Capacitors
Students explore the characteristics of capacitors. The activity begins with a look at the movement of charge in a parallel-plate capacitor and the effect of voltage on charge. Following the definition of capacitance, students explore how plate area, plate separation, and dielectrics affect capac...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/capacitors
Conductivity of Solutions
This is an investigation of conductivity and concentration of ionic solutions. Students create a plot of conductivity and concentration and calculate a mathematical model for this relationship. They will also look at substances that release differing numbers of ions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/conductivity-of-solutions
Predicting Metabolic Rates of Astronauts
In this lesson, students will visually estimate correlation.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/predicting-metabolic-rates-of-astronauts
A Little Light Work
Students will study graphs of light intensity at various distances from a light sensor. They will use power and linear regressions to determine the relationship between light intensity and distance from the light source. They will also develop their own models for the relationship.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/a-little-light-work
A Magnetic Attraction
In this lesson, students will investigate the relationship between magnetic field strength and distance.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/a-magnetic-attraction
Sea Floor Spreading
In this lesson, students will use a simulation to explore the relationship between continental drift and seafloor spreading.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sea-floor-spreading
Treasure Trove
In this lesson, students will collect data using a force sensor to measure the weight of an object.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/treasure-trove
Freezing Point
The students will determine the freezing and melting point of water.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/freezing-point
Tool - Periodic Table
This tool can be used alone, or you can copy/paste it into another TNS document.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/tool-periodic-table
Earth's Atmosphere Assessment
This TI-Nspire question set (.tns) has assessment questions relating to the Earth's Atmosphere.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/earths-atmosphere-assess_mg
Earth's Water Assessment
This TI-Nspire question set (.tns) has assessment questions relating to Earth's Water.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/earths-water-assess_mg
AC Circuits
Students explore a model of alternating electric current. They observe the effects of varying voltage, angular velocity, frequency, and phase shift on the shape of the waveform. They also calculate the relative phase shift between two waveforms. Finally, they create a model of a three-phase alter...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ac-circuits
Air Resistance
Students collect data on the rate at which coffee filters fall.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/air-resistance
Balancing Torques and Forces
In this activity, students explore the conditions necessary to produce static equilibrium using first-, second-, and third-class levers.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/balancing-torques-and-forces
Forces on an Inclined Plane
In this lesson, students will collect data on the magnitude of the force acting on an object resting on an inclined plane.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forces-on-an-inclined-plane
Forces on Point Charges
Students explore interactions between charged point particles. They first explore graphical vector addition and then use vector addition rules to explore the net forces on charged particles. The preconstructed templates used in this activity include charged particles and forces of interactions be...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forces-on-point-charges
Handheld Skills for the Science Classroom
TBDhttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/handheld-skills-for-the-science-classroom
Hit the Target
In this lesson, students will explore the range of a marble that rolls down a ramp and off a table. The goal is for students to develop a mathematical model that will allow them to hit a target placed on the floor on the first try.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/hit-the-target
Impulse of a Force
In this lesson, students will explore the impulse produced by a cart when it hits a stationary wall.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/impulse-of-a-force
Focusing on Light
In this activity, students explore the reflection of light by parabolic and semicircular mirrors. They begin by exploring reflection using a series of flat mirrors that are attached to one another to create a flexible mirror that can simulate a curved mirror. Students then explore reflection by a...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/focusing-on-light
Forensics with TI-Nspire™ - Case File: Name That Tune
In this activity, students will analyze sound waves to calculate the frequency, or pitch, of musical notes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-with-tinspiresuptmsup--case-3-name-that-tune
Hot Air, Cold Body: Using Newton's law of cooling to determine time of death
Use Newton's law of cooling to narrow down the number of suspects by determining when the victim was killed.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/hot-air--cold-body
Forensics with TI-Nspire™ - Case File: Flipping Coins
In this activity, students will explore the concept of density and use it to distinguish between pennies minted in different years.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-with-ti@nspire-@-case-4-flipping-coins
Energy of Free Oscillations
Students explore energy transformation and energy conservation in simulated spring-mass oscillations.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/energy-of-free-oscillations