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2020 K–12 CATALOG Prepare the Scientists of Tomorrow Welcome About Vernier Software & Technology Vernier Software & Technology was co-founded in 1981 by Dave and Christine Vernier. Dave’s background as a physics teacher and Christine’s knack for business combined to form a company with a deep commitment to education. áƺǣȇɎȸȒƳɖƬƺƳȒɖȸˣȸɀɎJȒ(ǣȸƺƬɎɀƺȇɀȒȸɀɯǣɎǝ ǼɖƺɎȒȒɎǝ® wireless If you get to the Portland, Oregon, area, we encourage you to Thirty-nine years later, the company is still owned ƺȅȵǼȒɵƺƺڙƏǼȒȇǕɯǣɎǝȇǣȇƺوtechnology and USB connectivity in 2017, and we are excited to stop for a tour of our building. We also hold workshops during ƫɵ!ǝȸǣɀɎǣȇƺƏȇƳ(Əɮƺ ³ɖȅȅƺȸǣɀƏǕȸƺƏɎɎǣȅƺɎȒɮǣɀǣɎɎǝƺ owners who have backgrounds in science and mathهsay we now have more than 50 Go Direct sensors! The newest ɎǝƺɀɖȅȅƺȸƏɎȒɖȸȒǔˣƬƺ .additions are Go Direct sensors for Blood Pressure, Weather, and a ¨ƏƬǣˣƬzȒȸɎǝɯƺɀɎٌ education, as well as business Structures & Materials Tester, along with a Go Direct Spirometer. We also encourage you to give our products a try on a 30-day Vernier is proud to be recognized for its philanthropic We added many new features to our free Graphical Analysis (or longer) preview basis. Feel free to contact any of us personally commitment, environmental policies, steady growth, software in 2019. We encourage you to update to the latest at any time. and as one of the Best 100 Companies to Work For in version, if you haven’t done so recently. Oregon for 19 years. We are excited to announce 13 new lab books, including Middle School Explorations: Chemical Reactions. This book uses the 2019 Best Companies to three-dimensional learning approach to support students as John Wheeler 2019 Work For in Oregon they form their own understanding of chemical reactions. CEO In 2019, we partnered with some great companies to expand [email protected] 2019 Healthiest Employers possibilities