Sweating Alcohol
In this lesson, students will measure and graph the rate at which room-temperature water and alcohol cool as they evaporate. Then, they will draw a conclusion about the rates at which polar and nonpolar liquids evaporate.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sweating-alcohol
Cellular Respiration
In this activity, students will use a carbon dioxide gas sensor to measure the rate at which non-germinating and germinating peas undergo cellular respiration. Students also investigate the influence of temperature on the rate of cellular respiration.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/cellular-respiration
Limaçons: A Polar Investigation
This activity allows students to investigate the properties of limaçons in the polar forms of both r =a +b*sin(θ) and r =a+b*cos(θ). Using a slider, values of a and b change as students investigate looped or flattened limaçons, as well as, cardioids. Students examine symmetry and the effect...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/limaçons-a-polar-investigation
Keep It Bottled Up: Linear Rates of Pressure Increase
In this activity, you will see how temperature affects the rate at which an effervescent antacid tablet reacts with water and releases a gas. The rate at which the reaction occurs is measured by the rate of gas production.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/keep-it-bottled-up-linear-rates-of-pressure-increase
Cipher Solvers
In this code breaking activity, students are challenged to identify patterns, unravel clues, and triangulate a point on a treasure map.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/cipher-solvers
5 Fresh Spring Ideas for Your Classroom | Texas Instruments
... your free posters 3. Spring piecewise worksheet activity It's raining math with these fluttery function activities. These worksheets provide a quick and easy lesson on domains and functions as students demonstrate their knowledge to create fun spring-themed designs. Choose from two...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/fresh-spring-ideas-for-classrooms
Fall-Tastic Ideas for Your Classroom | Texas Instruments
When the leaves start turning hues of red and gold, it’s that time of the year for pumpkin spice lattes, harvest-themed decor and fun activities that transform your classroom into an autumn oasis. We’ve rounded up a collection of fall-inspired teaching and decoration ideas to help infuse you...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/falltastic-ideas-enhance-classroom
Collecting Data With Sensors and TI Tech | Texas Instruments
What do science students get when teachers connect Vernier Go Direct® sensors with TI’s Python-capable graphing calculators? An easy-to-use, portable and wireless data collection system that gets them more engaged in their learning! This combination of learning tools provides fantastic oppor...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/match-made-in-stem
3 Math Activities for Back to School | Texas Instruments
...ing your math scavenger hunts Exercise those math and body muscles with scavenger hunts that will help you reawaken your students’ thinking skills. Ideal for your algebra or precalculus classes, these scavenger hunts include: Posters to hang around the classroom. Student and teacher answer ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/three-back-to-school-math-activities
5 Teacher Tips for Classroom Management | Texas Instruments
... year. For example, “Annie Algebra.” Another helpful teacher tip that can go a long way toward building positive student relationships is the idea of embracing mistakes, and using them as teaching moments. As Brandi Green cleverly pointed out, pencils have erasers the same way calculators...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-teacher-tips-classroom-management
Women Who Code: A TI Intern’s STEM Journey | Texas Instruments
...re one of only 20 women in the class. Fast forward three years, and now you’re a computer engineering major working as an intern for TI’s Education Technology group. That’s where Megi Shahollari now finds herself. But, her STEM journey began way before this. TI intern Megi Shahollari. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/women-who-code-ti-intern-stem-journey
Forensics Case 7 - Drug Tests: Identifying an unknown chemical
In this activity, students distinguish between physical and chemical properties. They also understand the differences between qualitative and quantitative observations. They use quantitative and qualitative analyses to identify an unknown powder.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-7--drug-tests-identifying-an-unknown-chemical
Forensics Case 8 - No Dumping: Using soil characteristics to link suspects to a crime scene
In this activity, students measure pH, conductivity, and water absorbency of different samples of soil. They use these characteristic properties to identify soil samples. They use the physical and chemical characteristics of soil samples collected from suspects to determine whether a suspect had ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-8--no-dumping-using-soil-characteristics-to-link-suspects-to-a-crime-scene
Forensics Case 11 - Ashes to Ashes: Using evaporation rate to identify an unknown liquid
In this activity, students understand that evaporation rate is a characteristic property of a liquid. Based on this fact, they identify the solution and the likely accelerant in a case of arson. They compare the evaporation rates of the accelerants found with the suspects with those near the crim...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-11--ashes-to-ashes-using-evaporation-rate-to-identify-an-unknown-liquid
Forensics Case 5 - The Ink Is Still Wet: Using colorimetry to identify an unknown ink
In this activity, students identify the ink of a ransom note to match suspects. They identify an unknown ink by its light absorbance characteristics. The experiment set up used is to measure a solutions absorbance of different colors (wavelengths) of light.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-5--the-ink-is-still-wet-using-colorimetry-to-identify-an-unknown-ink
Forensics Case 3 - Name That Tune: Matching musical tones through waveform analysis
In this activity, students analyze sound waves to calculate the frequency or pitch of musical notes. They use a Microphone to detect the waveform of a musical note. Students calculate the frequency of a musical note from the period of its waveform and use this knowledge to identify the musical n...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-3--name-that-tune-matching-musical-tones-through-waveform-analysis
Balancing Chemical Equations Assessment
This TI-Nspire™ question set (.tns) has assessment questions relating to Chemistry: Equations.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/balancing-chemical-equations-assessments
TI Holiday Cheer Contest | Texas Instruments
Enter the TI Holiday Cheer Contest for a chance to win a “Math is lit” neon sign for your classroom or a TI Calculator Plushie for math snuggles! Contest ends Dec. 15. TI Holiday Cheer Contest | Texas Instruments global website ...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/holidaycheercontest
Segments and Chords in a Circle
This activity is designed to allow students an opportunity to gain an understanding of the relationship among the segment measures formed by intersecting chords in a circle. It includes an interactive geometry page, some circle problems, and a Euclidean proof.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/segments-and-chords-in-a-circle
Paths of Rectangles
This exploration for preservice teachers, looks at how the lengths of the sides of rectangles with equal areas are related. The rectangles are constructed so that one vertex is at the origin. The path of the opposite vertex is an example of indirect variation and demonstrates a connection between...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/paths-of-rectangles
Properties of Quadrilaterals
The students will investigate the properties of a parallelogram, rhombus, rectangle, square, kite, trapezoid, and isosceles trapezoid by using the measurement tools of the TI-Npsire. The students will record their results on the chart. The time for the activity will vary based on the ability of...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-quadrilaterals
Discovering the Triangle Inequality Theorem with the TI-Nspire
Students progress through a series of investigations regarding the lengths of the sides of a triangle. This activity, for discovering the Triangle Inequality Theorem, can be used as either a teacher demonstration or as a classroom activity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/discovering-the-triangle-inequality-theorem-with-the-tinspire
Creating Perpendicular Bisectors
Construct the perpendicular bisector of a line segment in several different ways and consider the role of circles in the construction.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/creating-perpendicular-bisectors
Cyclic Quadrilaterals
Explore the relationship between chords of a circle and their perpendicular bisectors.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/cyclic-quadrilaterals
Properties of Trapezoids and Kites
Students investigate the properties of trapezoids, isosceles trapezoids, and kites by measuring sides and angles in the figures and by constructing and measuring the diagonals of the figures. By dragging vertices of each figure, they can make and test conjectures by seeing which properties hold t...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-trapezoids-and-kites