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Curriculum Title/Designer
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Equipment
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Probe-sensed Qualities
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Activity Description
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Grade
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| Biology (Health) |
Measuring
Matters/
Pasco Scientific |
pH Sensor, Heart Rate Sensor, Temperature
Sensor |
Heart rate, temperature, and pH |
Nine investigations into
pH, heart rate, and temperature provide 27 days of classroom activities. |
MS |
|
Biology (Health)
|
|
Pasco Gaseous Oxygen Sensor
|
Oxygen
|
How well do my school lunch choices
meet my body's energy needs? Cells, energy, transformation, organ
systems, human biology, heath, physiology, physics, cell structure
and function
|
7-8 |
| Biology |
Explorations
in Biology/
Pasco Scientific
|
A variety of PASPORT PASCO sensors |
Temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen,
conductivity, carbon dioxide, pressure, light, humidity, turbidity,
heart rate, force |
25 guided-inquiry, lab-based activities
use PASPORT sensors in investigations of photosynthesis; diffusion
and osmosis; pH and physiology; and soil salinity and water quality. |
9-10 |
| Chemistry |
Explorations
in Chemistry/
Pasco Scientific |
A variety of PASCO PASPORT sensors |
Temperature, pH, color, pressure,
conductivity, turbidity, carbon dioxide, dissolved oxygen, voltage/current |
25 guided-inquiry, lab-based activities
use PASPORT sensors in investigations of acid-base titrations;
endothermic and exothermic reactions; phase changes and heating/cooling
curves; and ideal gas behavior. |
10-11 |
| Chemistry |
Soap/
ChemSense
(SRI)
|
Pasco pH Probe |
pH |
Saponification: mixing of substances,
chemistry of water, solubility, hydrophobicity, and hydrophilicity;
aggregation and connectivity.
|
HS |
| Chemistry |
Solubility/
ChemSense
(SRI)
|
Pasco Disolved Oxygen, Pressure,
Temperature, and pH Probes
|
Oxygen, pressure, temperature, pH
|
Covers vapor pressure and solution
equilibrium; molecular solvation and factors affecting solubility;
miscibility; dispersion; colligative properties of solutions;
and
molecular geometry.
|
HS |
| Chemistry, Environmental Science |
Hydromania/
Pasco Scientific |
pH Sensor, Conductivity
Sensor, Temperature Sensor, Dissolved Oxygen Sensor,
Turbidity Sensor, Xplorer datalogger, DataStudio Lite |
pH, conductivity, temperature, dissolved
oxygen, turbidity |
How do the properties and quality
of water relate to everyday life? Activities on properties of water,
water quality, water treatment, and conservation & watershed |
MS |
| Environmental Science |
|
Pasco Probes, Model-It
|
pH, oxygen levels, temperature
|
What is the water like in my river?
Watersheds, erosion and deposition; how chemistry and biology
affect
water quality.
|
7 |
| Environmental, Earth Science |
Explorations
in Earth/Environmental Science/
Pasco Scientific |
A variety of PASCO PASPORT sensors |
Temperature, pH, conductivity, voltage/current,
light, pressure, humidity, turbidity, motion, magnetic field,
carbon dioxide, dissolved oxygen |
25 guided-inquiry, lab-based activities
use PASPORT sensors in investigations of acid rain; sunlight intensity
and the changing of the seasons; solar and hydroelectric power;
and ocean floor mapping |
9-12 |
| Physics |
|
Motion Sensors, Interactive physics
|
Motion, force, velocity, acceleration
|
Why do I need to wear a helmet
when I ride my bike?
|
7-8 |
|
Physics
|
Simple Machines/
LeTUS (U.
Mich)
|
Force and Motion Sensors
|
|
How can I use machines to help
me build big things? Force, motion, distance, simple machines
|
7-8 |
| Physics |
Noodling
with Newton/
Pasco Scientific |
Force Sensor, Motion
Sensor, USB Link, Xplorer datalogger, DataStudio Lite, and EZscreen
software |
Force and motion |
Six investigations into
force and motion provide 18 days of classroom activities. |
MS |
| Physics |
Wondering
about Waves/
Pasco Scientific |
WAVEPORT Software, Light Box, Ray
Optics Kit, Equilateral Prism, DataStudio Lite, EZscreen software |
Light and sound |
Six investigations into light and
sound provide 18 days of classroom activities. |
MS |
| Physics |
Electrifying
Energy/
Pasco Scientific |
Voltage/Current Sensor, Magnetic Field
Sensor |
Electricity and magnetism |
Twelve investigations into electricity
and magnetism provide 36 days of classroom activities. |
MS |
Physics,
Chemistry |
|
Pasco pH Probe, e-Chem, Model-It,
Tool Soup
|
Car exhaust
|
What affects the quality of the
air in my community? Chemical and physical properties of pollutants.
|
7 |
| Physics |
Explorations
in Physics/
Pasco Scientific
|
A variety of PASCO PASPORT sensors |
Motion, force, voltage/current, light,
magnetic field, temperature |
25 guided-inquiry, lab-based activities
use PASPORT sensors in investigations of acceleration due to gravity;
conservation of momentum; series and parallel wiring in DC circuits;
polarization of light |
11-12 |
| Multi-disciplinary |
Rainforests at the Crossroads/
The JASON Project |
TI-73 Explorer™, TI CBL 2™,
Vernier LabPro, TI-73 DataMate, and assorted sensors
|
Carbon dioxide, temperature, turbidity,
etc. |
Activities connect to 2003-4 JASON
Project curriculum on rainforests, covering topics in the life,
earth, and environmental sciences. |
4-9 |