of how hands-on data collection can deepen student of Oregon understanding of a wide variety of topics. We worked with Microsoft to bring Go Direct sensors into their Hacking STEM world of rich, project-based activities that engage students and 2019 Best Green Companies challenge them to solve problems. We worked with Google to David and Christine Vernier 2019 in Oregon integrate Go Direct sensor support into the Google Workbench Co-Presidents and Co-Founders platform. You can now use Go Direct sensors in Google’s [email protected] block-based programming canvas. We have also adapted some [email protected] 2019 Corporate Philanthropy of our classroom-proven lessons into their rich, online content Award environment. Additionally, we are pleased to partner with OpenSciEd, Makeblock, Pivot Interactives, SAM Labs, and LEGO® Education. We have always been excited to work on innovative uses for sensors to bring hands-on exploration to students, and these partnerships help us do just that. On the Cover Students test blade designs and observe energy production data in real time. Why Vernier? Contents What’s New PAGE 2 Instill a Love of Learning in All Students Primary School Your passion and dedication, along with the implementation of high-quality sensors, PAGE 4 experiments, and resources in your classroom, enable your students to explore science in new ways. ɖȸȅǣɀɀǣȒȇǣɀɎȒȵȸȒɮǣƳƺɵȒɖɯǣɎǝɎǝƺɎȒȒǼɀɵȒɖȇƺƺƳɎȒƺȇƬȒɖȸƏǕƺɀƬǣƺȇɎǣˣƬƬɖȸǣȒɀǣɎɵ Middle School in all students—see what partnering with us can do. PAGE 16 What the Research Says About Improves test scores* Secondary School the Value of Probeware for GETTING STARTED PAGE 30 CONTENTS Science Instruction Creates a deeper understanding BIOLOGY PAGE 42 In-depth research in our white paper, What the Research ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PAGE 58 Says About the Value of Probeware for Science Instruction, Supports standards ىɀɖȵȵȒȸɎɀɎǝƺǔȒǼǼȒɯǣȇǕˣȇƳǣȇǕɀ EARTH