Color affects the absorption of radiant energy. You can use the results of this experiment to better dress for the season—to keep cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter....

Vernier Science Education is a registered Oregon Benefit Company, as provided for in Oregon ORS 60.750-ORS 60.770. A Benefit Company is a corporate status for companies that strive to make a positive impact on society and the environment, in addition...

Pivot Interactives for Chemistry Overview Pivot Interactives is a powerful online supplement to hands-on chemistry experiments, enabling students to vary experimental parameters one at a time to view results from a set of many videos of the...

Electrical activity of the heart is closely associated with pressure changes in the heart chambers and blood vessels. Understanding the events of the cardiac conduction system, the muscle activity of the heart and the pumping events that follow, is i...

An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) records electrical events that occur within the heart. In a healthy heart, a natural pacemaker in the right atrium (the sinoatrial node) initiates an electrical sequence. This impulse passes down natural conduction ...

The rate at which air flows into and out of the lungs varies over the course of a respiratory cycle (a single inspiration followed by a single expiration) and is dependent upon a variety of factors. Maximal inspiration results from contraction of the...

Asthma is a condition where a person’s ability to breathe is impeded by a combination of inflammation of the airways (which causes swelling that narrows the passages) and excessive mucus production (which obstructs the passages). Asthma can be trig...

Using Vernier Digital (BTD) Sensors with Arduino® When using a digital sensor with Arduino, you should connect it to the Digital 1 port on the Vernier Arduino Interface Shield or a Digital Protoboard Adapter wired as explained in the Connec...

During her first two years in high school, Jaidyn Ramirez did not feel confident when it came to science. “I never thought I was good at it,” she said, echoing a feeling many students experience. “I always felt that I was better at reading and...

The all-new LabQuest 3 is a standalone data-collection platform that students can use to collect, analyze, and interact with data efficiently. With its new capacitive touch screen, students can navigate the platform with ease, and because of its wire...