NSTA Recommends’ Edwin Christmann recently reviewed the Go Direct® Respiration Belt. In his review, Edwin demonstrates using the Go Direct® Respiration Belt during different exercises, including boxing, jumping rope, and weight lifting. H...
Vernier Science Education won the Tech & Learning Best of Show Award for the new Sensor at the 2018 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference last month. The judges recognized Vernier's newest addition to the Go Direc...
Our new Go Direct® Sound Sensor is an all-in-one sound sensor capable of capturing waveforms and measuring sound levels. Like many of our other Go Direct sensors, it packs a variety of sensors into a single unit and connects to any device you m...
Do you teach environmental chemistry? Are you looking for lab experiment ideas and equipment?
Students taking environmental chemistry will learn basic techniques for chemical analysis of environmental samples, including air, water and soil. Many o...
In an effort to help you and your students better understand spectrometer absorbance readings, we’ve collected a few commonly asked questions:
Why don’t absorbance readings have units?
Absorbance readings are unitless because they are calculate...
Are you a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS)? I’ve been a member for 10 years and currently serve as the Secretary for the local Portland Section. ACS is a scientific society of chemistry professionals that includes students, educato...
Did you know that you really can’t calibrate a Vernier Drop Counter? Instead, you are actually calibrating the tip of the titrant reservoir.
The Vernier Drop Counter is a modified photogate designed, through the software, to monitor drops of ...
Collect sound data wirelessly with the snap of your fingers. With sound-triggered data collection, Go Direct® Sound provides students with an easy way to capture and evaluate waveforms. Measure wave amplitude and sound intensity level at the s...
An Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP) Sensor measures the activity of oxidizers and reducers in an aqueous solution. It is a potentiometric measurement from a two-electrode system similar to a pH sensor. Sometimes it is also referred to as a ...
NSTA Recommends recently featured the Go Direct® Motion Detector in the article, "The Vernier Go Direct Motion Detector: A Modern Twist on a Timeless Design," Reviewer Martin Horejsi provides interesting background and history on ultrasonic mot...