Vernier - Photosynthesis
Students will use a Colorimeter to compare the rates of photosynthesis for plants in different light conditions. They investigate the role of chloroplasts and light on photosynthesis.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--photosynthesis
Exploring the Relationship Between Mass and Volume
In this activity the student will use the List and Spreadsheet, Graphs and Geometry, and Calculator applications to analyze the relationship between mass and volume. The student will use the following functions: enter data into lists name lists use formulas to populate data determine regression...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-the-relationship-between-mass-and-volume
Exploring the Temperature Dependence of the Equilibrium Constant
In this activity the student will use the List and Spreadsheet, Graphs and Geometry, and Calculator applications to analyze the relationship between temperature and the equilibrium constant (K). The student will use the following functions: enter data into lists name lists use formulas to popul...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-the-temperature-dependence-of-the-equilibrium-constant
The River of Life
In this activity, students compare human body mass with blood volume. They graph the data and build a regression model. They estimate their own blood volume and also predict volumes of blood for other animals.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-river-of-life_1
Finding the % salt in seawater
In this experiment, students are asked to collect data in order to prepare a calibration curve showing the relationship between the % of salt and the mass of salt water. Using this graph, students will be able to determine the concentration of salt in a sample of ocean water. The activity provid...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/finding-the--salt-in-seawater
Science TODAY™ - More of U.S. (formally Science TODAY™ - More the Merrier)
Students examine the USA TODAY Snapshot™ "More of U.S.", construct a graph from the data, produce a mathematical model (linear) for the data, determine the rate of change for the data, and make predictions about future population levels.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/science-today--more-of-u-s--formally-science-today--more-the-merrier
Science TODAY™ - The USA's Expanding Weight Problem
This activity reveals the incidence of obesity in the United States. Students will analyze "The USA's expanding weight problem" and other data to construct a graph, analyze the trends in the data, and make predictions about the future.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/science-today--the-usas-expanding-weight-problem
Vernier - Mix it Up: Combining Liquids of Different Temps
Students use the EasyTemp Probe to measure the temperature of hot and cold water before and after mixing. Students compare the mixing temperatures to a linear prediction. EasyData™ is needed for this activity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--mix-it-up-combining-liquids-of-different-temps
Gas Lab
Students determine the molecular weight of a pure gas in a balloon by using gas laws and trapping the gas in a glass bottle. Students watch the instructor demonstrate the lab on day one. On day two and three they practice the lab. On day four we discuss the lab and all the calculations. On da...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/gas-lab
Vernier - pH
Students use a pH sensor to measure the pH level of water in a stream or lake. They examine how air pollutants like sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and carbon dioxide cause acid rain, which affects the pH of water bodies and aquatic organisms.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--ph
Gas Laws introduction (Boyle's and Charle's Law)
The activity contains a simulation of Boyles law and Charles law.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/gas-laws-introduction-boyles-and-charles-law
Sheep Selection Program
Students perform one-variable statistical analysis on birth weight data of a flock of sheep. Primary emphasis in a sheep selection program should be based on the number of lambs born and weaned per ewe exposed (permitted to mate with a ram during a specific time frame determined by the shepherd, ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sheep-selection-program
Something's Fishy
In this activity, students examine the size, mass, and growth rates for three species of fish. They interpolate and extrapolate from best-fit models. Students compare the growth rates of endothermic and exothermic animals.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/somethings-fishy
What Does a Buffer Do?
Buffers are solutions that resist a change in pH. In this activity, students will add HCl dropwise to a measured amount of water, monitoring the pH. Students then repeat the process, using a simple buffer prepared by combining baking soda and tonic water. A comparison of the results will allow...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/what-does-a-buffer-do
Vernier - Dissolved Oxygen
Students use the Dissolved Oxygen Probe to measure the concentration of dissolved oxygen in water from streams and rivers. They correlate the availability of dissolved oxygen to temperature, pressure, and salinity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--dissolved-oxygen
Temperature Conversions
Students will review the different temperature scales and use the List Editor to convert from one temperature scale to another.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/temperature-conversions
Titration Experiment
This activity is a fast and safe microscale experiment which allows students to quickly determine the molariy of three weak acids (vinegar, soda, and citric acid). Since the process involves a monoprotic, diprotic, and a triprotic acid, students recieve good exposure to the stoichiometry involve...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/titration-experiment
Using the TI-83 Solver with Science Problems
Using the TI-83 Solver with the Ideal Gas Law.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/using-the-ti83-solver-with-science-problems
Vernier - Boiling Temperature of Water
In this activity, students will use an EasyTemp probe to measure the temperature of hot water and determine its boiling temperature. EasyData™ is needed for this activity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--boiling-temperature-of-water
Vernier - Conductimetric Titration and Gravimetric Determination of a Precipitate
Students use a Conductivity Probe to measure change in conductivity during a chemical reaction and determine the equivalence point of the reaction They determine the mass of the product and calculate the molar concentration of the reactant solution.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--conductimetric-titration-and-gravimetric-determination-of-a-precipitate
It's a Mystery
Students will use the Periodic-App to understand the properties of a mystery element and determine its identity.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/its-a-mystery
Designing a Reaction Rate Experiment
In this activity, students will design, conduct, and report the outcome of an experiment in which they investigate some factor that affects the rate of reaction between baking soda and vinegar. The dynamic nature of the reaction, coupled with a wide range of possible choices of independent varia...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/designing-a-reaction-rate-experiment
Designing Hot and Cold Packs
Purpose: To calculate the molar enthalpy of dissolving for three ionic solids, and to use this information to design a cold pack. In this experiment you will measure the heat changes which occur from various salts dissolving in water, and then you will use this information to design a hot pack an...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/designing-hot-and-cold-packs
Determining Rates of reaction, orders, differntial rate law and the integral rate law.
This activity introduces average and instantaneous rates of reaction.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/determining-rates-of-reaction-orders-differntial-rate-law-and-the-integral-rate-law
Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow
In this activity, students will develop a method to graph a predator-prey population model. They will analyze the data and gain an understanding of populations dynamics.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/hare-today-gone-tomorrow_1