Sponsored Archive: Toss It, Walk It, Graph It: Simple Motion Experiments to Start the Year Strong, August 25, 2026

What if your students understood motion—really understood it—before the first unit was over? In this free webinar, three high school science teachers and Vernier Trendsetters each share a classroom-tested experiment they use in the first weeks of school. From walking a position-time graph with your own body to investigating the energy transformations of a tossed ball, these are activities that build intuition, spark curiosity, and get your students off to a strong start.

Participants will:

  • Get students moving with a graph-matching walking activity
  • Connect real-world motion to position-time graphs
  • Analyze a tossed ball to explore energy conservation
  • Create calculated columns and energy graphs in Vernier Graphical Analysis®
  • Leave with practical tips for launching a successful motion unit, building strong data analysis habits, and establishing strong scientific reasoning from the start of the school year

Whether you're preparing a full physics unit or just looking for a confident, hands-on way to start the year, you'll walk away with fun, relevant activities you can use right away.

Attendees who join us live will be entered to win a Go Direct Motion Detector.

To participants – by registering for this Sponsored Web Seminar, you understand that the sponsoring organization will receive your email address to potentially follow up with you regarding product and service information that may be of interest.

All individuals receive a certificate of participation and 100 NSTA engagement points for attending the live program and completing the end-of-program survey. A certificate of participation is not awarded for watching the recorded version of the program.

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Below are comments from individuals who attended the seminar:

  • "I enjoyed learning about the simple, hands-on motion activities that allow students to toss objects, walk different distances, collect data, and create graphs. These activities make motion concepts engaging and easier for students to understand."
  • "I loved the presenters' knowledge, passion, and enthusiasm to inspire their students."
  • "It gave me ideas to use when building ideas with my students, rather than just using the tools when I want students to get data for graphical analysis and deriving motion equations."

A certificate of attendance was deposited into participants' account page for completing the evaluation form at the end of the program.

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