All students benefit when they can apply physics principles and concepts by building something. Having that real-world connection can help make physics easier to understand. As an added bonus, it can also increase student engagement.
During...
Let me begin with a confession: I majored in chemical engineering, not physics. In addition, when I was in college, calculus-based physics and electrical fundamentals courses were used to weed out would-be engineering majors.
Unsurprisingly...
Motion is an important concept that can be challenging for students to comprehend. However, Vernier Video Analysis makes studying motion easy and accessible.
This app allows students to use videos they record with their mobile devices (as w...
Vernier offers more than 1,000 experiments in biology, chemistry, engineering/robotics, and physics that can promote STEM literacy and help you integrate data-collection technology into your courses.
Biology
“Transpiration of Plants”
To...
Vernier offers more than 1,000 experiments in biology, chemistry, engineering/robotics, and physics that can promote STEM literacy and help you integrate data-collection technology into your classes.
Biology
“Transpiration”
To conduct t...
The quest for high-quality STEM education starts with having a solid foundation grounded in research. But what exactly does the research say about high-quality STEM education?
To answer this question, Vernier Science Education commissioned Educ...
Note: A version of this story was originally posted on the Vernier website in August 2021.
For more than 20 years, Dr. Richard Stevens has provided his physics students at Whitworth University with opportunities to participate in hands-on investi...
Good things come in small packages—including the Go Direct Light and Color Sensor.
This robust sensor fits in your hand, but it combines the power of multiple sensors to measure light intensity in the visible range and UV portions of the electr...
Alexandra Boyd teaches AP Physics at Apex Friendship High School in Apex, North Carolina. Last year, she won a 40th anniversary educator grant from Vernier, which included $1,000 in Vernier technology. We sat down with Boyd to discuss the impact of ...
Vernier offers more than 1,000 experiments in biology, chemistry, engineering/robotics, and physics that can promote STEM literacy and help you integrate data-collection technology into your classes.
Biology
“Cell Respiration (CO2 and O2)”...