Innovative Uses of Vernier Technology

In addition to our large variety of experiments offered in our curriculum, teachers use their creativity to bring excitement to the classroom. Find out how our sensors have made the ordinary into the extraordinary!

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Title	Excerpt	Products Used
Exploring Animated Vector Displays in Logger Pro	There are so many powerful features available in our Logger Pro software, it is easy to miss one. One such feature is the ability to display vectors using an Animated Display meter. Data from accelerometers, force sensors, and motion detectors are perfect for creating a 2-D animated vector display. You can even display an animated vector right on a video used in video analysis. Vectors displayed on a swinging pendulum video To help get you started, we have created a Logger Pro file t... [more] Science Subjects: General Science, Physics	Logger Pro 3 25-g Accelerometer Low-g Accelerometer 3-Axis Accelerometer Dual-Range Force Sensor Force Plate Motion Detector Vernier Wireless Dynamics Sensor System Go!Motion
Force Plate Used to Measure Forces Exerted by Screws	As part of Project Lead The Way engineering courses, Ken Kessenich at Pius XI High School in Milwaukee, WI started teaching a new unit that involves simple machines. He wanted his student to see REAL problems instead of simulations to demonstrate effort force and mechanical advantage. To measure the force exerted by screws, he uses the Force Plate and Vernier LabQuest. ... [more] Science Subjects: Engineering, Physics, Technology	Force Plate Vernier LabQuest
Force Plate Used to Test Wing Spar	Ron Bowerman at St Wendelin High School, Fostoria, Ohio, knows how to motivate students: competition. In his physics class, students compete for a high stakes simulated contract with an airline. Physics and engineering skills are put to the test as students work in engineering teams that try to design the lightest and strongest wing spar for an airplane. Bowerman's students use a Vernier Force Plate to stress test each spar. The real-time graphs help build the competition&#... [more] Science Subjects: Engineering, Physics	Force Plate Vernier LabQuest Logger Pro 3
Get Ready for the Ring	Comparing hand strength Nick La Rosa, a Level 2 boxing coach from Victoria, Australia, found he could use Vernier data-collection technology to improve the performance of his boxers. Nick has developed various tests to help him evaluate fitness levels of the boxers, as well as effectiveness of the training program. Nick uses the Force Plate to evaluate jump and arm strength power rates. One boxer more than doubl... [more] Science Subjects: Physiology	Force Plate Hand Dynamometer LabPro Interface Logger Pro 3
What To Do With Old CBLs?	Nüsret Hisim (Walkersville HS, Walkersville, MD) was in the same situation as many other customers: He long ago updated his interfaces to newer LabPros or CBL 2s. Here are some creative ways he makes use of those older, original CBLs: Use them as stand-alone meters. The original CBL not only had a meter screen on the unit, but it also came with three inexpensive sensors—temperature, light, and voltage. Simply turn on the CBL, connect one of these senso... [more] Science Subjects: General Science	Force Plate LabPro Interface Logger Pro 3
The Volume of a Person	Eric Koser and his 9th grade physical science students at Mankato West High School in Mankato, Minnesota, had spent a lot of lab time doing experiments studying mass, volume, and density with overflow cans. When the discussion of the density of a person came up, Eric took on the challenge to measure it. Fortunately, one of Eric�s colleagues is married to a welder, and she had her husband build a human-sized overflow can out of a 55 gallon drum. Eric placed four Vernier Force P... [more] Science Subjects: General Science, Life Science, Physical Science, Physics, Chemistry	Force Plate LabPro Interface Logger Pro 3
Juggling Physics	Some time ago, Tim Folkerts of Barton Co. CC, Great Bend, KS, posted a note on one of the physics internet discussion groups about juggling on a Force Plate. He even collected data on the apparent "weight" of jugglers as they perform. Well, it turns out Vernier Software & Technology has its own juggler, Scott Van Hoosen. We had Scott try this experiment with three balls and then five balls. For each trial, Scott first held the objects in his hands, and then started juggling. Note... [more] Science Subjects: Physics	Force Plate LabPro Interface Logger Pro 3
Student Chest Protector Study	Carolyn Purington, a student of Jacklyn Bonneau at Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science, Worcester, MA, did a study of the effectiveness of sports chest protectors in preventing commotio cordis, which is the sometimes fatal damage caused by a blunt impact to the chest of young athletes. She studied various materials and designs, using our Force Plate for many of the impact studies. ... [more] Science Subjects: Physics, Biology	LabPro Interface Force Plate Logger Pro 3
Stephen Edberg's Space Science Labs	Stephen J. Edberg (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA) has written two interesting labs using our sensors to study topics in space science. One lab is modeled after spacecraft that use magnetometers to explore the interiors of planets. Students use our Magnetic Field Sensor to investigate models of planets made of clay that have magnets imbedded inside. This lab can be seen at www.vernier.com/physics/vernier_planetmagfield.pdf. There is a lower tech version, with more detailed discussion... [more] Science Subjects: Physics, Earth Science	LabPro Interface Logger Pro 3 Force Plate