This "Teacher Wish List" donation will be used to help our Physics teacher Fred Kral purchase two pairs of Go Direct Sensor Carts.

Using a Go Direct Sensor Cart, students can explore force, position, velocity, and acceleration directly on their Bluetooth-enabled device—no wires or additional equipment required. Each cart features built-in sensors to simplify experiment set-up and allow investigations to be conducted on or off the track.  Go Direct Sensor Cart can be used for hands-on kinematics and dynamics demonstrations but can also be used as an individual sensor. Hang a mass and spring from the force sensor to study simple harmonic motion, or attach the cart to a turntable to study centripetal acceleration.

From Fred Kral, Physics teacher: "These carts are full of sensors that communicate results immediately via Bluetooth and would help us focus on making precise measurements and analyzing good data. They would provide an accessible way to study rates of change in Calculus and force and momentum in Physics."

For more information:  https://www.vernier.com/products/sensors/motion-encoders/gdx-cart-g/