Using Vernier Go Wireless™ Temp with TI-Nspire™ Apps for iPad®
This document allows you to collect temperature data wirelessly using a Vernier Go Wireless™ Temp sensor with TI-Nspire™ Apps for iPad®.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/using-vernier-go-wireless-temp
Nuclear Decay and Chain Reactions
Students determine the decay constant and half-life and begin to look at nuclear fission by simulating a chain reaction.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nuclear-decay-and-chain-reactions
Polarization of Light
Students use data collected during a lab to explore the relationship between polarized light and light intensity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/polarization-of-light
Light and Waves
Students explore the interference patterns of waves formed by two point sources. Students are able to collect data and draw conclusions about the nodal lines formed by the interference.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/light-and-waves
Light Intensity
Students investigate the relationship between light intensity and distance with a flashlight. They use the collected data to identify a mathematical model for the relationship. They then compare this model with the inverse-square law for an ideal point source.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/light-intensity
Uniform Circular Motion
Students explore uniform circular motion and solve problems that deal with kinematics and dynamics of this motion.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/uniform-circular-motion
Bending Light
In this activity, students explore the refraction of a single light ray. They begin by exploring light traveling from a less dense medium into a denser medium. They use a numerical approach to establish a relationship between the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction. Then, students expl...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/bending-light
Colligative Properties
Investigate the freezing point depression due to different concentration of solute.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/colligative-properties
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
Charge Transfer
In this lesson, students will explore and compare various processes of charge transfer by induction and by contact.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/charge-transfer
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
Forensics with TI-Nspire™ - Case File: Ashes to Ashes
In this activity, students will learn that evaporation rate is a characteristic property of a liquid. Based on this fact, they will identify the solution and the likely accelerant in a case of arson.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-with-tinspire--case-file-ashes-to-ashes
Forensics with TI-Nspire™ - Case File: Dropped at the Scene
This lab introduces students to the science behind blood spatter analysis. It also provides an opportunity for students to explore curve fitting and can extended to use r2 values (optional) to determine the most appropriate curve fit for the data set.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-with-tinspire-case-10--dropped-at-the-scene
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
Forensics with TI-Nspire™ - Case File: No Dumping
In this activity, students will investigate the importance of soils and other trace evidence in connecting victims, crime scenes, and suspects.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-with-ti@nspire-@-case-8-no-dumping
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
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
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
Electromagnetism
Students use an animated diagram of a magnetic field and a coil. Students rotate the coil and determine the number of magnetic field lines passing through the coil at a given angle. Students graph the relationship and then consider the rate of change of the magnetic field.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/electromagnetism
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
Forensics with TI-Nspire™ - Case File: Life in the Fast Lane
In this activity, students will investigate the coefficient of friction and use it to determine the speed of a vehicle from the distance of its skid.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-with-ti@nspire-@-case-13-life-in-the-fast-lane
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
Entropy
In this activity, students will investigate entropy from the point of view of microstates, macrostates, and probability. The goal of the activity is to help students better understand the relationship between probability and entropy. Students will learn that, in the case of the second law of ther...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/entropy
First Law of Thermodynamics
In this activity, students explore the first law of thermodynamics and apply it to various thermodynamics processes in order to calculate heat, work, and changes in internal energy of a very simple system: an ideal gas enclosed in a container fitted with a movable piston.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/first-law-of-thermodynamics
Periodic Table Scavenger Hunt - Skills of Science
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