Life Sciences

1. Life Sciences Mike Blasberg Life and Environmental Science Education Manager blasberg@pasco.com

2. What is the business opportunity? Percent by dollar value of part channel for selling partners with >$1M in sales, 2012 Part Channel Sales

3. What are the challenges biology educators face? Secondary Biology Teacher • Time consuming labs that produce inconsistent results • Measurements are removed from phenomenon being investigated • Lack of quantitative activities • Need to increase math and technology skills University Biology Professor • Lack of modern equipment • Needs to push students science and math skills to train them for demanding careers • Research quality dataloggers are complicated, expensive, and obscure the science

4. Why PASCO? A complete package for biology and environmental science experiments. Everything you need to quantify, analyze, and visualize a range of biological phenomena. Hardware Software SPARKvue is intuitive yet powerful software that runs on any platform. Spend your time doing science not learning software! Apparatus that works with PASCO sensors and software to make experiments easier, reliable, and enhance students learning. Sensors Lab Activities Over 30 sensors for life and env. science measurements and +70 in the complete PASPORT sensor lineup. Over 50 activities (and counting) for general and advanced high school courses as well as introductory college courses.

5. Biology Solutions Manual: PS-2852 Advanced Biology Bundle: PS-2851 College Biology Bundle College Biology Bundle: PS-2926A Biology Through Inquiry • Starter Biology Bundle • Standard Biology Bundle • Physiology ExtensionBundle *Former Adv. Bio Bundle

6. Advanced Biology Through Inquiry • Ideal for IB biology classes • 22 Activities Designed for AP & IB curriculum • Achievable Inquiry Approach • Initial Investigation • Guided Inquiry • Experimental Design Template • 3 Biotech Labs with Edvotek® Kits • 3 Microscope Labs Shipping Spring 2013

7. Lab Activities CO2 Gas & O2 Gas • Metabolism of Yeast • Cellular Respiration+ • Photosynthesis + • Energy Dynamics + • Enzyme Activity + Barometer / Low Pressure • Enzyme Activity + pH Sensor • Acid Rain • Membrane Permeability • Osmosis and pH • The Role of Buffers • Soil pH • Diffusion+ Temperature* • Energy Content of Food • Exploring Microclimates EKG Sensor • EKG & Factors that affect the heart Hand Grip Heart Rate • Exercise and Heart Rate Breath Rate • Exercise and Respiration Rate Force Sensor • Muscle Fatigue Spirometer • Volume of Breath Colorimeter • Osmosis + • Microscope • Mitosis + • Meiosis + Ethanol • Fermentation in Yeast + • Quad Temp • Cell Size + • Homeostasis + • Spectrometer • Plant Pigments+ • Weather Sensor • Weather in a Terrarium • Transpiration+ • Water Quality Sensor • Water and pH • Water Purification • Cellular Respiration in Yeast • Rate of Photosynthesis for a Aquatic Plant + Advanced Bio Through Inquiry, *Fast Response or Stainless Temp

8. Key Differentiators Software An intuitive user interface that can run on multiple platforms and support SPARKlabs that keep students engaged. Multi-Measure Sensors Unmatched in value and functionality. Hardware Integration Apparatus that works with PASCO sensors and software to make experiments easier, reliable, and enhance students learning.

9. Water Quality *Shipping details on flash drive

10. PASCO’s Value Proposition Easy, Measure, Analyze, Visualize, Technology

11. Enzyme Action 2 H2O2 2 H2O O2 • DemonstrationHighlights • One-button calibration • Quantitative and directly measuring reaction being studied • 90sec data run – FAST! (for biology) • Topic Connections • Catalyzed reactions and enzyme function • Protein structure Enzyme

12. Plant Photosynthesis and Respiration • DemonstrationHighlights • One-button calibration • Directly measuring reaction being studied • Multi Y-axis* • Topic Connections • Photosynthesis • Respiration • Carbon Cycling • Fermentation

13. Thank You. Questions?