Science for Everyone

Science for Everyone PocketLab Experiment

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Middle School Science

Color Reflectivity Experiment

PocketLab Voyager: A Study of Color Reflectivity

A common experiment for studying the reflectivity of different colored surfaces makes use of colored construction paper, aluminum foil, a light source, and a…
Experiment Setup

Voyager & Ozobot: A STEM Team to Study Linear Motion

Ozobot “Evo” (ozobot.com) is a tiny one-inch diameter robot that can be quickly programmed using a Google Blockly dialect known as OzoBlockly (ozoblockly.com…
PocketLab Maker Kit

PocketLab Advanced STEM Kit Instructions

There are over a dozen activities that you can do with your PocketLab Maker Kit! Below you will find instructions and links each activity, and you can find…

High School Physics

Voyager/Cubelets Setup

Interfacing PocketLab Voyager with Modular Robotics Cubelets Maker Space

The maker revolution has grown by leaps and bounds during the past four years. With dozens of robotic toys for learning and discovery now in the marketplace,…
Sail Cart

A Study of a Sail Cart Confined to a Track: Acceleration as a Function of Sail Angle

This lesson is motivated by an article by Paul G. Hewitt entitled “Sailing into the Wind: A Vector Explanation”, appearing in the Summer 2017 edition of NSTA’s…
Experiment Setup

An Intensive Energy Conservation Experiment Comparing the PocketLab Teacher Geek® Cart with a ZéCar Flywheel Powered Car

In addition to being a fascinating toy, the ZéCar flywheel powered car can be utilized in physics curricula to study conservation of energy.  It is available…

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News

School District of La Crosse Wisconsin

What makes the ideal soccer player?

The School District of La Crosse, Wisconsin challenged their students to determine what attributes make the idea soccer player. Watch the video below to see…
Instructables seismograph

Instructables: Build a PocketLab based Seismograph

Follow this link to the Instructables website for instructions on how to build a PocketLab Seismograph.  From the intro on Instructables:  Living in…
Earthquate simulator

Use PocketLab to model relationship of friction/stress to frequency and size of Earthquake

This cool demonstration was brought to us via Twitter by Earth and Environmental Science Teacher, Ryan Hollister (follow him at @phanertic).  Using PocketLab'…

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