Explorations in Earth and Environmental Sciences

Integrate probeware into the Earth Sciences you already teach!

The Explorations in Earth and Environmental Sciences Lab Manual includes 25 core standards-based labs.

Explorations in Earth/Environmental Sciences Lab Manual  (PS-2809)

25 Earth/Environmental Sciences Activities Included:

Hydrosphere

  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Specific Heat, Differential Heating and Cooling of Land vs. Water
  • The Air-Water Interface
  • Runoff Effect & Water Quality
  • Turbidity & Thermal Pollution
  • Water Quality Monitoring Field Trip
  • Filtration
  • Hydroelectric Power

Atmosphere

  • Acid Rain
  • Tracking Weather Cycles
  • Isolation, Intensity, and the Seasons
  • Sunlight Intensity and Reflectivity of Earth's Surface
  • Energy Transfer: Convection, Conduction, & Radiation
  • Greenhouse Effect
  • Air Quality
  • Generating Electricity

Geosphere

  • Properties of Soil
  • Soil Erosion
  • Soil pH
  • Soil Salinity
  • Soil Respiration
  • Earth's Magnetic Field
  • Geology - Plate Tectonics
  • Ocean Floor Mapping
  • Exploring Bathymetric Data

The Explorations in Earth and Environmental Sciences Lab Manual provides the assistance needed to integrate modern science tools into your existing labs. Designed for teachers by teachers, the manual helps teachers incorporate electronic data collection into science experiments when using PASPORT sensors.

The Lab Manual with included CD enables you to get started quickly and easily:

  • Informational teacher pages, including materials lists, correlations to national standards and background information
  • Hand-out ready Student Instruction Sheets
  • Hand-out ready Student Response Sheets
  • Sample completed Student Response Sheets
  • Content-packed CD with 25 labs
    • Pre- configured electronic DataStudio files – works automatically with written lab activity
    • Electronic copies of all paper documents – allows for teacher customization
    • Sample data sets – provides opportunity for teacher to test lab
Earth Screen Shot

Understanding Seasons Lab. Measure the change in temperature of a surface when exposed to the sun at different angles. Enlarge Graph

Here's what you need:

Explorations Earth/Environmental Lab Manual

Explorations in Earth/Environmental Sciences Lab Manual (PS-2809)

This lab manual contains 25 standards-based earth/environmental sciences labs using probeware with a computer. Lab manual contains teacher information, student lab instructions and worksheets. CD includes electronic version of manual, experiment setup files and sample data.

We recommend one Lab Manual per classroom.

Probeware Bundle

Earth/Environmental Bundle

Choose the bundle option that best meets your needs. Select the Standard Bundle for the probeware to perform all 25 labs.

See a convenient comparison of bundle options.

We recommend one bundle for each lab group of 2-4 students.

DataStudio Site License (CI-6871G)

Optional upgrade

DataStudio Logo

Add a DataStudio Site License to your order, and your entire K-12 campus is licensed for the full-featured DataStudio data collection and analysis software. Our starter version, DataStudio Lite, is provided for free with each shipment. But for a low-one time purchase, give your school unlimited access. PASCO’s generous software license includes FREE updates for life.

What other lab equipment is needed?

The bundles above consist of probeware. Additional equipment and materials may be required to perform each experiment, some or all of which you may already have in your lab. See the equipment and materials list for each experiment in this lab manual for more information.

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