Moveable Squares

Move congruent squares to form nets, polyominoes and other shapes. (Ideally used with TI-Nspire Navigator)

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Nets, 2D shapes, Symmetry

Heads and Tails

Experimental probability... for better samples make them bigger.
(Navigator activity)

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Binomial Distribution, Probability

Light Law

Use a light probe to explore an example of an inverse square law

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Ian Galloway

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Physics, STEM

Ice and Salt

Use a temperature probe to investigate the effect of adding salt to a water/ice mixture.

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Ian Galloway

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Physics, Data collection, Sustainability

Time of Death

Collect temperature data and use an exponential model to estimate time of death.

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Ian Galloway

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Physics

Investigating magnetic fields

Use a voltage probe to investigate em induction when a magnet passes through a coil of wire.

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Ian Galloway

Topic:  Physics

Tags: Physics

g by freefall

Use the CBR2 to collect motion data and calculate the acceleration due to gravity.

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Ian Galloway

Topic:  Physics

Tags: Physics

Car motion

Use the CBR2 to collect and display motion data for different toy cars.

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Ian Galloway

Topic:  Physics, STEM

Tags: Physics, Velocity

Air Resistance

Motion data from weighted cones shows air resistance varies as the square of terminal speed

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Ian Galloway

Topic:  Physics, STEM

Tags: Physics

Carbon dating

Estimate the age of a skeleton and discover exponential functions while investigating radioactive decay.

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Linda Tetlow

Topic:  Physics, STEM

Tags: Physics, Exponential, Functions, Differential equations

Compare the weather

Use data display and statistical calculations to investigate weather data for 20 world locations with very different climates.

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Linda Tetlow

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Data, Climate, Sustainability

Hurricane force

Investigate data from weather stations including wind speeds in different units

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Linda Tetlow

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Environment, Exponential, Measures, STEM

What's in your breakfast?

Inequalities and data handling in the context of the nutritional content of breakfast cereals

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Linda Tetlow

Topic:  Mathematics, Biology

Tags: STEM, Inequalities, Data

Reaction times

Pose a question, set up an experiment and analyse your results using TI-Nspire.

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Linda Tetlow

Topic:  Physics, STEM

Tags: STEM, Data

Patterns to Graphs

Experience the connection between a number pattern and its graph

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Linear, Patterns, Functions, Graphs

Introducing Trigonometry

Use interactive diagrams to investigate the ratio of two sides of a right-angled triangle.

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Fiona Moir

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Trigonometry

Trig ratios in four quadrants

Use trig graphs to investigate the sin, cos and tan of angles in four quadrants.

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Christopher Rath

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Trigonometry

A number plus its square

How many ways to solve problems such as "a number plus its square equals 16"?

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Linda Tetlow

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Various topics

Barn and pen problem

A simple version of the maximum-area problem for younger students

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Area, Optimization

Parallelogram Area

Investigating and developing the area of a parallelogram dynamically.

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Jon Skinner

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Area, Parallelogram