Vernier lab books contain dozens of experiments that meet the IB Physics standards; we have a list of correlations. The equipment listed below is based on the contents of our physics and chemistry lab books. You may want to add or remove items depending on which sensors and equipment you already own; see each lab book’s table of contents for equipment details. Likewise, since no two physics instructors teach IB Physics in exactly the same way, this list may or may not have everything you would prefer.

The Standard Physics Package is a good starting point. Physics LabQuest 3 Standard Package (LQ3-PHY-DX) contains:

• LabQuest 3 (LABQ3)
• Motion Detector (MD-BTD)
• Go Direct^® Force and Acceleration Sensor (GDX-FOR)
• Go Direct^® Sound Sensor (GDX-SND)
• Differential Voltage Probe (DVP-BTA)
• Go Direct^® Acceleration Sensor (GDX-ACC)
• Light Sensor (LS-BTA)
• Go Direct^® Photogate (GDX-VPG)
• Ultra Pulley Attachment (SPA)
• Picket Fence (PF)
• Go Direct^® 3-Axis Magnetic Field Sensor (GDX-3MG)
• Current Probe (DCP-BTA) (2 per lab station)

For Standard Level (SL) Physics, you will need both Physics with Vernier (PWV) and Chemistry with Vernier (CWV), as well as additional probeware. Order these sensors to add to the above list:

• Motion Detector (MD-BTD) (making two, total for each lab station)
• Go Direct^® Force and Acceleration Sensor (GDX-FOR) (making two, total for each lab station)
• Stainless Steel Temperature Probe (TMP-BTA) or Go Direct^® Temperature Probe (GDX-TMP) (you need two for each lab station)
• Go Direct^® Gas Pressure Sensor (GDX-GP)

And, order this required lab equipment:

• Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct^® Sensor Carts (DTS-GDX)
  • OR Dynamics Cart and Track System with Motion Encoder (DTS-EC) and Bumper and Launcher Kit (BLK)
  • OR Dynamics Cart and Track System (DTS) and Bumper and Launcher Kit (BLK) and Cart Picket Fence (PF-CART) (2 per lab station)
• Springs Set (SPRINGS)
• Friction Pad DTS (DTS-PAD)
• Go Direct^® Centripetal Force System (GDX-CFA)
• Centripetal Force Apparatus Moment of Inertia Accessory Kit (CFA-MIK)
• Vernier Circuit Board 2 (VCB2)

You may also consider purchasing Physics with Video Analysis (PVA, discontinued) as a supplement to the activities found in Physics with Vernier.

Likewise, our lab books, Renewable Energy with Vernier (REV), Investigating Environmental Science through Inquiry (ESI), and Earth Science with Vernier (ESV) offer many experiments and activities that align well with renewable and clean energy emphasis in IB Physics Standard 8 (Energy Production).

The following sensors and accessories would ideally be purchased per lab group, but also work quite well for large group demonstrations. Depending on your budget, you may wish to purchase one per lab group or just one per class:

• Go Direct^® Projectile Launcher (GDX-PL)
• Power Amplifier (PAMP) and Power Amplifier Accessory Speaker (PAAS-PAMP)
• Force Plate (FP-BTA) (2 per lab station/class)

Instructors, both SL and HL, planning on including Option B: Rotational Dynamics or Option C: Imaging in their curriculum will find the Go Direct^® Rotary Motion Sensor (GDX-RMS) and Rotational Motion Accessory Kit (AK-RMV) and Optics Expansion Kit (OEK) and Mirror Set for Optics Expansion Kit (M-OEK), are perfect for lab investigations for those topics.

For Higher Level (HL) Physics, you will need Advanced Physics with Vernier — Mechanics (PHYS-AM), Advanced Physics with Vernier — Beyond Mechanics (PHYS-ABM), and Nuclear Radiation with Vernier (free download) and additional probeware to the Deluxe Package and SL items listed above. Order these sensors a la carte:

• Power Amplifier (PAMP)
• Go Direct^® Static Charge (GDX-Q)
• Instrumentation Amplifier (INA-BTA)
• Diffraction Apparatus (DAK)
• Go Direct^® Radiation Monitor (GDX-RAD)
• Vernier Emissions Spectrometer (VSP-EM)

And, order this required lab equipment:

• Extech Digital DC Power Supply (EXPS)
• Electrostatics Kit (ESK-CRG)
• Resistivity Rod Set (RRS)
• Vernier Emissions Fiber (VSP-EM-FIBER)