Directions: Click on the”Experiment Title” link to the lab that you wish to preview. The webpage provides a description of the experiment with correlations to state and national science standards. After you submit a SIM request to borrow equipment or obtain the services of the Mobile Educator, then you will be emailed both the student and teacher versions of the experiment in Word format. You may edit the lab to meet your specific needs and make copies for use with your classes.
Physics with Vernier Lab Manual Experiments
‘ + Physics with Vernier Lab Manual Experiments + ‘
| 1 |
Graph Matching |
Go Direct® Motion Detector |
| 2 |
Back and Forth Motion |
Go Direct® Motion Detector, Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct® Sensor Cart, Springs Set |
| 3 |
Cart on a Ramp |
Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct® Sensor Cart |
| 4 |
Determining g on an Incline |
Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct® Sensor Cart |
| 5 |
Picket Fence Free Fall |
Go Direct® Photogate, Picket Fence |
| 6 |
Ball Toss |
Go Direct® Motion Detector |
| 7 |
Bungee Jump Accelerations |
Go Direct® Acceleration Sensor |
| 8A |
Projectile Motion (Photogates) |
Go Direct® Photogate |
| 8B |
Projectile Motion (Projectile Launcher) |
Go Direct® Projectile Launcher, Projectile Stop, Time of Flight Pad, Independence of Motion Accessory |
| 9 |
Newton’s Second Law |
Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct® Sensor Cart |
| 10 |
Atwood’s Machine |
Go Direct® Photogate, Ultra Pulley Attachment |
| 11 |
Newton’s Third Law |
Go Direct® Force and Acceleration Sensor |
| 12 |
Static and Kinetic Friction |
Go Direct® Force and Acceleration Sensor, Go Direct® Motion Detector |
| 13 |
Air Resistance |
Go Direct® Motion Detector |
| 14 |
Pendulum Periods |
Go Direct® Photogate |
| 15 |
Simple Harmonic Motion |
Go Direct® Motion Detector, Springs Set |
| 16 |
Energy of a Tossed Ball |
Go Direct® Motion Detector |
| 17 |
Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion |
Go Direct® Motion Detector, Springs Set |
| 18 |
Momentum, Energy and Collisions |
Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct® Sensor Cart |
| 19 |
Impulse and Momentum |
Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct® Sensor Cart |
| 20 |
Centripetal Accelerations on a Turntable |
Go Direct® Acceleration Sensor |
| 21 |
Accelerations in the Real World |
Go Direct® Acceleration Sensor |
| 22 |
Ohm’s Law |
Go Direct® Current Probe, Go Direct® Voltage Probe, Extech Digital DC Power Supply, Vernier Circuit Board 2 |
| 23 |
Series and Parallel Circuits |
Go Direct® Current Probe, Go Direct® Voltage Probe, Extech Digital DC Power Supply, Vernier Circuit Board 2 |
| 24 |
Capacitors |
Go Direct® Voltage Probe, Vernier Circuit Board 2 |
| 25 |
The Magnetic Field in a Coil |
Go Direct® 3-Axis Magnetic Field Sensor, Extech Digital DC Power Supply |
| 26 |
The Magnetic Field in a Slinky |
Go Direct® 3-Axis Magnetic Field Sensor, Extech Digital DC Power Supply |
| 27 |
Electrical Energy |
Go Direct® Current Probe, Go Direct® Voltage Probe, Extech Digital DC Power Supply, Rotary Motion Motor Kit |
| 28A |
Polarization of Light |
Go Direct® Light and Color Sensor, Optics Expansion Kit, Polarizer/Analyzer for Optics Expansion Kit, Combination Track/Optics Bench |
| 28B |
Polarization of Light (Rotary Motion Sensor) |
Go Direct® Light and Color Sensor, Go Direct® Rotary Motion Sensor, Optics Expansion Kit, Polarizer/Analyzer for Optics Expansion Kit, Dynamics Cart and Track System |
| 29 |
Light, Brightness and Distance |
Go Direct® Light and Color Sensor, Optics Expansion Kit, Combination Track/Optics Bench |
| 30 |
Newton’s Law of Cooling |
Go Direct® Temperature Probe |
| 31 |
The Magnetic Field of a Permanent Magnet |
Go Direct® 3-Axis Magnetic Field Sensor |
| 32 |
Sound Waves and Beats |
Go Direct® Sound Sensor |
| 33 |
Speed of Sound |
Go Direct® Sound Sensor, Go Direct® Temperature Probe |
| 34 |
Tones, Vowels and Telephones |
Go Direct® Sound Sensor |
| 35 |
Mathematics of Music |
Go Direct® Sound Sensor |
Directions: Click on the”Experiment Title” link to the lab that you wish to preview. The webpage provides a description of the experiment with correlations to state and national science standards. After you submit a SIM request to borrow equipment or obtain the services of the Mobile Educator, then you will be emailed both the student and teacher versions of the experiment in Word format. You may edit the lab to meet your specific needs and make copies for use with your classes.