SCIENCE PAGE 70 • Data-collection technology can provide a learning advantage to students. CHEMISTRY PAGE 74 • Probeware can help deepen student understanding of Frees class time PHYSICAL SCIENCE PAGE 92 science concepts. • Hands-on use of technology tools is recommended in PHYSICS PAGE 96 ȇƏɎǣȒȇƏǼȒȸǕƏȇǣɿƏɎǣȒȇɀɀɖƬǝ Easy to useوǕɖǣƳƺǼǣȇƺɀǔȸȒȅǣȇˤɖƺȇɎǣƏǼ as ISTE, ASTE, and others. ENGINEERING, CODING, AND ROBOTICS PAGE 122 In addition to the research, the white paper provides a detailed bibliography to support your grant-writing efforts. Builds student interest UNIVERSITY vernier.com/college Backed by exceptional support Sensors & Index Accessories Download our free white paper at PAGE 138 vernier.com/white-paper PAGE 134 ٩ȳɀɎɖƳƺȇɎɀɀǝȒɯɀɎǝƏɎɀɎɖƳƺȇɎɀɯǝȒɖɀƺƳȵȸȒƫƺɯƏȸƺɎȒƬȒǼǼƺƬɎƏȇƳƏȇƏǼɵɿƺƳƏɎƏɀƬȒȸƺƳɀǣǕȇǣ˿ƬƏȇɎǼɵװ٤ÁǝǣɀɀɎɖƳɵȒǔ higher on tests than those who did not. Source: 2000 NAEP Science Assessment 1 What’s New? Investigations Partnerships Google Workbench ƏȇƳǸƺƺȵƏوƏƬƬƺɀɀǼƺɀɀȒȇɀوÁȸƏƬǸȵȸȒǕȸƺɀɀ Our partnership with OpenSciEd gives you access to free, ǼǣɮǣȇǕȸƺƬȒȸƳȒǔɯȒȸǸǔȒȸɀɎɖƳƺȇɎɀɎǝȸȒɖǕǝJȒȒǕǼƺ ˣƺǼƳ٨ɎƺɀɎƺƳɖȇǣɎɀɎǝƏɎɀɖȵȵȒȸɎɎǝƺɎǝȸƺƺ٨ƳǣȅƺȇɀǣȒȇƏǼ IȸƺƺɀɎɖƳƺȇɎ٨ȸƺƏƳɵƺɴȵƺȸǣȅƺȇɎɀǔȸȒȅهáȒȸǸƫƺȇƬǝ هǼƺƏȸȇǣȇǕƏȵȵȸȒƏƬǝ وȵǝɵɀǣȒǼȒǕɵوƫǣȒǼȒǕɵوƬǝƺȅǣɀɎȸɵوàƺȸȇǣƺȸɎǝƏɎƺɴȵǼȒȸƺƬȒƳǣȇǕ هאב٪טאهnƺƏȸȇȅȒȸƺȒȇȵȵ هƏȇƳȵǝɵɀǣƬɀƏȸƺƏɮƏǣǼƏƫǼƺɎǝȸȒɖǕǝJȒȒǕǼƺáȒȸǸƫƺȇƬǝ هאדnƺƏȸȇȅȒȸƺȒȇȵƏǕƺ WHAT’S NEW? Microsoft Hacking STEM Middle School Explorations: Middle School Science E-books 0ȇǝƏȇƬƺɵȒɖȸ³Á0xƬɖȸȸǣƬɖǼɖȅɎǝȸȒɖǕǝɎǝƺxǣƬȸȒɀȒǔɎ® Chemical Reactions ÈɀƺɀƺȇɀȒȸɀǔȸȒȅàƺȸȇǣƺȸǣȇƏȇهɖȸȇƺɯƺ٨ƫȒȒǸɀȒǔǔƺȸƬǼƏɀɀȸȒȒȅ٨ɎƺɀɎƺƳ RƏƬǸǣȇǕ³Á0xȵȸȒǴƺƬɎ هçȒɖȸɀɎɖƳƺȇɎɀɯǣǼǼƺȇǴȒɵǣȇɮƺɀɎǣǕƏɎǣȇǕ ƺɴȵƺȸǣȅƺȇɎɀɎǝƏɎɯǣǼǼƺȇǕƏǕƺɵȒɖȸ ǣȇɎƺȸƏƬɎǣɮƺȵȸȒǴƺƬɎ٨ƫƏɀƺƳɀƺɎȒǔǣȇɮƺɀɎǣǕƏɎǣȒȇɀ ƬǝƺȅǣƬƏǼȸƺƏƬɎǣȒȇɀƏɀɎǝƺɵƫɖǣǼƳƏȅȒƳƺǼ ɀɎɖƳƺȇɎɀɯǝǣǼƺǝƺǼȵǣȇǕɎǝƺȅȅƺƺɎɎǝƺ هאדnƺƏȸȇȅȒȸƺȒȇȵƏǕƺ هɎȒƺɴȵǼƏǣȇɯǝƏɎǕȒƺɀȒȇƏɎɎǝƺȅȒǼƺƬɖǼƏȸ zJ³³ƏȇƳɀɎƏɎƺɀɎƏȇƳƏȸƳɀ هגב٪בבهnƺƏȸȇȅȒȸƺȒȇȵȵ هǼƺɮƺǼƳɖȸǣȇǕƏƬǝƺȅǣƬƏǼȸƺƏƬɎǣȒȇ هאבnƺƏȸȇȅȒȸƺȒȇȵƏǕƺ Scratch 0ȇǕƏǕƺɵȒɖȸɀɎɖƳƺȇɎɀɯǣɎǝɀƬǣƺȇɎǣˣƬƏȇƳƬȒȅȵɖɎƏɎǣȒȇƏǼ ȵȸȒǴƺƬɎ٨ƫƏɀƺƳǼƺƏȸȇǣȇǕɯǣɎǝوƬȒȇƬƺȵɎɀɎǝȸȒɖǕǝǝƏȇƳɀ٨Ȓȇ ǣȸƺƬɎ)ڙɎǝƺȵȒȵɖǼƏȸƬȒƳǣȇǕȵǼƏɎǔȒȸȅǔȸȒȅ³ƬȸƏɎƬǝƏȇƳJȒ هIȒȸƬƺƏȇƳƬƬƺǼƺȸƏɎǣȒȇ Primary Science E-books هדב0ƏƬǝȇƺɯƺ٨ƫȒȒǸǣȇƬǼɖƳƺɀƏɀƺǼƺƬɎǣȒȇȒǔ nƺƏȸȇȅȒȸƺȒȇȵƏǕƺ ɀȒɵȒɖǕƺɎǴɖɀɎɯǝƏɎوɀƺȇɀȒȸ٨ɀȵƺƬǣˣƬƺɴȵƺȸǣȅƺȇɎɀ هɵȒɖȇƺƺƳǔȒȸɵȒɖȸƬǼƏɀɀȸȒȒȅ هא٪זهnƺƏȸȇȅȒȸƺȒȇȵȵ 2 [email protected] • www.vernier-intl.com NEW Sensors and Accessories Go Direct Weather ǝƏȇƳǝƺǼƳوÁǝƺȇƺɯJȒ(ǣȸƺƬɎáƺƏɎǝƺȸǣɀƏɯǣȸƺǼƺɀɀ وǝɖȅǣƳǣɎɵوɀƺȇɀȒȸɖɀƺƳɎȒȅƺƏɀɖȸƺƏȅƫǣƺȇɎɎƺȅȵƺȸƏɎɖȸƺ هƏȇƳȅȒȸƺوƫƏȸȒȅƺɎȸǣƬȵȸƺɀɀɖȸƺوɯǣȇƳɀȵƺƺƳ هגוnƺƏȸȇȅȒȸƺȒȇȵƏǕƺ Go Direct® Blood Pressure Go Direct Spirometer Go Direct Structures & Materials Tester xƏɎƺȸǣƏǼɀÁƺɀɎƺȸɎȒۯÁǝƺ³ȵǣȸȒȅƺɎƺȸǣɀƳƺɀǣǕȇƺƳɎȒȅƏǸƺǝɖȅƏȇȸƺɀȵǣȸƏɎȒȸɵ ÈɀƺȒɖȸȇƺɯJȒ(ǣȸƺƬɎ³ɎȸɖƬɎɖȸƺɀ وJȒ(ǣȸƺƬɎ ǼȒȒƳ¨ȸƺɀɀɖȸƺǣɀƏȇƏǔǔȒȸƳƏƫǼƺ ?ƺɮƏǼɖƏɎƺɎǝƺɀɎȸƺȇǕɎǝȒǔȅȒƳƺǼƫȸǣƳǕƺɀƏȇƳƺȇǕǣȇƺƺȸƺƳ WHAT’S NEW هȇȒȇ٨ǣȇɮƏɀǣɮƺɀƺȇɀȒȸƳƺɀǣǕȇƺƳɎȒƺƏɀǣǼɵ ȅƺƏɀɖȸƺȅƺȇɎɀƏɎȸƺɀɎƏȇƳƳɖȸǣȇǕȅȒƳƺȸƏɎƺƏƬɎǣɮǣɎɵ هɀɎȸɖƬɎɖȸƺɀƫɵȅƺƏɀɖȸǣȇǕɎǝƺƏȵȵǼǣƺƳǼȒƏƳ هהnƺƏȸȇȅȒȸƺȒȇȵƏǕƺ هȅƺƏɀɖȸƺǝɖȅƏȇƫǼȒȒƳȵȸƺɀɀɖȸƺ هדבאnƺƏȸȇȅȒȸƺȒȇȵƏǕƺ هהnƺƏȸȇȅȒȸƺȒȇȵƏǕƺ Go Direct Polarimeter Go Direct Mini GC ɖȸȇƺɯJȒ(ǣȸƺƬɎ¨ȒǼƏȸǣȅƺɎƺȸǝƺǼȵɀɀɎɖƳƺȇɎɀȅƺƏɀɖȸƺ ÁǝƺȇƺɯJȒ(ǣȸƺƬɎxǣȇǣJ!ǣɀƏɀȅƏǼǼǕƏɀƬǝȸȒȅƏɎȒǕȸƏȵǝ ɎǝƺȸȒɎƏɎǣȒȇȒǔȵǼƏȇƺ٨ȵȒǼƏȸǣɿƺƳǼǣǕǝɎƬƏɖɀƺƳƫɵɵ ɎǝƏɎƬƏȇƫƺɖɀƺƳɎȒɀƺȵƏȸƏɎƺƏȇƳǣƳƺȇɎǣǔɵƫȒɎǝ هȵȒǼƏȸƏȇƳȇȒȇȵȒǼƏȸƬȒȅȵȒɖȇƳɀ هȒȵɎǣƬƏǼǼɵƏƬɎǣɮƺɀɖƫɀɎƏȇƬƺɀ هחחnƺƏȸȇȅȒȸƺȒȇȵƏǕƺ هטחnƺƏȸȇȅȒȸƺȒȇȵƏǕƺ GoG Direct Sensor Clamp NEW ÁǝƺJȒ(ǣȸƺƬɎ³ƺȇɀȒȸ!ǼƏȅȵɀƺƬɖȸƺǼɵǔƏɀɎƺȇɀɎȒƏÁ Vernier Instrumental ƏȇƳɎǝƺǣȇƬǼɖƳƺƳǼƏȇɵƏȸƳɯوɯƏȇƳ٨ɀɎɵǼƺJȒ(ǣȸƺƬɎɀƺȇɀȒȸ Analysis™ (page 88) ɯȒȸǸɀƏɀƏɀɎȸƏȵɎȒȵȸƺɮƺȇɎƏƬƬǣƳƺȇɎƏǼƳȸȒȵɀƳɖȸǣȇǕɯ and ǣȇهǣȇɮƺɀɎǣǕƏɎǣȒȇɀǣȇɎǝƺˣƺǼƳ Vernier Video Analysis™ nهבוnƺƏȸȇȅȒȸƺȒȇȵƏǕƺ Sensorsor (page 39) not includedded 3 Primary School vernier.com/elementary-school Why Vernier? Technology engages young students. Our carefully designed hands-on data-collection technology helps primary school teachers introduce young learners to science and STEM. We’ve created easy-to-use resources to help you PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY