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Vernier Grant Winner Menominee Indian School
“These things are far outpacing anything I could do with just talking to the students about it or show them classroom examples,” Starr said. “We’re able to do a lot more hands-on experimentation, opening up their minds and their eyes to the things in science they can do through technology. Otherwise, it’s too much theory and not enough action.”
Source: The Shawano Leader
NSTA Blog: LabQuest 2 is “Truly a Game Changer”
Martin Horejsi gave his first impressions on the new LabQuest 2 on the NSTA blog:
In fact, I’d go so far as to suggest that that very feature, called the Connected Science System, is an excellent example of a “disruptive technology” and will surely become an industry standard option in for all other similar devices in the future.
Springfield Students Explore Science Through Probes
KEZI Springfield has a video about how an elementary and middle school in Springfield, Oregon are using Vernier technology.
“The students are very excited about it because they get to learn to read data. They collect data on the computers and they learn to read the data, and that’s probably the most important thing is how do you read data that’s been collected and they are really excited about using the different probes we have,” said fifth grade teacher Rita Weber.
“I really like science because you get to do a lot of experiments and test things on computers and different kinds of probes,” said fifth grader Kate Bakken.
Vernier Software & Technology Celebrates Three Decades of Steady Growth
David and Christine Vernier knew they wanted to do something big to mark Vernier Software & Technology’s 30th anniversary. They also knew it needed to top giving away one of the Beaverton company’s temperature probes to every school in the United States as part of its 25th anniversary celebration.
Since supporting science, technology, engineering and math has been a cornerstone of the business since 1981, the Vernier team decided to give a $300,000 gift to educators.
In 2011, Vernier selected 30 schools to receive one of its 30th anniversary innovation grants of $10,000 worth of Vernier technology equipment of their choosing.
Source: Portland Tribute
Video Physics: A Winner
Greg Jacob blogged about the ease and usefulness of Vernier Video Physics:
As a testament to this app’s ease of use, I produced a useful video and graph within minutes of first opening the app, without reading any sort of instruction manual. Then, I showed my 8 year old how it worked. He spent a couple hours taking and analyzing videos, proudly showing his grandmother that the dropped ball was going 600 cm/s, but the dog’s nose only went 150 cm/s. I approve.
Physics Education Reviewed Vernier’s LabVIEW Engineering Books
Chris Butlin from Physics Education Journal reviewed Vernier’s two LabVIEW engineering education books.
Engineering Projects with NI LabVIEW™ and Vernier is an invaluable follow up for those who have already gained some experience with LabVIEW™. Although its title suggests that it can only be used with engineering or technology classes, much of the book has applications in physics and wider science education.
NSTA Recommends Advanced Physics with Vernier – Mechanics
The Advanced Physics with Vernier - Mechanics lab book was favorably reviewed by NSTA Recommends.
It joins Investigating Environmental Science through Inquiry and Investigating Chemistry through Inquiry on NSTA’s recommended list of outstanding science-teaching materials.
LabQuest Named Best STEM Solution
We’re honored to receive EdTech Digest 2011 Award for the LabQuest interface in the STEM solutions category.
Here’s a short description of the award criteria:
“…innovative, respected and outstanding cool tools, leaders and trendsetters moving education forward into the 21st century”
Vernier Grant Winner Harold Washington College
Did you have to walk two miles to and from school uphill each way? Neither did I. But I do remember the dark ages of 7th grade science class when I had to determine the pH level of various liquids using little strips of paper. The color of the paper indicated the level of base or acid in the liquid. (Discovering that milk is a base came in handy 10 years later when I burned my mouth eating a whole red pepper hiding in my Szechuan chicken dish and needed to offset the acid burn.)
Now, owing to the efforts of Professor Tom Higgins, those days of dipping little strips of paper may be gone forever, at least at our college. Harold Washington College has just been awarded a grant to purchase some really cool new electronic pH sensors, or a gas chromatograph, or a bunch of other snazzy new gadgets from Vernier Software & Technology.
Source: Don’s Desk
Can You Charge Your Phone by Typing?
Rhett Allain, an Associate Professor of Physics at Southeastern Louisiana University, uses a Dual-Range Force Sensor to simulate pressing a finger on piezeoelectric material.
Source: Wired.com