Google Science Journal and Vernier Go Direct® Sensors

Vernier Go Direct® Technology Provides Real-Time Graphing in the Google™ Science Journal App
Vernier inspires scientific curiosity in students in over 150 countries. We are committed to developing sensor technology that helps students understand the world around them and inspires them to be makers.
We partnered with Google because they share this vision, and we are the first probeware company to provide real-time graphing for students in Google Science Journal.
Google Science Journal requires Graphical Analysis 4 installed to use Vernier Go Direct® sensors
How does a solar home retain heat?
Why does a helium balloon rise?
What factors affect the floatation of a boat?
What’s the best material for the sole of your shoe?
What causes the seasons?
What makes dough rise?
How does exercise influence heart rate?
Ask Questions. Explore Answers.
With Google Science Journal, your students can organize their ideas into projects, make predictions, take notes, collect data in multiple trials, and then annotate results. Simply connect a compatible Go Direct sensor to begin wirelessly streaming data to your Android™ device.
Features
- Collect and graph time-based data
- Connect multiple sensors
- Examine points
- Find the min, max, and mean
- Add annotations
- Upload an image of the experiment
- Record observations and summarize results in Notes
- Use the accessibility feature to illustrate data with sound
- Export data as a CSV file
Supported Sensors
You will need our Graphical Analysis 4 app to use supported Go Direct sensors.
- Go Direct® Temperature Probe
- Go Direct® Gas Pressure Sensor
- Go Direct® 3-Axis Magnetic Field Sensor
- Go Direct® Force and Acceleration Sensor
- Go Wireless® Heart Rate
- Go Direct® Light and Color Sensor
- Go Direct® Sound Sensor
- Go Direct® Hand Dynamometer
- Go Direct® pH Sensor
- Go Direct® Acceleration Sensor
- Go Direct® Voltage Probe
- Go Direct® CO2 Gas Sensor
- Go Direct® O2 Gas Sensor
- Go Wireless® Exercise Heart Rate
- Go Direct® Spirometer
- Go Direct® Tris-Compatible Flat pH Sensor
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Requirements
- Android 6.1 or newer
- Vernier Graphical Analysis™ 4 app must be installed in addition to Google Science Journal
Get Started
To use Go Direct sensors with Google Science Journal, you will need to install Graphical Analysis 4.0 and Google Science Journal from the Google Play Store.
Step 1: Install Graphical Analysis 4.0 for Android.
Step 2: Install Google Science Journal.
Support
Resources
Contact Us
- Online: Support request form
- Email: support@vernier.com