Reaction Rates
Student will see how the decomposition of nitrogen dioxide creates nitric oxide and oxygen. Students and/or teacher will use this to demonstrate how you would find the reaction rates using the numbers that are given in the problem, and then maybe using numbers that they obtain on their own with ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/reaction-rates
Metabolic Magicians
In this activity, students understand the relationship between enzyme reaction rates and various environmental factors such as pH and temperature. They recognize the metabolic differences between endotherms and exotherms. They generate graphs by inputting reasonable data modeling enzyme activity ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/metabolic-magicians
Law of Definite Proportions
The law of definite proportions states that a chemical compound always contains exactly the same proportion of elements by mass. The French chemist Joseph Proust conducted several experiments between 1798 and 1804 to make this discovery. At the time (before Dalton had proposed his atomic theory)...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/law-of-definite-proportions
Molar Gas Lab
Students use stoichiometry to determine the mass of oxygen gas in a bottle. They may also check their answer against the amount of potassium chloride produced during the reaction.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/molar-gas-lab
Mole Activity
This activity is intended to help students gain an understanding of the mole concept. By determining the molar mass of the element at each station, students will be able to identify the element. Students will learn that the molar mass of each element is unique and different, although the number...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/mole-activity
Vernier - Enzyme Action: Testing Catalase Activity
Students will use an O2 Gas Sensor to measure the amount of O2 produced when H2O2 is broken down by the enzyme catalase at different concentrations, pH values, and temperatures. They will also measure the enzyme's initial reaction rates.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--enzyme-action-testing-catalase-activity
Vernier - Photosynthesis and Respiration
Students use the gas sensors to measure the amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide consumed or produced by a plant during respiration and photosynthesis. They also determine the rate of respiration and photosynthesis in a plant.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--photosynthesis-and-respiration
Solving Kinetics Problems
In this activity the student will use the List and Spreadsheet and Graphs and Geometry to analyze the relationship between temperature and the concentration in a Kinetics experiment. The student will use the following functions: enter data into lists name lists use formulas to populate data ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solving-kinetics-problems
Enthalpy of an Ion
Students will explore exothermic and endothermic reactions and create a classroom calorimeter to measure energy of a reaction.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/enthalpy-of-an-ion
Exploring the Relationship Between Mass and Volume
In this activity the student will use the List and Spreadsheet, Graphs and Geometry, and Calculator applications to analyze the relationship between mass and volume. The student will use the following functions: enter data into lists name lists use formulas to populate data determine regression...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-the-relationship-between-mass-and-volume
Exploring the Temperature Dependence of the Equilibrium Constant
In this activity the student will use the List and Spreadsheet, Graphs and Geometry, and Calculator applications to analyze the relationship between temperature and the equilibrium constant (K). The student will use the following functions: enter data into lists name lists use formulas to popul...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-the-temperature-dependence-of-the-equilibrium-constant
Finding the % salt in seawater
In this experiment, students are asked to collect data in order to prepare a calibration curve showing the relationship between the % of salt and the mass of salt water. Using this graph, students will be able to determine the concentration of salt in a sample of ocean water. The activity provid...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/finding-the--salt-in-seawater
Science TODAY™ - More of U.S. (formally Science TODAY™ - More the Merrier)
Students examine the USA TODAY Snapshot™ "More of U.S.", construct a graph from the data, produce a mathematical model (linear) for the data, determine the rate of change for the data, and make predictions about future population levels.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/science-today--more-of-u-s--formally-science-today--more-the-merrier
Science TODAY™ - The USA's Expanding Weight Problem
This activity reveals the incidence of obesity in the United States. Students will analyze "The USA's expanding weight problem" and other data to construct a graph, analyze the trends in the data, and make predictions about the future.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/science-today--the-usas-expanding-weight-problem
Vernier - Mix it Up: Combining Liquids of Different Temps
Students use the EasyTemp Probe to measure the temperature of hot and cold water before and after mixing. Students compare the mixing temperatures to a linear prediction. EasyData™ is needed for this activity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--mix-it-up-combining-liquids-of-different-temps
Gas Lab
...strate the lab on day one. On day two and three they practice the lab. On day four we discuss the lab and all the calculations. On day 5 students team up and complete a lab quiz. Their instructor fills their balloon with an unknown pure gas from a storage tank. Students are awarded points bas...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/gas-lab
Vernier - Nitrate
Student uses the Nitrate Ion-Selective Probe to measure the Nitrate ions concentration in water samples. In another method, student converts nitrate ions to nitrite and use the Vernier Colorimeter to measure nitrite and calculate the nitrate levels.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--nitrate
Vernier - pH
Students use a pH sensor to measure the pH level of water in a stream or lake. They examine how air pollutants like sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and carbon dioxide cause acid rain, which affects the pH of water bodies and aquatic organisms.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--ph
Sheep Selection Program
Students perform one-variable statistical analysis on birth weight data of a flock of sheep. Primary emphasis in a sheep selection program should be based on the number of lambs born and weaned per ewe exposed (permitted to mate with a ram during a specific time frame determined by the shepherd, ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sheep-selection-program
What Does a Buffer Do?
Buffers are solutions that resist a change in pH. In this activity, students will add HCl dropwise to a measured amount of water, monitoring the pH. Students then repeat the process, using a simple buffer prepared by combining baking soda and tonic water. A comparison of the results will allow...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/what-does-a-buffer-do
Talking Trash
Learn how to graph dependent and independent variables. Use the SciTools application to display data on your calculator.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/talking-trash
Vernier - Dissolved Oxygen
Students use the Dissolved Oxygen Probe to measure the concentration of dissolved oxygen in water from streams and rivers. They correlate the availability of dissolved oxygen to temperature, pressure, and salinity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--dissolved-oxygen
The Bigger the Better?
In this activity, students calculate the surface area and volume of different shaped cell models. They develop an understanding of the differences in cells and their functionhttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-bigger--the-better
Titration Experiment
This activity is a fast and safe microscale experiment which allows students to quickly determine the molariy of three weak acids (vinegar, soda, and citric acid). Since the process involves a monoprotic, diprotic, and a triprotic acid, students recieve good exposure to the stoichiometry involve...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/titration-experiment