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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Pet Car Alarm with TI-Innovator™
In this TI-Innovator™ STEM project, students are given the challenge to design a “smart” pet alarm that will cool the interior of a car and notify the owner if a pet has accidentally been left in a hot car. This project is compatible with the TI-Nspire CX or TI-84 Plus CE handhe...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/pet-car-alarm-with-ti@innovator
OSE: What happens to fat when it’s burned?
This simulation explores what happens to fat and oil that is burned in a closed system.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ose_unit-7#3_lesson-11
DIY Mood Ring with TI-Innovator™
In this TI-Innovator™ STEM project, students are given the challenge to design and build a digital mood ring using a pipe cleaner and a temperature sensor. This project is compatible with the TI-Nspire CX or TI-84 Plus CE handhelds.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/diy-mood-ring-with-ti@innovator
Properties of Matter Assessment
This TI-Nspire™ question set (.tns) has assessment questions relating to Physical Science: Properties of Matter.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-matter-assess_mg
Short Cuts
This activity is intended as a resource to help students navigate the TI-Nspire CX CAS calculator. Three pages of short cuts, tips and tricks are provided in addition to a brief series of instructions designed to show how some of these short cuts can be used. Even if you are familiar with the TI-...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/short-cuts
Award Winning Data
Arguably the most famous awards in the world, but are the Academy Awards® ageist and sexist? The mean age of female winners is 36 compared with males at 44, but Jessica Tandy (Driving Miss Daisy) won an award at age 81, the oldest award recipient. Katherine Hepburn won an award at age 74. Wha...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/academy-awards
Forensics with TI-Nspire™ - Case File: A Killer Cup of Coffee
In this activity, students will use colorimetry to calculate the concentration of an unknown solution by measuring how it absorbs a specific wavelength of light.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-with-ti@nspire-@-case-9-a-killer-cup-of-coffee