Advanced Physics – Mechanics with Vernier Lab Manual Experiments
‘ + Advanced Physics – Mechanics with Vernier Lab Manual Experiments + ‘
| 1 |
Motion on an Incline |
Motion Detector, Dynamics Cart and Track System |
| 2 |
Error Analysis |
Photogate, Picket Fence |
| 3 |
Newton’s First Law |
Motion Detector, Bumper and Launcher Kit, Friction Pad, Dynamics Cart and Track System, Photogate |
| 4 |
Newton’s Second Law |
Photogate, Dual-Range Force Sensor, Dynamics Cart and Track System, Cart Picket Fence, Ultra Pulley Attachment, Pulley Bracket |
| 5 |
Newton’s Third Law |
Dual-Range Force Sensor (2), Dynamics Cart and Track System, Bumper and Launcher Kit |
| 6 |
Projectile Motion |
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| 7 |
Energy Storage and Transfer: Elastic Energy |
Dual-Range Force Sensor, Dynamics Cart and Track System, Bumper and Launcher Kit |
| 8 |
Energy Storage and Transfer: Kinetic Energy |
Photogate, Dynamics Cart and Track System, Bumper and Launcher Kit, Cart Picket Fence |
| 9 |
Energy Storage and Transfer: Gravitational Energy |
Dynamics Cart and Track System, Bumper and Launcher Kit |
| 10A |
Impulse and Momentum (Motion Detector) |
Motion Detector, Dual-Range Force Sensor, Dynamics Cart and Track System, Bumper and Launcher Kit |
| 10B |
Impulse and Momentum (Photogate) |
Photogate, Dual-Range Force Sensor, Dynamics Cart and Track System, Bumper and Launcher Kit, Cart Picket Fence |
| 11A |
Momentum and Collisions (Motion Detectors) |
Motion Detector (2), Dynamics Cart and Track System |
| 11B |
Momentum and Collisions (Photogates) |
Photogate (2), Dynamics Cart and Track System, Cart Picket Fence (2) |
| 12A |
Centripetal Acceleration |
Photogate, Dual-Range Force Sensor, Centripetal Force Apparatus |
| 12B |
Centripetal Acceleration |
Photogate, Dual-Range Force Sensor |
| 13 |
Rotational Dynamics |
Rotary Motion Sensor, Rotational Motion Accessory Kit |
| 14 |
Conservation of Angular Momentum |
Rotary Motion Sensor, Rotational Motion Accessory Kit |
| 15 |
Simple Harmonic Motion: Mathematical Model |
Motion Detector, Springs Set |
| 16 |
Simple Harmonic Motion: Kinematics and Dynamics |
Motion Detector, Dual-Range Force Sensor, Springs Set |
| 17 |
Pendulum Periods |
Rotary Motion Sensor, Rotational Motion Accessory Kit |
| 18 |
Physical Pendulum |
Rotary Motion Sensor, Rotational Motion Accessory Kit |
| 19 |
Center of Mass |
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Directions: Click on the”Experiment Title” link to the lab that you wish to preview. The webpage provides a description of the experiment with correlations to state and national science standards. After you submit a SIM request to borrow equipment or obtain the services of the Mobile Educator, then you will be emailed both the student and teacher versions of the experiment in Word format. You may edit the lab to meet your specific needs and make copies for use with your classes.
