Vernier Coding Activities with JavaScript: Go Direct Sensors
Boosting Vernier Go Direct® sensor technology with JavaScript® unleashes your students’ creativity as they integrate sensor data into their custom web page. These activities guide your students through the process of creating a web page while introducing them to HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.
$35.00
Guided by the activities in this e-book, students combine JavaScript and Vernier data-collection tools to develop an interactive web page that collects and displays graphs and live data from a Go Direct sensor. Along the way, students learn how to use HTML and CSS to customize the look and feel of their content so that each student creates their own unique web page. This e-book is written for the Go Direct Weather System, but the activities can be modified to create a visual display of data from any Vernier Go Direct sensor.
Whether you are a tech-savvy science instructor interested in integrating coding into your curriculum or a computer science instructor looking for the right project, these activities will engage your students and provide you with a structure that illustrates the power of coding.
- Ten guided activities aligned with CSTA Computer Science Standards
- Student instructions
- Instructor information guide
- Sample program code
- A generous site license—buy one e-book and duplicate the activities for your class
These activities are written for the Go Direct Weather System, but they can be modified to create a visual display of data from any Vernier Go Direct sensor.
| Activity |
| 1. Setting up a Simple Web Page (HTML) |
| 2. Displaying Sensor Information |
| 3. Introduction to CSS |
| 4. Reading Sensor Data (JS) |
| 5. Disconnecting the Sensor (JS/HTML/CSS) |
| 6. Linking Web Pages (JS/HTML) |
| 7. Visibility of Elements on a Web Page (JS/HTML) |
| 8. Choosing Sensor Channel |
| 9. Storing Data in an Array |
| 10. Graphing Data |
Preview “Introduction to CSS” from Vernier Coding Activities with JavaScript: Go Direct Sensors. The preview download includes student instructions for Visual Studio Code and Glitch code editors.
