Costa Rica
Return to Costa Rica -- February 2003

Overview

Holbrook recently sponsored its third Field-Based Learning Seminar in Selva Verde, Costa Rica. PASCO was proud to be asked back again to participate in this 4-day event, assisting educators in hands-on, inquiry-based learning. For an overview of the two previous events, visit PASCO's "Across the Planet" page and scroll down to the "Central America" section.

Teachers' Seminar

Teachers from across the U.S. participated in this Field-Based Learning Seminar. Our naturalist guide, Ramon, shared the history of his native country as we explored the incredible biodiversity of its flora and fauna. In addition to viewing this breathtaking country, we used PASCO's probeware to measure environmental factors that make this part of the world unique.

The Learning Center

Above, a student measures air temperature using the Xplorer datalogger and a Temperature probe.

The equipment PASCO donated to the Sarapiqui Conservation Learning Center (SCLC) will continue to be used throughout the year by visiting teachers, student groups and local school children. The PASCO probeware activities below are available at the center for rainforest experiments:

• Cut Humidity with a Knife
• Electrifying Fruit
• Keeping it Natural
• Temperature . . . It's Everywhere
• Under Pressure
• Volcano Vertigo
• Go with the Flow
• Let There Be Light
• Salinity in the Soil

In March, a project will begin wherein the SCLC, nature guides and local school children will conduct year-round environmental measurements and post the results on the Internet for people around the world to view.