Technical Problem Solving
The information below should not be interpreted as an extension of the rules. The official rules in the Rules Manual take precedence.
Resources for 2015
- List of Topic-Related Terms (PDF)
- Summer Institute Power Point 2014-2015
Resources for 2014
Science with Texas Instruments TI-Nspire Technology
- Power Point from Technical Problem Solving Workshop
- Overview for Challenge 1 - Energy Content of Food
- Overview for Challenge 2 - Determining Avogadro's Number
Resources for 2013
Science with Texas Instruments TI-Nspire Technology
- Overview: Using Vernier DataQuest on a TI-Nspire Handheld (Appendix B)
- Stay Tuned: Sound Waveform Models; DataQuest Activity using a TI-Nspire
- Enzyme Action: Testing Catalase; DataQuest Activity using a TI-Nspire
Resources for 2012
- Sample Station Exercise for Chemistry and Reaction Rates - 2012 - Beer's Law - Explains colorimetry and how concentration can be determined with light absorbance (PDF)
- Sample Station Exercise for Colligative Properties Determination - 2012 - Freezing and Melting of Water - Temperature Probe (PDF)
- Sample Station Exercise for Physics and Unbalanced Forces - 2012 - Ball Toss - for the CBR2 (PDF)
- Tips on Using the DataQuest on a Handheld or NSpire (PDF)
- Workshop Power Point from 2012 Sessions from Texas Instruments Instructors (PPT)
- Tips on Data Collection (PDF) - an excellent overview of the use of several data collection devices from Texas Instruments including sensors and probes; stations at tournaments may incorporate these devices
- Information about Texas Instruments Workshops and the Education Loan Program
- Sample Station Activities from Five Star Science (similar to Technical Problem Solving) from 2008
- More Sample Topics from the Five Basic Science Content Areas (PDF) from 2010-11
- Practical Data Gathering Power Point (as PDF)
Activity Overviews Using Technology & Probes
- EKG Activity (all MS Word)
- Heart Rate Activity
- Light Probe Activities
- pH Probe Activities
- Surface Area to Volume Activity
- Voltage Probe Activity
- Yeast Fermentation Activity