educate and inspire your students. EASY AFFORDABLE VERSATILE Simple for students and ¨ȸǣƬƺƳɎȒˣɎɀƬǝȒȒǼ Compatible with a teachers to use budgets variety of devices I can’t even imagine all of the amazing things I’ll be able to do with the kids with your products. I’m just beyond grateful for companies like yours who give back and help teachers inspire tomorrow’s science leaders. Covey Denton, Greenfield School 4 Topics Gas Pressure Motion Force Explore a sampling of our featured experiments PAGE 8 PAGE 8 PAGE 9 by topic to learn how Vernier technology helps Temperature your students deepen their understanding of key STEM concepts. PAGE 7 Light Magnetism Voltage PAGE 9 PAGE 10 PAGE 10 Wind Energy Solar Energy Robotics Coding PAGE 12 PAGE 12 PAGE 13 PAGE 13 PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY Instill a Lifelong Love New Lessons? Educational of Learning They’re Now a Breeze Standards Young minds are naturally curious; engage your students From bubbling bread and baking soda reactions to RƺǼȵǣȇǕɀɎɖƳƺȇɎɀȅƺƺɎɀɎƏȇƳƏȸƳɀǣɀƏȇǣȅȵȒȸɎƏȇɎƏɀȵƺƬɎȒǔ àƺȸȇǣƺȸɎƺƬǝȇȒǼȒǕɵǝƺǼȵɀɎƺƏƬǝƺȸɀƏɀɎǝƺɵȵȸƺȵƏȸƺهɯƺȒǔǔƺȸƏɮƏȸǣƺɎɵȒǔ ɎƺƏƬǝǣȇǕوwith fun, interactive lessons that encourage investigation of ȸƺˤƺƬɎǣɮǣɎɵȒǔǼǣǕǝɎƏȇƳɀǣȅȵǼƺȅȒɎǣȒȇ ƺƏɀɵ٨ɎȒ٨ǣȅȵǼƺȅƺȇɎǣȇɮƺɀɎǣǕƏɎǣȒȇɀƳƺɀǣǕȇƺƳ students to meet the NGSS and state standards throughوtheir world and instill a lifelong love of learning. ɀɎɖƳƺȇɎ٨ȸƺƏƳɵ هǣȇɮƺɀɎǣǕƏɎǣȒȇɀɎǝƏɎɀɖȵȵȒȸɎɎǝȸƺƺ٨ƳǣȅƺȇɀǣȒȇƏǼǼƺƏȸȇǣȇǕ هɎȒǝƺǼȵƺɴƬǣɎƺƏȇƳƺȇǕƏǕƺɵȒɖȸɵȒɖȇǕǼƺƏȸȇƺȸɀ vernier.com/standards For more information, and to see all our products, visit vernier.com 5 A Guide to Vernier Data Collection Getting Started What You Need to Get Started A Go Direct Sensor A C These versatile sensors connect to your device via Bluetooth® wireless technology or USB. B Device Go Direct® sensors connect to a wide variety of devices commonly used in classrooms, including Chromebooks, .ƏȇƳnƏƫªɖƺɀɎ® 2وƬȒȅȵƏɎǣƫǼƺȅȒƫǣǼƺƳƺɮǣƬƺɀوƬȒȅȵɖɎƺȸɀ