Advanced Placement / Environmental Science

Air Pollution and Acid Rain

In this lab, students will use a pH sensor to investigate chemical reactions important in the formation of acid rain to understand the relationship between...

Advanced Placement / Environmental Science

Monitoring Water Quality

In this lab, students use a water quality sensor, turbidity sensor, and weather/anemometer sensor to monitor the pH, dissolved oxygen content, conductivity,...

Advanced Placement / Environmental Science

Toxicology Using Yeast

In this lab, students will use a carbon dioxide gas sensor and pH sensor to evaluate pH's role in toxicity and the role of cell culture in toxicology studies.

Elementary / Elementary Science

Heavy and Heavier

In this lab, students use a force sensor to measure weight. This lab should help students recognize that an object's weight is not necessarily related...

Elementary / Elementary Science

Near and Far

In this lab, students use a motion sensor to describe the position of an object as being near or far from another object. This lab will help students recognize...

Elementary / Elementary Science

Mixing Water

In this lab, students use a temperature sensor to observe that mixing hot and cold water results in a new, averaged temperature.

Elementary / Elementary Science

Light and Dark

In this lab, students use a light sensor to determine how light is related to what they see.

Elementary / Elementary Science

Exploring Temperatures

In this lab, students use a temperature sensor to explore temperature changes. This lab will help students recognize temperature as a measurement of how...

Elementary / Elementary Science

Hot and Cold

In this lab, students use a temperature sensor to observe the property of temperature. Students will learn that this property can be measured using a thermometer...

Elementary / Elementary Science

Weather Instruments

In this lab, students use a weather sensor to make measurements, determine weather conditions, and develop language for describing weather conditions.

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