As PLTW has updated their courses they have transitioned to Go Direct Sensors and Graphical Analysis where possible. Since Go Direct Sensors and Graphical Analysis are compatible with computing platforms beyond computers, this has provided for PLTW s...
This information pertains to Android devices only.
In the Android OS, apps must have Location Permissions in order to use the Bluetooth radio. While the permissions sounds like GPS use, it also includes network access.
When the Graphical Analy...
This information pertains to the original LabQuest.
If you have LabQuest 2, see this article.
This is likely a hardware failure and something that can no longer be repaired due to lack of available parts.
In case this is just a software issue, t...
In rare circumstances, when you try to reboot from the Control Panel, the LabQuest can get stuck on the rebooting dialog.
Normally a hard reset (using the reset button) will bring it back. For detail on how to do a hard reset, see:
How do I reboot ...
This information pertains to the original LabQuest.
If you have LabQuest 2, see this article.
If you have LabQuest 3, see this article.
If your original LabQuest is displaying a plain blue-green screen with "Vernier" on the far right, then try the...
This information pertains to the original LabQuest.
If you have LabQuest 2, see this article.If you have LabQuest 3, see this article.
This is typically caused by a corrupt file system on the LabQuest. Occasionally, a device that has been i...
The electronic resources available through your Vernier web account include movies and Excel files that go with:
Experiment 5 - Doppler Effect
Experiment 7 - Coulombs Law
Experiment 8 - Mapping Electric Potential
Related TILs:
How do I create ...
Short answer: the weather.
Longer answer:
The altitude sensor in the GDX-ACC device is an air pressure sensor with a wide range (-1800 m to 10,000 m) and about a 1% tolerance in accuracy (for absolute measurements, approx. 120 m from any given actu...
The Mean Squared Error (MSE) is a measure of how close a fitted line is to data points. For every data point, you take the distance vertically from the point to the corresponding y value on the curve fit (the error), and square the value. Then you ad...
This information pertains to LabQuest 2.
If you have a LabQuest 3, see this article.
If you have an original LabQuest, see this article.
To verify that a LabQuest 2 is charging, connect the unit to AC power, turn the unit on and look at the icon i...