RESOURCES
All downloads marked with 
are in Adobe PDF format and require Adobe Reader for viewing or printing.
If you experience any difficulties downloading a particular file, please contact us and we will mail you the required file/s on our latest Resource CD.
PASCO’s GLX student lab manuals
PASCO’s GLX student lab manuals are available for free download. Click here
Experiments Library
All experiments include electronic DataStudio configuration files. All content posted on the Experiment Web assumes a basic familiarity with PASCO equipment and DataStudio software. Therefore procedures are summarized -- written for users who can easily access DataStudio features such as the Experiment Setup window. Less experienced users can use DataStudio's built-in Help menu and/or click on embedded links to view more detailed instructions.
Cntrl-Click 
(Mac) or Right-Click 
(Windows) to download experiment files. These are provided in PDF or HTML, for experiment notes, and DataStudio experiment files. You will need Acrobat Reader and DataStudio 1.7 or newer in order to use these files and Stuffit Expander, Winzip or similar to decompress encoded files.
Some PASPort experiments also include DataStudio Workbooks with a purpose, setup photos and detailed setup instructions, data collection instructions, and suggestions for conclusions and extension.
Separate experiment files are supplied for Science Workshop and PASPort equipment. Users of the original Science Workshop software are invited to upgrade to DataStudio Lite at no cost. DataStudio Lite will open configuration files and record user's data.
Alternatively, the original Science Workshop experiment libraries including 200+ experiments are available for download.
Many experiments are also available in printed form along with teacher notes and support materials. Ordering details can be found in the PASCO product Catalogue's
Experiments by Subject
Biology & Physiology
Chemistry
Earth & Environmental Science
Maths & Physics
Primary & Middle School Science
Edvotek Biotechnology
General Collections
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PASCO'S original Science Workshop libraries 200+ experiments across all sciences.
PASPort Workbooks 30+ self-contained workbooks for PASPort & DataStudio.
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General activities suitable for Middle School across all the sciences.
Spark Authoring Kit
A SPARKlab Authoring Kit (in English) has been released to the public. It guides readers through the process of creating their own SPARKlabs (for SPARKvue and/or the SPARK SLS device) using SPARKvue software and a presentation application like powerPoint or Keynote.
SPARKlabs are available for the SPARK Science Learning System and SPARKVue in the following titles:
SPARKlabs Biology
- Acid Rain
- Enzyme Action
- Exploring Microclimates
- Membrane Permeability
- Organisms and pH
- Osmosis
- Plant Respiration and Photosynthesis
- Respiration of Germinating Seeds
- Role of Buffers
- Transpiration
SPARKabs Chemistry
- Absolute Zero (Gay-Lussac's Law)
- An Acid Base Titration
- Boyle's Law
- Concentration of a Solution (Beer's Law)
- Diprotic Titration- Multi-Step Chemical Reactions
- Electrochemical Batteries
- Evidence of a Chemical Reaction
- Heats of Reaction and Solution
- Intermolecular Forces
- Percent Oxygen in Air
SPARKlabs Earth Science
- Air Pollution and Acid Rain
- Hydrogen Bonding of Water
- Insolation and the Seasons
- Monitoring the Quality of Water
- Radiation Energy Transfer
- Soil pH
- Soil Salinity
- Specific Heat - Land Versus Water
- Water Treatment
SPARKlabs Physics
- Acceleration
- Archimedes' Principle
- Conservation of Energy
- Electromagnetic Induction
- Magnetism
- Newton's First Law
- Newton's Second Law
- Ohm's Law
- Speed and Velocity
- Voltage
SPARKlabs Elementary
- Endothermic and Exothermic Changes
- Feeling and Measuring Temperature
- Heating Land and Water
- Keeping Warm
- Lighting a Bulb
- Melting and Boiling
- Mixing Warm and Cool Water
- Temperatures in the Environment
- What is a Conductor
- What is an Electric Circuit
SPARKlabs Middle School
- Acid Rain and Plant Growth
- Are You Speeding
- Bright Lights
- Exploring Environmental Temperatures
- Mapping the Ocean Floor
- Operation Deep Freeze
- Recovery Heart Rate_Ear Clips
- Recovery Heart Rate_Hand Grips
- Soil Characteristics
- Thermoregulation of the Body
- Varying Lights
- Varying Reaction Rates
Did You Know? is intended to be a conversation starter. As you use the presentation with various audiences, leave plenty of time at the end for questions and discussion. Questions such as the following are good ways to start conversation:
- What are your initial reactions to what you saw in the presentation?
- How are these changes manifesting themselves in your personal lives? professional lives?
- What do we think it means to prepare students for the 21st century?
- What skills do students need to survive and thrive in this new era?
- What implications does this have for our current way of doing things?
- Do we need to change? If so, how?
- How do we get from here to there?
- What challenges must we overcome as we move forward?
- What supports will we need as we move forward?
- What kind of training will we need to move forward?
- What kind of commitments will we need to make (with each other, our students, and our community) to move forward?
- Who's scared? Why?
- What will we do next?
- What are some concrete actions that we can take in the near future?
