Success Stories

PASCO Stories from Around the Planet -- Collected stories from science educators acress the planet using PASCO solutions.

PASCO Datalogger Performs on World's Highest Summits

Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa and Mt. Vinson, Antarctica -- Adventurer and scientist brings along PASPORT probeware on quest to climb highest mountain on each continent.

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• GLOBE Program® -- Probeware from PASCO Meets Specs
• CIESE -- PASCO Partners with Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education
• PASCO is Probeware Resource for BioZone Textbooks
 
• Eclipse 2002 -- Probeware Captured Data from Four Points Around the Globe

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PASCO Hosts Popular Exhibit at Olympic Training Center

During the summer of 2007, the U.S. Olympic Complex extended an invitation to PASCO scientific to install an exhibit in the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame rotunda, at the visitor center. The exhibit opened on July 23rd and consisted of 4 hands-on technology stations where visitors gained new understanding and appreciation of the strength, conditioning, and skill required to perform at the level of our Olympic athletes.

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• Students Use Data from Space
• Newport News -- Removing Barriers to Minority Achievement
• CardioHEADS Program Sparks Interest in Science

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PASCO and Partners Offer Probeware Studies in Costa Rica

Chilamate, Costa Rica -- PASCO has worked with Holbrook, Selva Verde Private Reserve, Sarapiqui Conservation Learning Center, the GLOBE Program® and others to offer educators experience using probeware in a unique setting.

See highlights of PASCO visits to the rainforest of Costa Rica:

• GLOBE Program Offers Certification Using PASCO Probeware
• Environmental Monitoring Program in Costa Rica
• Return to Costa Rica -- February 2003
• Sample Experiments from Costa Rica -- October 2002
• First Visit to Costa Rica Rainforest -- February 2002

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Tracking an Eclipse in Norway and Sharing Workbook throughout Country

Holmestrand, Norway -- PASCO's representative in Norway was able to use PASPORT to document a solar eclipse, and then share a DataStudio workbook of the eclipse with all of Norway's secondary school students.

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Science Week Introduces Young Australian Students to Probeware

Queensland, Australia -- Australian teacher Peter Cavallaro finds students' concepts of mechanics and motion dramatically changed through activities incorporating probeware.

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Teachers Discover Computers and PASPORT Technology in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Americans introduce teachers in Ethiopia to concepts such as learning styles, cooperative learning and engaging students by introducing fun into the classroom -- including use of the Xplorer and sensors.

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• South Africa's "Stone Dragon" Campers Explore Environment
• Mobile Science Center Brings High-Tech Experimentation to Remote Parts of South Africa

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Antarctica Expedition Includes PASCO Equipment

McMurdo Sound, Antarctica -- Fourth-grade teacher Tina King used PASCO datalogging equipment on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Antarctica. Tina collected information on temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and salinity.

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