Do you teach force and motion? Equipped with a load cell to measure force and both an accelerometer and gyroscope to measure motion, our Go Direct® Force and Acceleration Sensor is perfect for hands-on science activities. Drag a sneaker across t...
Brain Awareness Week is March 11–17. This is an excellent opportunity for you to discuss the importance of neuroscience in your class using engaging activities. As a former instructor, I often found that teaching neuroscience could be challenging....
A Second Look at the Kinetics of the Iron−Oxygen Reaction: Determination of the Total Order Using a Greener Approach
A. M. R. P. Bopegedera (The Evergreen State College, Washington);
J. Chem. Educ., 95, 2018, pp 1897−1899.
The author demonst...
Lacey Hoosier of Buckeye High School in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, was the 2018 recipient of the National Association of Biology Teachers’ NABT Ecology/Environmental Science Teaching Award, which is sponsored by Vernier.
Lacey’s students are act...
We are excited to announce a new sensor for physics—Go Direct Photogate. With our first-ever wireless photogate, you get better-than-stopwatch timing accuracy of a cart traveling eight or more meters without having to run wires between the gates. ...
Improved Gay-Lussac Experiment Considering Added Volumes
Nelson Kilmer and Joel D. Krehbiel (Hesston College, Kansas);
The Physics Teacher, 57, January, 2019, pp 21-25.
Pressure sensors are often used to estimate absolute zero. This article expl...
STREAM Girls, a new outdoor STEM program for girls, is a partnership between Trout Unlimited and the Girl Scouts of America. Using water quality testing equipment donated by Vernier Software & Technology, this watershed experience combines STEM e...
Nüsret Hisim is an Education Technology Specialist at Vernier and a former science teacher. Watch his webinar, Using Technology to Excite Students About Hands-On Science.
It can be challenging to engage students in science activities, despite how e...
Darwin Day is coming up on Wednesday, February 12th. It presents an excellent opportunity to introduce or discuss the concept of evolution by natural selection with your students. While I’m now part of the Vernier Biology Department, I previously ...
While teaching chemistry and physics for 34 years in public schools in Maryland, nearly every semester, students asked, “When will I use this in real life?” When I supplied a scenario for a lab activity, students could see how a topic studied in...