Making Cents of Density
In this activity, students will measure the mass and volume of several collections of a coin type and enter the data into their handhelds and explore for patterns. Students will also make a plot of mass vs. volume and create a mathematical model that demonstrates the relationship between mass and...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/making-cents-of-density
Vernier - Evaporation and Intermolecular Attractions
Students will study temperature changes caused by the evaporation of alkenes and alcohols and relate this data to the strength of intermolecular forces of attraction. They will also predict, and then measure, the temperature change for other liquids.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--evaporation-and-intermolecular-attractions
Equipotentials and Electric Fields
In this activity, students explore the concept of equipotentials around point charges. Students use the simulation to plot equipotentials and observe the patterns near a single positive charge, near two positive charges, and near a positive and a negative charge. Students also explore the relat...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/equipotentials-and-electric-fields
Equipotentials and Electric Fields
In this activity, students will explore concepts related to equipotentials near point charges and the relationship between equipotentials and electric fields. Students will use a simulation to plot equipotentials near a single positive charge, near two positive charges, and near a positive and a...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/equipotentials-and-electric-fields_1
Exploring Hooke's Law
Students will conduct experiment to determine the spring constant of a spring scale and interpret data to find a linear fit for the data points.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-hookes-law
Vernier - Reflectivity of Light
In this activity, students will use a Light Sensor to measure reflection values from paper of various colors and compare these values to reflection values of aluminum foil. They will also calculate percent reflectivity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--reflectivity-of-light
Exploring Motion Graphs
Students will create distance-time and velocity-time graphs with CBL2™ and motion detectors.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-motion-graphs
Which Way?
Students' use a motion detector to examine how different types of motion affect the shape of the Distance versus Time plot. They explore how changes in direction and other factors affect the shape of the plot.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/which-way
Falling Down
In this activity, students' will determine the average speed of a falling object. They will observe whether or not changing the mass and keeping the same shape have an effect on the average speed of the object.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/falling-down
Vernier - The Magnetic Field in a Slinky
Students use a Magnetic Field Sensor to measure the magnetic field and the current in a solenoid. They explore factors that affect the magnetic field, study how the field varies in parts of the solenoid, and determine the permeability constant.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--the-magnetic-field-in-a-slinky
Vernier - Which Hot Dog Cools Faster?
Different types of hot dogs will cool at different rates after they have been cooked. This activity takes the first steps in investigating this phenomenon by measuring the rate that a warmed hot dog cools. Students can compare the ingredients of various types of hot dogs (all-beef, veggie, turkey...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--which-hot-dog-cools-faster
What's Your Speed?
In this activity, students' will use a motion detector to determine what effect the speed at which a person moves has on the appearance of the Distance versus Time plot.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/whats-your-speed
Power Engineering
Shows how to handle phasor algebra, complex power, power factor corrections, and unbalanced three-phase calculations using the TI-89.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/power-engineering
Steady-State Circuit Analysis and Filter Design
Shows how the TI-89 implements phasors to perform sinusoidal steady-state analysis. the focus in on how to enter and display complex numbers. This chapter also shows a typical steady-state application - how to use the Numeric Solver to find the required order of lowpass Butterworth and Chebyshe...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/steadystate-circuit-analysis-and-filter-design
Vernier - Graphing Your Motion with EasyData™ App and CBR 2™
Students will use a CBR 2™ motion detector to measure distance and velocity. Students prepare graphs of motion and analyze them. They compare and match graphs of distance versus time and velocity versus time.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--graphing-your-motion-with-easydata-app-and-cbr-2
Work-Energy Theorem Applied to a Cart Pulled Down a Track
In this activity, students will analyze the relationship between the maximum speed of a cart pulled by a falling mass and the work done by gravity. Students will measure the speed of the cart, calculate the work in each trial, make a graph of speed vs. work, and determine an equation which will ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/workenergy-theorem-applied-to-a-cart-pulled-down-a-track
Vernier - Friction
Students study how the nature of two materials in contact, and the smoothness of their surfaces affect the magnitude of the sliding force of friction. They use a force sensor to measure frictional force for different surfaces.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--friction
Simulation of the Photoelectric Effect for the TI-83+/TI-84+ Graphing Calculator
The simulation generates photoelectrons into a retarding potential difference. Students can adjust the retarding potential so that the kinetic energy of the photoelectrons can be found. With this information and the wavelength of the photon that generated the photoelectron, Planck's constant ca...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/simulation-of-the-photoelectric-effect-for-the-ti83ti84-graphing-calculator
Predicting π
Students explore the use of linear measurement and calculators to discover the existence of π, the constant ratio between the circumference and the diameter of a circle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/predicting-π
Predictable Patterns with Addition
Students learn to compare numbers. They generate patterns using repeated addends and different starting points.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/predictable-patterns-with-addition
"Power"ful Patterns
Students investigate the relationship between multiplication with repeated factors and the use of exponents. Students will connect "powers of ten" to place value positions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/powerful-patterns
Place-Value Spinners
Students also explore probability and patterns in place value by using two spinners and analyze and record the results.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/placevalue-spinners
Number and Operations - 100 or Bust
Students explore the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers and integers.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/number-and-operations--100-or-bust
Picturing Probabilities of Number Cube Sums
Students use ideas of ratio and proportion to investigate various ways to make a circle graph. Students create graphs to display the probabilities of the different sums that can be generated with two number cubes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/picturing-probabilities-of-number-cube-sums
Silenced Songbirds
Students calculate the probable number of Golden-Cheeked Warblers present in a particular area. Students prepare a marked map, calculate the number of square miles in the marked area, and estimate the number of birds that live in the area.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/silenced-songbirds