PASCO Newsletters

Educators around the world use PASCO technology in their classes to engage students in 21st century science learning. In the PASCO Newsletter, we share some of their experiences, and we offer tips on how teachers can use our solutions to bring inquiry-based lessons to life for their students. We also talk about what’s new, and what’s going to be coming your way soon. The PASCO Newsletter comes out twice per year, once in the spring, and once in the fall. Download a copy here, or subscribe to the newsletter and have it delivered straight to your inbox!

Spring/Summer 2013 (.pdf)

Equip your iPad or Android Tablet for Science
Remembering Dr. Sally Ride
Use a Force Sensor to Measure Mass
STEM Education and Student-Led Peer Groups
Projecting the SPARK Science Learning System
A Superconductivity Experiment
Solutions for AP® Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Environmental Science
PASCO Around the World

Spring/Summer 2012 (.pdf)

Sally Ride Science for Middle School & Upper Elementary School
SPARKlabs & Addressing Student Misconceptions About Evaporation
Field-Based Learning in Costa Rica
ODYSSEY in Chemistry
Onion Root Tip Mitosis
What IS a Newton?
Light & Optics: The Inverse Square Law
Stories from Our Users
PASCO Around the World

Fall/Winter 2011 (.pdf)

Solutions for Middle School Science
PASCO and CSCOPE Partner in Texas
Title 1 Students Succeed in STEM
Creating a STEM-based Lab Activity
Affordable Spectrometry
Projectile Motion
Tips from Professional Development
PASCO STEM Educator Awards

Links for additional resources:

Download the PASCO STEM SPARKlab from ISTE:
SPARKvue users may open the actual SPARKvue file (.spk). Or view the PowerPoint presentation (.zip).
This SPARKlab, made to ignite a conversation with ISTE conference attendees visiting PASCO’s booth, can help you get started on creating your own custom STEM-based lab in SPARKvue.
Read Dr. Randy Yerrick’s white paper (.pdf).
Learn more about Dr. Yerrick’s research on how technology, including sensors and probeware, can transform teaching and learning in today’s science classroom.
Explore the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) programs for students
Learn more about the new PASCO-supported solutions developed by NOAA scientists to help students with local water quality studies.