Motion Detector

Description

The Motion Detector uses ultrasound to measure the position of carts, balls, people, and other objects.

• Measure objects as close as 15 cm and as far away as 6 m.
• Sensitivity switch reduces noise and produces higher quality data for studying dynamics carts on tracks.
• Attaches easily to the Vernier Dynamics System.
• Pivoting head allows for flexibility in the experiment setup.

You may also want to purchase the Motion Detector Clamp to attach the Motion Detector to a variety of objects such as table tops, ring stands, etc.

Specifications

Download the user manual for full specifications

Experiments and Lab Ideas

Select a lab book to see a list of experiments and more information.

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  Real-World Math with Vernier (18)

  Includes student instructions, teacher tips, safety information, and sample data.

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  • 1 Walk the Line - Straight Line Distance Graphs
  • 7 Spring Thing - Newton's Second Law
  • 8 Stretch It to the Limit - The Linear Force Relation for a Rubber Band
  • 9 What Goes Up - Position and Time for a Cart on a Ramp
  • 10 That's the Way the Ball Bounces - Height and Time for a Bouncing Ball
  • 11 Walk This Way - Definition of Rate
  • 12 Velocity Test - Interpreting Graphs
  • 13 From Here to There - Applications of the Distance Formula
  • 18 Bounce Back - The Pattern of Rebound Heights
  • 20 Swinging Ellipses - Plotting an Ellipse
  • 22 Tic, Toc: Pendulum Motion
  • 24 Up And Down: Damped Harmonic Motion
  • 25 How Tall? Describing Data with Statistical Plots
  • 27 Meet You at the Intersection: Solving a System of Linear Equations
  • 29 Clock Design: Period and Length of a Simple Pendulum
  • 30 Graph It in Pieces: Piecewise Defined Functions
  • 31 Stepping to the Greatest Integer: The Greatest Integer Function
  • 32 Crawling Around: Parametric Plots
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  Physics with Vernier (12)

  Includes student instructions, teacher tips, safety information, and sample data.

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  • 1 Graph Matching
  • 2 Back and Forth Motion
  • 3 Cart on a Ramp
  • 4 Determining g on an Incline
  • 6 Ball Toss
  • 12 Static and Kinetic Friction
  • 13 Air Resistance
  • 15 Simple Harmonic Motion
  • 16 Energy of a Tossed Ball
  • 17 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
  • 18 Momentum, Energy and Collisions
  • 19 Impulse and Momentum
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  Middle School Science with Vernier (7)

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  • 12 Ocean Floor Mapping
  • 33 Graphing Your Motion
  • 34 Measuring Momentum
  • 35 The Indy 100
  • 36 Crash Dummies
  • 37 Falling Objects
  • 38 A Speedy Slide
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  Elementary Science with Vernier (7)

  Includes student instructions, teacher tips, safety information, and sample data.

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  • 20 Learning to Use Go! Motion
  • 21 e-Motion
  • 22 Batty About Science
  • 23 Spring into Action!
  • 24 Air Ball!
  • 25 Driving with Energy
  • 26 Weigh Station - All Trucks Stop!
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  Physical Science with Vernier (6)

  Includes student instructions, teacher tips, safety information, and sample data.

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  • 35 Graphing Your Motion
  • 36 Measuring Momentum
  • 37 It's Race Day
  • 38 Momentum: A Crash Lesson
  • 39 Newton's Second Law
  • 40 Falling Objects
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  Advanced Physics with Vernier - Mechanics (6)

  Includes student instructions, teacher tips, safety information, and sample data.

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  • 1 Motion on an Incline
  • 3 Newton's First Law
  • 10A Impulse and Momentum (Motion Detector)
  • 11A Momentum and Collisions (Motion Detectors)
  • 15 Simple Harmonic Motion: Mathematical Model
  • 16 Simple Harmonic Motion: Kinematics and Dynamics
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  Science with TI-Nspire Technology (4)

  Includes student instructions, teacher tips, safety information, and sample data.

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  • 26 Graph Matching
  • 27 Ball Toss
  • 29 Static and Kinetic Friction
  • 30 Simple Harmonic Motion
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  Forensics with Vernier (3)

  Includes student instructions, teacher tips, safety information, and sample data.

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  • 2 Bouncing Back
  • 6 Measuring Momentum
  • 12 Hit and Run
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  Earth Science with Vernier (1)

  Includes student instructions, teacher tips, safety information, and sample data.

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  • 19 Mapping the Ocean Floor
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  Engineering Projects with NI LabVIEW and Vernier (1)

  Includes student instructions, teacher tips, safety information, and sample data.

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  • 12 PID Ping Pong Ball Levitation

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