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
Vector Components
In this lesson, students will first explore the relationship between the magnitude and direction of a vector and the components of the vector. Students will then explore how two vectors are added to produce a resultant vector.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vector-components
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
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
Circuit Construction Kit (HS)
In this lesson, students will simulate, observe and manipulate electric current, voltage and resistance.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/circuit-construction-kit-hs
Function Notation
Investigate and understand the symbolic language in the notation of functions used in mathematics.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/function-notation_1
Logarithmic Transformations
Test knowledge and determine the logarithmic function for a given graph.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/logarithmic-transformations
Special Segments in Triangles
Create four special segments from a given vertex in a triangle and identify relationships among the special segments and the angles they form.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/special-segments-in-triangles
Recipe for a Living World
In this lesson, students will observe the effects of light intensity and wavelength on the rate of photosynthesis in a plant.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/recipe-for-a-living-world
Punnett Pea Predictor
In this lesson, students will explore patterns of genetic inheritance through a simulation. This activity was created using Lua.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/punnett-pea-predictor
Properties of Special Quadrilaterals
Explore properties of some special quadrilaterals using segments to build quadrilaterals and explore their angles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-special-quadrilaterals
Need for Speed
In this lesson, students will investigate the properties of enzymes and how they affect reaction rates.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/need-for-speed
Recombinant DNA
In this lesson, students complete the steps required to clone a single gene and express it in a model organism.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/recombinant-dna
Sampling Distributions
This lesson involves examining samples from a normal population and observing the distribution of the means of those samples.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sampling-distributions_1
NASA - Physiology of the Circulatory System
In this lesson, students explore the circulatory system, blood pressure, and heart rate under various conditions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--physiology-of-the-circulatory-system
Traveling Blue Genes
In this lesson, students will simulate, observe, and manipulate the variables that affect the results of DNA gel electrophoresis.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/traveling-blue-genes
Simple Calculator Tips for Algebra 2 | Texas Instruments
About the author: For 12 years, James Allen has taught at Huntley High School in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. He has taught Algebra 1 through honors Precalculus, and a unique course called ‘Geometry in Construction’...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/simple-easy-calculator-tips-algebra2-concepts
Vernier - Heat of Fusion
In this activity, students will use a calorimeter to measure the amount of heat needed to melt ice and determine the heat of fusion for ice. EasyData™ is needed for this activity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--heat-of-fusion
You Are What You Eat
Students are introduced to modeling linear data through an investigation of comparing grams of fat and calories in fast food hamburgers.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/you-are-what-you-eat
Vernier - Graphing Your Motion
In this activity, students use a Vernier 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
Vernier - A Good Cold Pack
Students use the EasyTemp temperature probe to determine temperature changes as different solid substances dissolve in water. They then develop and test a plan for making the best cold pack using three grams of one of the substances. EasyData™ is needed for this activity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--a-good-cold-pack
Vernier - Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions
Students will observe two chemical reactions. They will use an EasyTemp probe to determine the change in temperature and identify endothermic and exothermic reactions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--endothermic-and-exothermic-reactions
Vernier - Air Resistance
Students use the Vernier Motion Detector to measure the effect of air resistance on falling objects. They determine how air resistance and mass affect the terminal velocity of a falling object and then choose a force model that fits the data.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--air-resistance_1
Vernier - Falling Objects
In this activity, students will use a Motion Detector to measure distance and velocity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--falling-objects