Advanced Physics – Beyond Mechanics with Vernier Lab Manual Experiments
‘ + Advanced Physics – Beyond Mechanics with Vernier Lab Manual Experiments + ‘
| 1 |
Behavior of a Gas |
Gas Pressure Sensor, Stainless Steel Temperature Probe |
| 2 |
Heat Engines |
Gas Pressure Sensor, Stainless Steel Temperature Probe |
| 3 |
Standing Waves on a String |
Power Amplifier, Power Amplifier Accessory Speaker, Ultra Pulley Attachment |
| 4 |
Standing Waves in a Column of Air |
Microphone, Stainless Steel Temperature Probe |
| 5 |
Doppler Effect |
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| 6 |
Electrostatics |
Go Direct® Static Charge, Electrostatics Kit |
| 7 |
Coulomb’s Law |
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| 8 |
Mapping Electric Potential |
Power Amplifier, Differential Voltage Probe, Instrumentation Amplifier |
| 9 |
Factors Affecting Electrical Resistance |
Instrumentation Amplifier, Resistivity Rod Set, Power Amplifier, Current Probe |
| 10 |
Series and Parallel Circuits |
Power Amplifier, Differential Voltage Probe, Current Probe, Vernier Circuit Board 2 |
| 11 |
Faraday’s Law: Moving Magnet |
Instrumentation Amplifier |
| 12 |
Faraday’s Law: Alternating Current |
Instrumentation Amplifier, Power Amplifier |
| 13 |
Capacitors and Inductors |
Differential Voltage Probe, Current Probe, Vernier Circuit Board 2 |
| 14 |
RLC Circuits |
Power Amplifier, Differential Voltage Probe, Current Probe, Vernier Circuit Board 2 |
| 15 |
Curved Mirrors and Images |
Optics Expansion Kit, Mirror Set for Optics Expansion Kit, Combination Track/Optics Bench |
| 16 |
Thin Lenses and Real Images |
Optics Expansion Kit, Combination Track/Optics Bench |
| 17 |
Thin Lenses and Virtual Images |
Optics Expansion Kit, Combination Track/Optics Bench |
| 18 |
Aperture and Depth of Field |
Optics Expansion Kit, Combination Track/Optics Bench |
| 19 |
Interference |
Diffraction Apparatus, Combination Track/Optics Bench |
| 20 |
Diffraction |
Diffraction Apparatus, Combination Track/Optics Bench |
| 21 |
Spectrum of Atomic Hydrogen |
Vernier Emissions Spectrometer, Vernier Emissions Fiber, Spectrum Tubes |
| 22 |
Planck’s Constant |
Power Amplifier, Differential Voltage Probe, Current Probe, Vernier Emissions Spectrometer, Vernier Emissions Fiber |
Directions: Click on the”Experiment Title” link to the lab that you wish to preview. The webpage provides a description of the experiment with correlations to state and national science standards. After you submit a SIM request to borrow equipment or obtain the services of the Mobile Educator, then you will be emailed both the student and teacher versions of the experiment in Word format. You may edit the lab to meet your specific needs and make copies for use with your classes.
Physics with Video Analysis
Directions: Click on the”Experiment Title” link to the lab that you wish to preview. The webpage provides a description of the experiment with correlations to state and national science standards. After you submit a SIM request to borrow equipment or obtain the services of the Mobile Educator, then you will be emailed both the student and teacher versions of the experiment in Word format. You may edit the lab to meet your specific needs and make copies for use with your classes.
Vernier Video Analysis: Motion + Sports
Directions: Click on the”Experiment Title” link to the lab that you wish to preview. The webpage provides a description of the experiment with correlations to state and national science standards. After you submit a SIM request to borrow equipment or obtain the services of the Mobile Educator, then you will be emailed both the student and teacher versions of the experiment in Word format. You may edit the lab to meet your specific needs and make copies for use with your classes.
Vernier Physics Explorations and Projects
Physics Explorations and Projects is a collection of laboratory investigations aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Most included investigations set up a situation for students to explore and analyze with some guidance from the instructor—a guided-inquiry format that is very different from traditional laboratory experiments that provide step-by-step instructions. The activities are editable and appropriate for high school students from 9th grade to AP Physics. Sample results are included with the extensive instructor information.
Due to the nature of these activities, minimal instruction is provided for software use and data analysis. Instructor experience with Vernier sensors and software is recommended.
‘ + Physics Explorations and Projects is a collection of laboratory investigations aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Most included investigations set up a situation for students to explore and analyze with some guidance from the instructor—a guided-inquiry format that is very different from traditional laboratory experiments that provide step-by-step instructions. The activities are editable and appropriate for high school students from 9th grade to AP Physics. Sample results are included with the extensive instructor information. Due to the nature of these activities, minimal instruction is provided for software use and data analysis. Instructor experience with Vernier sensors and software is recommended. + ‘
| 1 |
Constant Motion and Changing Motion |
Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct® Sensor Cart |
| 2 |
Balanced Forces and Unbalanced Forces |
Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct® Sensor Cart |
