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PASCO's Integrated Solutions for Environmental Science

Facilitate discovery-based environmental inquiry in your classroom with PASCO. We offer cutting-edge solutions for both general and advanced Environmental Science classes, as well as Ag Science. Using our award-winning wireless sensors and SPARKvue software, students can collect and analyze data and see their lab results, all in real time and on their own devices. Our wireless sensors are rugged, suitable for use inside or outside the classroom, and have a long battery life. These sensors are powerful tools for environmental monitoring and experimentation anytime, anywhere. And our free digital labs may provide the exact lab investigation you have been seeking.

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Agricultural Science Starter Lab Station 
EB-6336 #​1621773

WHAT'S INCLUDED

  • 1x Wireless pH Sensor

  • 1x Wireless CO₂ Sensor

  • 1x Wireless Conductivity Sensor

  • 1x Wireless Colorimeter & Turbidity Sensor

  • 1x Wireless Temperature Sensor

Lab Activities​

  1. Determining Soil Quality

  2. Water Treatment

  3. Freshwater Quality Monitoring 

  4. Water and pH

  5. Respiration of Germinating Seeds

  6. Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis

  7. Plant Respiration and Photosynthesis

  8. Modeling an Ecosystem

  9. Greenhouse Gases

  10. Energy Content of Food

  11. Diffusion

  12. Soil and pH

Agricultural Science Extension Lab Station 
EB-6337 #​1621774

WHAT'S INCLUDED

  • 1x Wireless Weather Sensor with GPS

  • 1x Weather Vane Accessory

  • 1x Wireless Optical Dissolved Oxygen Sensor

  • 1x EcoZone System

Lab Activities Videos
Diffusion
18:41

Diffusion

Measure the pH, conductivity, and absorbance of a model cell containing a semi-permeable membrane to better understand cell regulation. Supports PASCO's Agricultural Science Starter Lab Station: http://pasco.com/product/eb-6336 Find this activity's free student and teacher files here in PASCO's Experiment Library: https://www.pasco.com/resources/lab-experiments/409
Energy Content of Food
15:36

Energy Content of Food

Build a calorimeter and measure the energy content of foods containing dominant macromolecules (carbohydrates vs. lipids) and then relate the results to energy storage. Supports PASCO's Agricultural Science Starter Lab Station: http://pasco.com/product/eb-6336 Find this activity's free student and teacher files here in PASCO's Experiment Library: https://www.pasco.com/resources/lab-experiments/417
Greenhouse Gases
18:19

Greenhouse Gases

Create and study greenhouse gases in a closed system to observe how gases impact a system's heat retention. Supports PASCO's Agricultural Science Extension Lab Station: http://pasco.com/product/eb-6337 Find this activity's free student and teacher files here in PASCO's Experiment Library: https://www.pasco.com/resources/lab-experiments/416
Modeling an Ecosystem
40:56

Modeling an Ecosystem

Design and study three, small ecosystems. Manipulate system interactions while monitoring gas exchange, environmental conditions, and subject health. Supports PASCO's Agricultural Science Extension Lab Station: http://pasco.com/product/eb-6337 Find this activity's free student and teacher files here in PASCO's Experiment Library: https://www.pasco.com/resources/lab-experiments/415
Photosynthesis - Distance Learning Lab
09:13

Photosynthesis - Distance Learning Lab

Determine how a plant affects the carbon dioxide concentration in a closed system differently in dark and white light environments. Also compare the effects of green and red light sources. DOWNLOADS advanced biology data file & student lab PDF/DOCX: https://www.pasco.com/resources/lab-experiments/828 general biology data file & student lab PDF/DOCX: https://www.pasco.com/resources/lab-experiments/773 SPARKvue software: https://www.pasco.com/downloads/sparkvue
Plant Pigments
14:24

Plant Pigments

Analyze spinach pigments and chloroplasts using paper chromatography, a colorimeter, and a spectrometer to understand how plants capture light for photosynthesis. Supports PASCO's Biology Extension Lab Station: http://pasco.com/product/eb-6335 Find this activity's free student and teacher files here in PASCO's Experiment Library: https://www.pasco.com/resources/lab-experiments/833
Respiration of Germinating Seeds (Ag Science)
11:00

Respiration of Germinating Seeds (Ag Science)

Monitor the respiration rate of germinating seeds in different conditions. Then analyze the data as it pertains to cellular activity and discuss optimal germination conditions for various species. Supports PASCO's Agricultural Science Starter Lab Station: http://pasco.com/product/eb-6336 Find this activity's free student and teacher files here in PASCO's Experiment Library: https://www.pasco.com/resources/lab-experiments/412
Freshwater Quality Monitoring
16:10

Freshwater Quality Monitoring

Assess the local water quality using measurements from pH, conductivity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity sensors. Supports PASCO's Agricultural Science Starter Lab Station: http://pasco.com/product/eb-6336 and Agricultural Extension Lab Station: http://pasco.com/product/eb-6337 Find this activity's free student and teacher files here in PASCO's Experiment Library: https://www.pasco.com/resources/lab-experiments/410
Water Treatment
36:42

Water Treatment

We model several water treatment methods and then use pH, conductivity, and turbidity sensors to assess the effectiveness of each method. Supports PASCO's Agricultural Science Starter Lab Station: http://pasco.com/product/eb-6336 Find this activity's free student and teacher files here in PASCO's Experiment Library: https://www.pasco.com/resources/lab-experiments/409
Determining Soil Quality
30:58

Determining Soil Quality

Use carbon dioxide, conductivity, and pH sensors to determine the quality of different soil samples. Supports PASCO's Agricultural Science Starter Lab Station: http://pasco.com/product/eb-6336 Find this activity's free student and teacher files here in PASCO's Experiment Library: https://www.pasco.com/resources/lab-experiments/408
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