Taking Project-Based Learning to New Levels with Vernier
In my 17-plus years of teaching, I have found that project-based learning is one of the most effective instructional approaches to engaging students in STEM
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Total Solar Eclipse: Using Vernier to Engage Students during the Real-World Phenomenon
For the past decade, Vernier technology has been a valuable asset to North Kansas City Schools (NKC Schools) as we have looked for ways to
Creating “Wow” Moments with Vernier Data-Collection Technology
As a veteran science teacher and chair of the science department at Manlius Pebble Hill School, an independent preK-12 school in Syracuse, NY, I am
Supporting Teachers with Data-Collection Technology
As a former middle school physical science teacher and 2013 Vernier/NSTA Technology Award winner, I understand how data-collection technology can powerfully impact the teaching and learning process.
Vernier Technology Makes a Difference: Building Visual and Digital Literacy
Integrating art and digital technology into my teaching, especially with my biology classes, has always been something I enjoyed and something that helps to engage
Sharing the Wealth: UNC Wilmington’s Technology Loan Program
The University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Center for Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (CESTEM) is committed to providing professional development opportunities for regional
Capturing Imagination on Video
At Australia’s Eltham High School, physics teacher Gary Bass doesn’t mind when his students interrupt him in the middle of a lesson. In fact, he
Mechanics of a Water Rocket
Using the data-collection technology acquired as a 2014 Vernier/NSTA Technology Award recipient, I have been able to make hands-on learning an ingrained part of my physics and
Better Than The ‘Good Old Days’
Jim Blattman doesn’t exactly think fondly of “the good old days.” Before he had the advantage of Vernier data-collection tools, he says teaching science at
Beautiful Boyle’s Law Curves
When Greg Dodd began teaching high school chemistry 34 years ago, his classes’ experiments in Boyle’s Law weren’t exactly elegant. Typically, students at West Virginia’s
An Innovative Force
Don’t be surprised if you see Batman flying through Todd Leif’s physics lab. Of course, it’s not really the Caped Crusader himself. Instead, Leif’s students
Recipes for Learning Science
Students in Jerry Jensen’s biology classes have learned to love spinach. Of course, they’re not actually eating it. Armed with Vernier technology and data-collection software,
Maximum Tension of a Pendulum
If Ed Wyrembeck’s physics students were to engage in the thrillseeking venture of bridge swinging, they could do it without being concerned about the cable
Long-Lasting Learning
On Peter Fox’s train rides into the city, he often gets to live every teacher’s dream: he bumps into former students who tell him how
Go Fish
There’s something fishy in the state of New York. But in this case, it’s all for the good. In bucolic Binghamton, trout steams abound. Their
Getting the Right Chemistry
When Stacey Howell returned to teaching high school chemistry after raising her family, she found a very different world: email, computer labs, and other technologies
Central Campus Water Quality Investigations
Exploring the Environment around Us: Teaching Energy and Sustainability through Water Quality Investigations I’ve always believed that science is all about seeing and doing—you can’t