"Vernier Software & Technology"

Use Vernier probeware to teach concepts at the college physics, AP Physics, or IB Physics level. Use it in addition to Advanced Physics with Vernier - Mechanics and Physics with Vernier for a comprehensive set of topics.

Use Vernier probeware to teach mechanics concepts at the college physics, AP Physics, or IB Physics level. Use it in addition to Physics with Vernier for a comprehensive set of topics.

Use the Time of Flight Pad to precisely measure how long a projectile has been in motion. The Time of Flight Pad is used with the Vernier Projectile Launcher and a Vernier interface to determine the launch speed of a projectile, along with the time the projectile is in flight. Time-of-flight measurements allow students to see just how kinematic calculations work in real-world applications. The Time of Flight Pad is electrically like a photogate. When a ball strikes the foam top surface, a circuit is closed.

With the Vernier Variable load, students can adjust the potentiometer to provide resistances between 6 and 255 Ω, allowing them to determine the optimal load on a system.

Collect quantitative acceleration data with this adjustable fan cart.

This balsa wood is pre-shaped in an airfoil shape.

All you need to add is a wind source, basic tools, and imagination!

This kit enables a number of advanced experiments, especially with GENPack generator module. Try different gear ratios, blade designs, generators, and more, in a creative, hands-on inquiry into wind energy science. This nacelle also converts for conducting weightlifting experiments, making it a great option for studying mechanical and electrical energy.

Balsa wood is very lightweight and stiff, and it is perfect for making experimental wind turbine blades.

KidWind blade pitch protractor, incredibly helpful for measuring the blade pitch angle on your KidWind turbine.

Educational Materials, Alternative Energy, Application: Physics, KidWind basic turbine building parts

Chipboard is a stiff, easy to cut, lightweight, low cost, and recyclable material used to make simple wind turbine blades.

These dowels are used for designing and testing wind turbine blades and fit into the Wind Turbine Hub.

Experiment with gear ratios on your wind turbine or other small projects. Adding gears to your turbine can greatly increase the generator RPM, giving you higher power output. The small 8-tooth gear fits on 2 mm driveshafts that are found on many DC generators. The gears have a keying feature that allows them to be changed quickly and easily using the included hex locks. The hex lock secures to our 9/64 inch hex-driveshaft. Hex-driveshaft not included.

The GENPack allows students to construct their own electrical generator and perform experiments with electricity and magnetism. Changing variables in the generator design will impact current and voltage output. The GENPack is perfect for physics and electrical students exploring Faraday’s law, induction, AC/DC electricity production, and energy transformations. We recommend this kit for advanced middle school students and older.

The KidWind Motor Mount Pack holds the motor (generator) in place when affixed to the wind turbine nacelle. The Motor Mount Pack can be used to replace lost parts from a nacelle. It can also be used to mount a nacelle to the tower for a vertical axis wind turbine configuration.