Reflections in the Mirror
In this lesson, students will reflect objects over a mirror line to determine the position of the image.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/reflections-in-the-mirror
Properties of Magnetism
In this lesson, students will create a solenoid-type electromagnet using two different methods of coiling the wire around the core.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-magnetism
Will it Float or Sink?
In this lesson, students will visually see the relationship between density of liquid solutions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/will-it-float-or-sink
Color and Heat
In this lesson, students will investigate a constant light source falling on a plate of varying colors.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/color-and-heat
Falling Objects and More
In this lesson, students will investigate the variables involved in a falling object.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/falling-objects-and-more
Energetic Coasters
In this lesson, students will explore the potential energy (PE) and kinetic energy (KE) of a roller coaster.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/energetic-coasters
Electric Field Hockey (MG)
In this lesson, students will use a simulation to observe and manipulate electric field, electric lines, positive and negative charges.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/electric-field-hockey-mg
Density of Nails
In this lesson, students will determine the relationship between mass, volume, and density.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/density-of-nails
DC Motors
In this lesson, students will investigate a simple DC motor.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/dc-motors
Circuits and Ohm's Law
In this lesson, students will explore circuits through a simulation.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/circuits-and-ohms-law
NASA - Space Shuttle Roll Manuever
In this lesson, students will look at the RCS (Reaction Control System) and how firing jets affect the roll of the space shuttle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--space-shuttle-roll-manuever
Lenses and Light
In this lesson, students will explore the characteristics of lenses.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/lenses-and-light
Mass on a Spring
In this lesson, students will simulate the motion of an anvil attached to a spring as it oscillates on a frictionless, horizontal surface.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/mass-on-a-spring
Free Body Diagrams
In this lesson, students will explore the relationships of the different forces on an object such as weight, normal force, parallel force, and friction.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/free-body-diagrams
NASA - ARED -- Resistive Exercise in Space
In this lesson, students will explore the real-world situation of resistive exercise in space.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--ared--resistive-exercise-in-space
Impulse-Momentum Theorem
Students explore the relationships between momentum, force, and impulse for the linear collision of a ball with an unmovable wall.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/impulsemomentum-theorem
NASA - Lunar Surface Instrumentation
In this lesson, students will look at an astronaut's movement on the lunar surface using vector addition. There are 2 parts to this activity. Both sets of materials are attached.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nasa--lunar-surface-instrumentation
Electric Fields
In this lesson, students will use a simulation to explore electric fields near point charges.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/electric-fields
Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
In this lesson, students will simulate a mass attached to a spring as it oscillates in simple harmonic motion.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/energy-in-simple-harmonic-motion
Takeoff of an Airplane
Students investigate the acceleration data for a taxiing Boeing 737 to calculate the velocity of the plane as it taxies down the runway.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/takeoff-of-an-airplane
Two-Dimensional Motion and Vectors
In this lesson, students will investigate two-dimensional vectors using the simulation of a boat crossing a river.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/twodimensional-motion-and-vectors
Internal Energy and Work
In this lesson, students will develop the equation for work by observing the relationship between volume change and work done in a cylinder and piston at constant pressure.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/internal-energy-and-work
Exponential Functions f(x) = abx
Move a slider to investigate the effect of different a-values on f(x) = a*bx.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exponential-functions-fx--absupxsup
Connecting Ratios and Scaling
This activity allows students to reason about ratio tables, which helps their understanding of what a ratio describes in a context and what quantities in equivalent ratios have in common.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/connecting-ratios-and-scaling
Addition by Division
In this lesson, students investigate the cell cycle of mitosis.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/addition-by-division