Resource Portal

Here you can find STEM education resources.

Search and filter below, according to your preferences, to find free activities, videos or webinars to use.

Rover, Watch out for Rover - TI-Nspire CXII Python

Students take measurements, determine a pattern, make a prediction and then check it in a competition or activity.

Publisher: Texas Instruments Inc.

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags  Distance ,  Linear Functions ,  Measures ,  Predictions ,  TI-Innovator Rover ,  Time ,  Velocity

Rover, Watch out for Rover!

Students drive their Rover as close as possible to a toy dog in just one try

 

 

 

Students take measurements, determine a pattern, make a prediction and then check it in a competition or activity.

 

Useful for STEM events, middle school math, algebra and physical science classes.

 

Concepts include:

Proportional reasoning

Measurement and units

Distance, Rate (Speed) and Time

Prediction

Friction

Acceleration

Problem-solving strategies

Simple coding

 

 

Project Resources 

Download Teacher Document   PDF link   Word Doc  link

Download Activity Presentation   PDF link   Powerpoint .pptx  link

Download Example TI-Nspire TNS Program File   link  

 

Learn to do the project yourself 

Overview of the TI-Nspire CXII for Programming in Python (Youtube video) link

Write your first Python program on TI-Nspire CXII (Youtube video) link

Download Meet the Rover Geometry Challenge PDF link

Download Learn to do the project PDF  link

 

Setting up

Update your TI-Nspire CX family handheld, TI-Nspire computer software and TI-Innovator sketch link

Download a step-by-step guide to updating your TI-Innovator Hub and Rover  PDF  link

 

See other projects at www.TIstemProjects.com

Contact stem-team@ti.com with questions or comments about the project.

Publisher specific license