Changing States
In this lesson, students will see the behavior of particles in a substance as the temperature changes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/changing-states
Slope as Rate
Investigate the idea of slope as rate of change.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/slope-as-rate
Falling Objects and More
In this lesson, students will investigate the variables involved in a falling object.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/falling-objects-and-more
Energetic Coasters
In this lesson, students will explore the potential energy (PE) and kinetic energy (KE) of a roller coaster.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/energetic-coasters
Electric Field Hockey (MG)
In this lesson, students will use a simulation to observe and manipulate electric field, electric lines, positive and negative charges.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/electric-field-hockey-mg
Density of Nails
In this lesson, students will determine the relationship between mass, volume, and density.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/density-of-nails
DC Motors
In this lesson, students will investigate a simple DC motor.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/dc-motors
Circuits and Ohm's Law
In this lesson, students will explore circuits through a simulation.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/circuits-and-ohms-law
Rolling a Ball on an Inclined Plane
Students collect distance and time data for a ball rolling up and down an incline.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rolling-a-ball-on-an-inclined-plane
Concave Mirrors
In this lesson, students will explore the reflection of a movable object in a concave mirror.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/concave-mirrors
Rotational Motion and Torque
In this lesson, students will model situations where a simple lever is in balance.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rotational-motion-and-torque
3-Way Tug o' War
In this lesson, students will use a simulation to explore a 3-way tug o' war where students supply a third equilibrant force to balance two other forces.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/3way-tug-o-war
Coulomb's Law
In this lesson, students will explore Coulomb's law by manipulating the magnitude of two charges and the distance separating them.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/coulombs-law
Coulomb's Law
Students explore the relationship between force, charge, and distance for two charged particles, i.e., Coulomb's law.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/coulombs-law_1
Mass on a Spring
In this lesson, students will simulate the motion of an anvil attached to a spring as it oscillates on a frictionless, horizontal surface.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/mass-on-a-spring
Free Body Diagrams
In this lesson, students will explore the relationships of the different forces on an object such as weight, normal force, parallel force, and friction.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/free-body-diagrams
Impulse-Momentum Theorem
Students explore the relationships between momentum, force, and impulse for the linear collision of a ball with an unmovable wall.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/impulsemomentum-theorem
NASA - Lunar Surface Instrumentation
In this lesson, students will look at an astronaut's movement on the lunar surface using vector addition. There are 2 parts to this activity. Both sets of materials are attached.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--lunar-surface-instrumentation
Electric Fields
In this lesson, students will use a simulation to explore electric fields near point charges.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/electric-fields
When The Wind Blows
An investigative project based learning activity incorporating math and science through the connections among Chemistry, Physics, and Trigonometry. Project leads to consideration of the feasibility of alternative energy options based on research and local data. Student activities culminate in the...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/when-the-wind-blows
Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
In this lesson, students will simulate a mass attached to a spring as it oscillates in simple harmonic motion.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/energy-in-simple-harmonic-motion
Sound and Waves
In this lesson, students change characteristics of a sine wave to discover the frequency, amplitude, and phase shift. They will also use these properties to see the effect of adding two waves to form dampening and beats.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sound-and-waves
Takeoff of an Airplane
Students investigate the acceleration data for a taxiing Boeing 737 to calculate the velocity of the plane as it taxies down the runway.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/takeoff-of-an-airplane
Two-Dimensional Motion and Vectors
In this lesson, students will investigate two-dimensional vectors using the simulation of a boat crossing a river.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/twodimensional-motion-and-vectors
Internal Energy and Work
In this lesson, students will develop the equation for work by observing the relationship between volume change and work done in a cylinder and piston at constant pressure.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/internal-energy-and-work