Curriculum
SPARKlabs
What is a SPARKlab? Take the tour and find out!
Complete and highly interactive lab activities, SPARKlabs are a complete learning environment providing all necessary reading, self checks, data collection and analysis in one continuous learning environment. Over 60 labs come free on the SPARK Science Learning System and licenses of SPARKvue software and additional offerings have been and will continue to be created by PASCO and our partners.
Offerings are currently available from Sally Ride Science, Carolina and Horizon Alternative Energy. Additional SPARKlab titles from PASCO for each subject area will be available soon.
Carolina SPARKlabs
Carolina SPARKlabs for Biology and Chemistry
Carolina has teamed up with PASCO to create 10 SPARKlabs for both biology and chemistry. These activities use the Carolina learning cycle to help students Focus, Explore, Explain and then Experiment. Available sensor bundles and materials kits provide everything needed to perform all the activities.
Science through Inquiry
Standards based, equipment independent and featuring guided inquiry, PASCO's new lab manuals are ideal for making sure learning opportunities are not missed. Fully editable, with "sequencing challenges" and "key term challenges" to ensure that students are fully engaged, there are also multiple choice questions to ensure that students are prepared for crucial standardized exams.
Explorations in Physics Lab Manual
Explorations in Physics
The Explorations in Physics lab manual helps teachers incorporate electronic data collection into physics experiments when using PASPORT sensors. This manual includes 25 core standards-based labs.
AP Curriculum
Carolina AP Lab Kits
PASCO and Carolina have joined together to create lab probeware bundles containing the sensors needed to complete the specified AP labs.
Key Concepts Series from Sally Ride Science
This integrated, standards-based program for 21st century middle school science provides everything necessary for teaching the "Big Ideas" in science using modern technology.
Each module consists of a set of six book titles, 30 interactive SPARKlabs that work in conjunction with the book set and all the necessary sensors and interfaces to perform them. Together the three modules can be combined to create a complete curriculum.
Horizon Alternative Energy SPARKlabs
Designed to promote investigation and critical thinking about renewable energy, this set of 8 SPARKlabs combines with the products from Horizon (solar cells, wind turbines, fuel cells and more) create an interactive learning experience.
Available for either middle school or high school these environmental science activities cover a topic that will become an ever increasing part of students lives in the future - clean energy and how to obtain it.
Advanced Curriculum
Advanced and AP experiments matched to standards and designed with the College Board AP curriculum in mind, these lab manuals can be used with any of PASCO's data collection systems (SPARK, DataStudio, Xplorer GLX, SPARKvue).
They are all fully editable and contain pre-lab discussions and post-lab activites to ensure continuity with lectures. Available probeware bundles provide all the sensors necessary to complete the activities.
Interactive Online Activities for Middle School
PASCO Online Academy for Science & Math
With the launch of the PASCO Online Academy for Science & Math, we now offer you access to hundreds of high-quality standards-based online Adaptive Curriculum activities--introduce topics, complement your hands-on activities, or reinforce difficult concepts.
Compelling content and activities, when and where you need them.
- Over 130 Science lessons in life, earth and physical sciences
- Over 90 Math lessons
- Aligned to state, NSES and NCTM middle school standards
Great for interactive lectures with rich visualization, small group activities, individualized learning and homework/remote learning.
Physics Lab Manuals for Xplorer GLX
Physics Labs without computers
These physics labs are written for the Xplorer GLX used as a stand-alone device. Measure, analyze, print or save to a USB flash drive for further analysis or reports.
