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
Studying Enzymes in the Laboratory	Enzymes are molecules that regulate the chemical reactions that occur in all living organisms. Almost all enzymes are globular proteins that act as catalysts, substances that speed up chemical reactions. Enzymes catalyze reactions by reducing the activation energy for a specific reaction to occur and yet are neither destroyed nor altered during this process. Understanding how enzymes work in biological systems is a critical and difficult concept for students to comprehend. Full wavele... [more] Science Subjects: AP/IB, Biology	Logger Pro 3 Vernier SpectroVis
Creative Classroom Solutions	Peter O'Connor, a teacher from Boonsboro High School in Maryland, described a situation facing many teachers�lots of students and only a few computers. "Having used Logger Pro for many years dating back to the ULI days, my school has been happy using it in our labs. However, as class size increased, we have had issues with maintaining a small lab group size for each lab. This is a large issue when it comes to doing Vernier labs with computers. We only have 8 computers ... [more] Science Subjects: AP/IB, Chemistry	pH Sensor LabPro Interface Logger Pro 3
Investigating an Acid Mixture	An interesting and challenging problem for AP Chemistry students is the investigation of a mixture. We have a great chemistry experiment available in which the student analyzes a mixture of hydrochloric acid and phosphoric acid. This lab presents the student with the task of conducting a seemingly routine acid-base titration. However, the student must analyze the titration data to determine how much HCl and how much H3PO4 were mixed. As an added bonus, the student will determine the Ka2... [more] Science Subjects: AP/IB, Chemistry	Logger Pro 3
An Oscillating Reaction	Each year, Joan Pease, AP Chemistry teacher at Hall High School, West Hartford, CT, has her students participate in a Chemistry Fair. She has her students design a unique experiment testing a topic that was studied during the year. Last year, two of her students, Douglas Dell'Accio and David Leer, designed a project that investigated the Belousov-Zhabotinsky Oscillating Reaction. Their novel approach was to use a Vernier Conductivity Probe to investigate the reaction. The variation o... [more] Science Subjects: AP/IB, Chemistry	Conductivity Probe LabPro Interface Logger Pro 3
Determining the Mass of a Copper Atom	In order to determine the mass of a copper atom, students in William Green's AP Chemistry class at E.O. Smith High School, Storrs, CT, follow a procedure similar to the lab "Determining Avagadro's Number" found in Advanced Chemistry with Vernier. His students use an electrolytic cell having copper wire for both the anode and the cathode. During data collection, the current passing through the cell is measured using a Vernier Current Probe. Using the average current, t... [more] Science Subjects: AP/IB, Chemistry	Current Probe LabPro Interface Logger Pro 3
Four-Color Oscillating Reaction	Not only does this exciting reaction change from green to blue to purple to red, in less than a minute, but then it repeats the four color sequence continuously for over an hour! This very famous reaction is known as the Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction, or simply the B-Z reaction. We thought it might be interesting to see if our sensors could be used to detect the repeating behavior of the chemical reaction. Some of the most interesting results came by using a Stainless Steel Temperatur... [more] Science Subjects: AP/IB, Biology, Chemistry	Colorimeter ORP Sensor pH Sensor Stainless Steel Temperature Probe LabPro Interface Logger Pro 3