Web Seminar

Join us on Tuesday, August 25, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, and walk away with relevant classroom activities that you can use immediately.

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.

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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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National Science Teaching Association

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Date Tuesday August 25, 2026 Time 7:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM CT / 5:00 PM MT / 4:00 PM PT Duration 60 Minutes Audience Middle school and high school science educators and administrators.

Sponsored by

Vernier Science Education

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