NASA - Space Shuttle Ascent: Mass vs. Time
In this activity, students explore the ascent phase which begins at liftoff and ends when the space shuttle reaches Earth's orbit. The space shuttle must accelerate from zero to approximately 7,850 meters per second (which is approximately 17,500 miles per hour) in eight and a half minutes to re...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--space-shuttle-ascent-mass-vs--time
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
Forensics Case 6 - Measuring Momentum: Using distance moved after impact to estimate velocity
This activity introduces the concept of momentum as it applies to vehicle collisions. Students accurately gather data of collision of a vehicle with a stationary object, and establish a relationship between the distance an object moves after a collision with a vehicle and the momentum of the vehi...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-6--measuring-momentum-using-distance-moved-after-impact-to-estimate-velocity
Forensics Case 12 - Hit and Run: Using information from an event data recorder to reconstruct an ac
Students learn how distance traveled, velocity, and acceleration are related to one another and how the appearance of an acceleration, velocity, or distance vs. time graph can be used to predict the appearance of the other graphs. They show how accident scenes can be recreated through an analysis...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-12--hit-and-run-using-information-from-an-event-data-recorder-to-reconstruct-an-ac
Expanding -- Using CAS
This is a group work activity that allows students to use the CAS capabilities of the TI-Nspire to explore patterns emerging from the product of two binomials.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/expanding--using-cas
DNA, RNA and Protein Synthesis Assessment
This TI-Nspire™ question set (.tns) has assessment questions relating to Biology: DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/dna-rna-and-protein-synthesis-assessment
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
Laws of Sines and Cosines - IB
In this activity, you will explore the proofs of the Laws, investigate various cases where they are used, and apply them to solve problems.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/laws-of-sines-and-cosines_84_ib
Distance vs Displacement - A Particle's Journey - IB
In this activity, students will further discuss the graphical and algebraic relationships between derivatives, integration and particle motion while using kinematics.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/distance-vs-displacement_84-ib
Ratios of Similar Figures
Students will explore the ratio of perimeter, area, surface area, and volume of similar figures in two-dimensional figures.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ratios-of-similar-figures
To Infinity and Beyond!
Students' develop an understanding of what it means to take a limit at infinity. They learn to estimate limits from graphs and tables of values.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/to-infinity-and-beyond
Infinite Geometric Series
Students explore infinite geometric series. They will consider the effect of the value for the common ratio and determine whether an infinite geometric series converges or diverges.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/infinite-geometric-series
Interesting Properties of Cubic Functions
This Computer Algebra System (CAS) activity encourages students to investigate numerical and graphical properties of cubic functions, and to verify the results using CAS.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/interesting-properties-of-cubic-functions
Matrices Using CAS
This Computer Algebra System (CAS) activity encourages students to perform basic arithmetic operations on matrices, and solving a set of equations using CAS.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/matrices-using-cas
Triangulation Problem
In this Computer Algebra System (CAS) activity, students use 'landscape' paper and fold the top left corner of the page so that it just touches the bottom of the page. They calculate the area of the triangle formed by the bottom left corner and find the distance that forms a triangle with maximum...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/triangulation-problem
TI-89 Riemann Sum Activities for Calculus
In this Computer Algebra System (CAS) activity students use Riemann sums to estimate the distance traveled on a trip at various speeds. They utilize the concept of Riemann sums to calculate the area under a curve. Students find limits of Riemann sums, and also convert Riemann sum limits to defini...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ti89-riemann-sum-activities-for-calculus
2D or Not 2D, That is the Question - IB
In this activity, students will differentiate between 2D and 3D polygons and shapes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/2d-or-not-2d_84-@-ib
Relating Rates- IB
In this activity, students are able to apply their knowledge of finding a derivative and using implicit differentiation as they are introduced to the topic of related rates.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/relating-rates_84_ib
Amortization - IB
In this activity, students will discuss and use multiple ways to answer financial questions involving loans, compound interest, amortization tables, saving money using annuities, and depreciation of assets.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/amortization_84-ib
Optimization - IB
In this activity, students will learn how to use the second derivative test to find maxima and minima in word problems and solve optimization in functions and parametric functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/optimization_84_ib
Rose Curve
This lesson involves clicking on sliders to observe the effect of changing the values of a and n in the equation r = asin(nθ).https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rose-curve_1
Linear Inequalities
Students observe tables of values to see that inequalities are true for some values of the variable and not for others.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/linear-inequalities_2
Exponential Reflections
In this activity, you will investigate the inverse of an exponential function. You will also investigate the symmetry of the exponential function and its inverse.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exponential-reflections_1
The Classic Box Problem - Exploration
This lesson takes a classic optimization problem and uses the dynamic linking capabilities to visualize the problem in multiple representations: diagramatic, geometric, graphic, numeric.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-classic-box-problem--exploration