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Getting Started with the SPARK

Getting Started with the SPARK. PASCO scientific Education Solutions. Your First Probeware Measurement. What’s Room Temperature (in °C)? Guess (err, Hypothesize) Measure. Me. Glenn Starkey starkey@pasco.com. Agenda. Device Overview Four Ways to Use the SPARK Resources Q&A.

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Getting Started with the SPARK

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  1. Getting Started with the SPARK PASCO scientific Education Solutions

  2. Your First Probeware Measurement • What’s Room Temperature (in °C)? • Guess (err, Hypothesize) • Measure

  3. Me Glenn Starkey starkey@pasco.com

  4. Agenda • Device Overview • Four Ways to Use the SPARK • Resources • Q&A

  5. Device Overview

  6. Four Paths Show monitor Build Open … …

  7. monitor “I just want to see a quick reading.” monitor • easy • limited • can’t record • can’t change units

  8. Show “I want to record my measurement and see it in different displays.” Show • single measurement shown automatically in four displays, one per page

  9. Build • more control • requires thought about best display type(s) “I want to select and customize my displays” Build …

  10. Open • SPARKlabs • pre-installed experiments • engaging, guided inquiry format • Journals for lab reports “I want a complete experiment.” Open …

  11. Middle School SPARKlabs (12) • Acid Rain and Plant Growth - pH Sensor • Are You Speeding - Motion Sensor • Bright Lights - Light Sensor • Exploring Environmental Temperatures - Temperature Probe • Mapping the Ocean Floor - Motion Sensor • Operation Deep Freeze - Temperature Sensor (Stainless Steel) • Recovery Heart Rate - Heart Rate Sensor • Soil Characteristics - pH Sensor • Thermoregulation of Body Temperature - Temperature Probe • Varying Lights - Voltage Probe • Varying Reaction Rates - Temperature Probe • Why We Brush Our Teeth - pH Probe • (+ 49 more in other Subjects, including 10 Elementary with Temp & Voltage)

  12. SPARK Resources • Quick Start Guide • User Guide (PDF) • Visual Reference (PDF) • Quick Start Movie • SPARKlab Teacher Notes (PDF) • Teacher & Technical Support • Professional Development www www www www

  13. Questions ?

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