| 3 |
Gravitation on Earth |
Go Direct® Photogate, Picket Fence, Go Direct® Force and Acceleration Sensor |
| 4 |
Newton’s Second Law |
Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct® Sensor Cart |
| 5 |
Projectile Challenge |
Go Direct® Projectile Launcher |
| 6 |
Impulse and Momentum |
Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct® Sensor Cart |
| 7 |
Equilibrium of Forces |
Fan Cart, Combination Track/Optics Bench, Go Direct® Motion Detector, Ultra Pulley Attachment, Pulley Bracket |
| 8 |
Circular Motion |
Go Direct® Centripetal Force Apparatus, Go Direct® Force and Acceleration Sensor |
| 9 |
Conservation of Momentum |
Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct® Sensor Cart |
| 10 |
Egg Protection Challenge |
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| 11 |
Springs Making Things Move |
Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct® Sensor Cart |
| 12 |
Kinetic Energy and Mass |
Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct® Sensor Cart |
| 13 |
Work and Kinetic Energy |
Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct® Sensor Cart |
| 14 |
Work Done by Gravity |
Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct® Sensor Cart |
| 15 |
Energy in Collisions |
Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct® Sensor Cart |
| 16 |
Rube Goldberg Machine |
No probeware used |
| 17 |
Charge and Charge Models |
Go Direct® Static Charge |
| 18 |
Coulomb’s Law |
Go Direct® Static Charge |
| 19 |
Measuring Electric Current |
Go Direct® Current Probe, Vernier Circuit Board 2 |
| 20 |
Conservation of Charge |
Go Direct® Current Probe, Vernier Circuit Board 2 |
| 21 |
Voltage in a Circuit |
Differential Voltage Probe |
| 22 |
Battery Challenge |
Go Direct® Voltage Probe, Go Direct® Current Probe |
| 23 |
Magnetic Field of a Current |
Go Direct® 3-Axis Magnetic Field Sensor, Go Direct® Current Probe |
| 24 |
Current from a Changing Field |
Go Direct® 3-Axis Magnetic Field Sensor, Go Direct® Current Probe |
| 25 |
Generating Electricity |
Go Direct® Energy Sensor, KidWind simpleGEN |
| 26 |
Speaker |
Power Amplifier |
| 27 |
Wave Speed on a String |
Power Amplifier, Power Amplifier Accessory Speaker |
| 28 |
Speed of Sound |
Microphone |
| 29 |
Interference and Diffraction |
Diffraction Apparatus, Combination Track/Optics Bench |
| 30 |
Sound and Loudness |
Go Direct® Sound Sensor |
| 31 |
Wave Communication Challenge |
Go Direct® Light and Color Sensor |
| 32 |
Energy Storage in Capacitors |
Go Direct® Voltage Probe, Go Direct® Current Probe |
| 33 |
Oscillations |
Go Direct® Motion Detector |
| 34 |
Heat as Energy Transfer |
FLIR ONE Gen 3, Vernier Thermal Analysis® Plus for FLIR ONE™ |
| 35 |
Solar Cells |
KidWind 2V/400mA Solar Panel, Go Direct® Energy Sensor, Vernier Variable Load, Go Direct® Surface Temperature Sensor, Go Direct® Light and Color Sensor |
| 36 |
Rube Goldberg Machine Revisited |
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Vernier Sensor Cart Physics
Sensor Cart Physics features 22 guided-inquiry investigations. It provides a stimulating structure to explore introductory through AP-level concepts in kinematics, Newton’s laws of motion, forces, and conservation of energy and momentum. The investigations make exclusive use of the Vernier Go Direct® Sensor Cart.
Each investigation utilizes the synced video and data featured in the new subscription-based Vernier Graphical Analysis™ Pro app. The graphical display correlates videos of the events to the data communicated by the Sensor Cart using Bluetooth® wireless technologies. This offers remote learners the opportunity to conduct the investigations without the physical presence of a Sensor Cart. Graphical Analysis Pro data files are offered for students and teachers. The teacher files demonstrate the use of appropriate data analysis tools. The investigations in this book also work with Vernier Graphical Analysis, but the ability to sync videos with data is not available in the free version.
Each of the investigations includes links to internet background information that ties the topics to real-world phenomena. Students are challenged to develop their own experimental procedures. Spreadsheet files are offered to organize data and perform calculations. This set of experiments complements guided-inquiry and Modeling Instruction™ classrooms.
Table of Contents
Introduction
- Exploring Graphical Analysis™
- Exploring the Go Direct® Sensor Cart
Part 1: Kinematics
- Motion with Constant Velocity: Slow, Slower, Slowest
- Motion on an Incline: Rollin’ Down
- Motion on an Incline: Coasting Up and Down
Part 2: Newton’s Laws of Motion
- Newton’s First Law of Motion: The Law of Inertia
- Newton’s Second Law of Motion: F = ma
- Newton’s Third Law of Motion: Action—Reaction
Part 3: Forces
- Gravitational Field Strength: Fg/m
- Inertial and Gravitational Mass: What’s the Difference?
- Hooke’s Law: Stretching Rubber Bands
- Specific Gravity: Density Without Units
- The Force of Friction: The Weight Variable
- The Force of Friction: The Surface Area Variable
- The Coefficient of Friction 𝜇: Comparing Two Methods
- Magnets: Force vs. Separation Distance
Part 4: The Conservation Laws
- Impulse and Momentum: Collisions Analyzed
- Converting PE to KE: Downhill Racers
- Elastic PE: Plunger Spring Energy
- Elastic PE to KE: Launch Speed
- Kinetic Energy and Momentum: Elastic Collisions
- Kinetic Energy and Momentum: Inelastic Collisions
- Energy and Momentum: Exploding Carts
- The Magical Mystery Bounce: Hidden Phases
