Save your palate

Design a system that monitors coffee to ensure the temperature is just right.

Students create a system that monitors the temperature of a beverage and notifies you when the temperature is too hot or too cold.

Use of TI SensorLink ^TM

Inequalities

Feedback and control system

Vernier Temperature sensor input

Color LED and sound output

Coding concepts:

  Loops

  Conditional statements

  Variables

Project Resources

Download Teacher Document PDF  link    Word doc link

Download the Python Syntax Quick Reference Guide  PDF  link  Word doc  link

Download TI-Nspire TNS Program File  link

Learn to do the project yourself

Overview of the TI-Nspire CXII for Programming in Python (Youtube video) link

Write your first Python program on TI-Nspire CXII (Youtube video) link

Meet the TI-Innovator Hub link

Download Learn to do the project PDF link

Setting up

Update your TI-Nspire CX family handheld, TI-Nspire computer software and TI-Innovator sketch link

Download a step-by-step guide to updating your TI-Innovator Hub   PDF link 

Own project equipment

Here is information for budget requests and grant proposals.

Download a PDF listing the equipment needs for each TI-Innovator Hub Project  link

See a list of TI Instructional Product Dealers and request a quote  link 

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