 3.1415….
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Have You Heard About a Mixed Six Task?
Posted 11/11/2022 by Vicki Carter (@vickimcarter)A Mixed Six is basically a mathematical task design using Pointon’s and Sangwin’s question taxonomy to develop thinking skills. Learn how you can use these strategies to make a difference in the actual understanding of mathematical concepts in your classroom.
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TI STEM Camps Open New Doors for Students in Rural West Virginia
Posted 11/04/2022 by Harshal S. Chhaya (@hschhaya)The summer of 2020 was filled with uncertainty. Schools had just wrapped up a year disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and summer programming was not a high priority for most school districts. Read more on how Crystal Bishop extended STEM opportunities to rural WV students.
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Intuition, Confidence, Simulation, Calculation: The MonTI Hall Problem and Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator
Posted 10/28/2022 by Steve Phelps (@MathTechCoach)The Monty Hall problem is a brain teaser, in the form of a probability puzzle, loosely based on an American television game show. Are you ready to “Make a Deal”?
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Carving Out Some Halloween Math Fun
Posted 10/21/2022 by TI StaffPumpkins, ghosts, cats, zombies and more! Spirits will soar in the math classroom with these fun, spooky-themed ideas and premade activities you can do with TI technology.
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3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
Posted 03/10/2022 by TI StaffCelebrate pi day using these fun math activities your students are sure to love. It’s as easy as 3.1415….
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Mission Impossible: A Perfect March Madness® Bracket
Posted 03/04/2022 by Curtis Brown (@cbmathguy)Every year, millions of people fill out a bracket for the NCAA tournament. If you’re like me, you hear that little voice saying, “What if I became the first person ever to fill out a perfect bracket?” But, do the math, and it’s easy to see the odds are overwhelmingly against it.
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Puzzling Students to Push Their Understanding
Posted 02/25/2022 by Timothy Collier (@tcollier314)Puzzle Problems are a tool to help students learn to communicate their mathematical thinking. Learning to justify collaboratively and individually is the foundation upon which sound reasoning and effective modeling can grow.
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Field Goal vs. Ice Cream: The Ultimate Game Day Matchup
Posted 02/07/2022 by Cara Kugler, Instructional Content Manager, Texas InstrumentsCheck out these engaging math and science lessons that are certain to bring a win to your classroom and set the stage for the big game coming up.
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Math and Python: A Great Valentine’s Day Couple
Posted 02/04/2022 by Adam Pennell (@apennell1)Valentine’s Day is a time of love, and who doesn’t love math and Python? Have your students use Python to shoot cupid’s arrow through a heart while learning about linear and quadratic functions. Math and Python using TI technology: a match made for Valentine’s Day.
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