Reflections and Rotations
Students will reflect figures over the x- and y-axes. By studying what happens to the coordinates of the pre-image and image points, they will write rules for reflecting points over the axes. Students will then rotate figures about the origin, in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions. Ag...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/reflections-and-rotations
Geometric Series
Students will use TI-Nspire™ technology to explore infinite geometric series and the partial sums of geometric series. The students will also determine the limits of these sequences and series using tables and graphs.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/geometric-series
Spacecraft Radar Tracking
In this lesson, students will calculate and interpret the meaning of the correlation coefficient and coefficient determination.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/spacecraft-radar-tracking
Basic Limits
Graphically find one-sided and two-sided limits.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/basic-limits
Tossing Coins
In this activity, students will use a simulation to find the experimental probability of independent events, tossing two coins. They will find the sample space and then compare the experimental and theoretical probabilities.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/tossing-coins
Does a Correlation Exist?
In this activity, students will determine, by examining a graph, if a data set has a positive or negative correlation coefficient. Then, they will find the linear regression equation and calculate the correlation coefficient. They will use this line to predict the value of y for a given x and vic...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/does-a-correlation-exist
Piecewise Linear Integral
Use graphical interpretations of the meanings of definite integrals and definite integral functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/piecewise-linear-integral
Nuclear Binding Energy
Students explore the energy that results from the strong force in nuclei. The activity begins with the unexpected result that the mass of a nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of the protons and neutrons in the nucleus. In Part 2 of the activity, students analyze a graph to determine the r...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nuclear-binding-energy
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
Potential and Kinetic Energy
Students explore the relationship between the mass, energy, and angle of a projected object fired from an idealized cannon.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/potential-and-kinetic-energy
Classification Assessment
This TI-Nspire™ question set (.tns) has assessment questions relating to Biology: Classification.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/classification-assessment
Graphs of Antiderivatives
Students use their TI-Nspire to graph the anti-derivative of a function and investigate aspects of the this function and how it relates to the primitive function. For example, if a continuous derivative function changes from negative to positive, what does this produce on the primi...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/graphs-of-antiderivatives
Give Me Five
This activity explores the calculations of the five figure summary: {min, Q1, median, Q3 and max}. How is an outlier determined? What is positive / negative skew? By physically dragging the maximum point students can determine when the whisker ‘breaks’ and an outlier is created. T...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/give-me-five
Mechanical Advantage of Pulleys
Students explore a single-fixed-pulley system by varying the load and measure the force necessary to lift the load.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/mechanical-advantage-of-pulleys
Molecular Weight
Students will find the atomic mass on the periodic table and use this to determine the mass of one atom, one mole of atoms. They will also determine formula masses.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/molecular-weight
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
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
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 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
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
Induced Magnetic Fields
In this activity, students will use a strong permanent magnet to induce a magnetic field in a metal object. They will measure the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field around the permanent magnet and around the induced magnet. They will also compare how magnetic field strength changes wit...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/induced-magnetic-fields
Thermodynamics Assessment
This TI-Nspire™ question set (.tns) has assessment questions relating to Physics: Thermodynmaics.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/thermodynamics-assessment
Damped and Driven Harmonic Motion
Students explore the properties of waveforms representing damped and driven simple harmonic motion. First, they identify the functional form of the damping in a simple harmonic oscillator. Then, they discover the relationship between the driving frequency, the fundamental frequency, and the dampi...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/damped-and-driven-harmonic-motion