Solutions for Science Teachers

1. Solutions for Science Teachers Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

2. Science Education: A National Priority Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

3. Real Scientists Use Inquiry Methods • Use probeware to inquiry to: • Engage students • Focus on knowledge construction • Create instant connections • Relate “real-world” phenomena to scientific data • Support higher order thinking • Replace time spent on lower level tasks • Promote conceptual change Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

4. Hands-on, Minds-on Teaching • Knowledge construction • Guided inquiry for conceptual change • Inquiry-based approaches • Students as real scientists • Content-based solutions • Standards-based content • Integrate with normal classroom activity Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

5. Hands-on, Minds-on Learning • Requires active and interactive engagement • Science is “fooling around” and conceptualizing • Builds on prior knowledge • Coordinate predictions with evidence • Exploits multiple representations • Different views, different perspectives • Focuses on higher-order skills • Concepts not tedium Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

6. Transparent Learning NOT technology Ease-of-use AND ease-of-doing Versatile Interfaces for every context Software for every age level Sensors & content for every discipline Durable Tested for classroom use Unbeatable warranty Well-supported “Best-in-class” tech support Training & professional development Guaranteed value Price point for every budget Low total cost of ownership PASCO: Solutions for Science Education Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

7. Industry Standard Probeware • Forward Looking • Modern digital vs analog technologies • Innovative • MultiMeasure® sensors • Age scaleable software interface • Electronic workbooks • Backwards Compatible • Protect existing sensor investments Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

8. Use Probeware for Higher Scores Results from NAEP: • Students who use probeware score higher • Frequent probeware use correlates with higher scores Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

9. When You Succeed, They Succeed Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

10. Solutions for Elementary Teachers Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

11. Solutions for Elementary Teachers • Discover Your World • Ask a question, make a prediction, gather data, explain the outcome • New SensorScience™ Kits: • Temperature, Light and Sound • Weather Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

12. Understanding Perception & Sensation • Perception & Sensation of Temperature, Light and Sound • Compare human perceptions of temperature, light and sound with measured sensations • Temperature, Light and Sound Kit includes: • Xplorer Datalogger • Temperature, Light, Sound MultiMeasure Sensor • Stainless Steel Temperature Probe • DataStudio Lite Software Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

13. SensorScience Weather • Relate Cloud and Sky Observations to Weather Changes • Build and use a weather station • Investigate and log atmospheric conditions over a 5-day period • SensorScience Weather Kit Includes: • Xplorer Datalogger • Weather MultiMeasure Sensor • DataStudio Lite Software Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

14. Solutions for Middle School Teachers Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

15. Solutions for Middle School Teachers • Handheld Science • No computers required • Middle School Kits: • General Science, Water Quality, Physical Science: Chemistry ImagiLabs™ for Xplorer GLX • Hydromania • Force and Motion • Properties of Matter • Light and Sound • Electricity and Magnetism Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

16. Watershed Biology • New Water Quality ImagiLab for Xplorer GLX • Measure parameters for evaluating the health of lakes, streams, estuaries • Learn Methodologies for monitoring water quality • Water Quality ImagiLab Kit includes: • Xplorer GLX • Water Quality MultiMeasure sensor • CD with 15 activities designed to develop environmental literacy Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

17. Solutions for General Science Teachers Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

18. Introduction to Electricity • Learn about electricity by becoming part of the equipment: • Use hand cranks and feel the extra work required to power additional light bulbs when added to a circuit • See in “real-time” voltage, current and power you generate • Understand energy storage by charging and discharging a capacitor Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

19. Solutions for General Science Teachers • Integrate Laboratory experiences with regular classroom content • Understanding electricity • Introduction to Electricity Kit Includes: • Xplorer GLX Interface • Voltage/Current Sensor • Hand Crank Generator • Series/Parallel Circuit • Capacitor • Series/Parallel Battery Holders • Assorted Patch cords • Detailed Instructions Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

20. Solutions for Biology Teachers Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

21. Understanding Photosynthesis • Oxygen Production is central to the study of life • Use the Photosynthesis Kit to Measure it directly and easily Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

22. Solutions for Biology Teachers • Photosynthesis tank • Control environment for reliable repeatable measures • Dissolved Oxygen sensor • Measure Oxygen production directly • Vary conditions • Turn lights on and off to change O2 production • PhotoSynthesis Kit Includes: • Xplorer GLX Interface • Photosynthesis Tank • Dissolved Oxygen Sensor • Detailed Instructions Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

23. Solutions for Chemistry Teachers Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

24. Solutions for Chemistry Teachers • Create Titration Curves in Minutes—Not Hours • Calibrate drop size by reading the burette twice • Graph pH and volume in real time • Immediately determine equivalence points • Acid-Based Titration Kit Includes: • Xplorer GLX Interface • Chemistry Sensor • High Accuracy Drop Counter • Detailed instructions Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

25. Earth & Environmental Science Solutions Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

26. Discover and Map Microclimates • Make localized weather measurements • Use Weather sensor to record conditions and GPS sensor to localize them • Place them on a map • View data on local map in MyWorld GIS • Generalize from microclimates to global climate zones • Use MyWorld GIS datasets to explore global climate zones • Exploring Microclimates Kit includes: • Xplorer GLX Interface • GPS Position Sensor • Weather/Anemometer • Detailed Instructions Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

27. Solutions for Physics Teachers Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

28. Solutions for Physics Teachers • Connect abstract concepts • Simultaneously measure the force applied to an oscillating object and its motion • Explore phase relationships • Observe covariance in force and velocity • Perturb the system, observe the outcome • Change the mass, spring constant or starting position Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

29. Solutions for Physics Teachers • From Hooke’s Law to Conservation of Energy with a Single Kit • Simple Harmonic Motion Kit includes: • Xplorer GLX Interface • Motion Sensor • Force Sensor • Equal Length Spring Set • Hooked Mass Set • Pendulum Clamp • Detailed Instructions Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery

30. Advancing Science Education Worldwide Activate Inquiry, Inspire Discovery