Science for Everyone

Science for Everyone PocketLab Experiment

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Find lessons, activities, and programming applications suitable for everyone from 4th grade Earth Science students to college-level engineering students.

 

Featured Activities

PocketLab Inertia Cart

Convert the PocketLab HotRod to an Inertia Cart

The PocketLab Inertia Cart This cool inertia cart dates back to the early 1900's, but hasn't seen much action since, primarily due to a lack of ease in…
PocketLab and Harmonic Motion

It's Simple. PocketLab and Harmonic Motion Just Go Together

PocketLab Voyager and PocketLab One are great tools for investigating simple harmonic motion. Check out just a few of the many examples below.  PocketLab…
lidar image from the song House of Cards

How does a Rangefinder Work - Physics of Probeware

Introduction to Rangefinders Rangefinders, sometimes called motion sensors or motion detectors are commonly used in probeware, camera autofocus, and robotics…

Middle School Science

Voyager and and intelino smart train help in teaching angular velocity concepts

intelino smart train/Voyager: Angular Velocity

Introduction In a previous lesson the "intelino® smart train" was introduced, and an activity on speed for 4th grade through middle school students was…
PocketLab Voyager and the intelino smart train

PocketLab Voyager Rides the “intelino® smart train”

Introduction There is a new train out there - the “intelino® smart train, the classic toy train reinvented", according to the developer.  Designed for all…
Smog seen across a Chinese city

Particulate matter and its Health Effects

  First, what is particulate matter (PM)? Particulate matter is a mixture of solids and/or liquids suspended within the air. These solids and liquids are…

High School Physics

Competing Pendulums

Competing Pendulums

Competing Pendulums The two pendulums shown in Figure 1 were printed on a 3D printer.  The .STL file is included with this lesson so you can print them with…
3D Printed Simple Harmonic Motion Machine

Simple Harmonic Motion Demonstration Machine

Introduction In a well-known 1938 book entitled "Demonstration Experiments in Physics", editor Richard Sutton describes a device that produces simple harmonic…
3D printed disk and ring pendulums of equal mass and radius

Moment of Inertia / Mass Contrasted

Introduction to Moment of Inertia There are numerous analogies when comparing linear and rotational motion.  At the heart of these comparisons lie the…

Scratch

Scratch Teapot

Programming Exercise:Voyager Temperature Probe Controlled Scratch Teapot

Here is a project that will challenge your students’ skill in interfacing PocketLab Voyager with Scratch Programming.  The challenge is to program the five…
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,…
LIDAR Project Setup

PocketLab Voyager Study of LIDAR Basics

LIDAR—an acronym for Light Detection and Ranging—is a method for remote sensing to measure distances.  While LIDAR commonly uses reflected laser light to…

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PocketLab and Harmonic Motion

It's Simple. PocketLab and Harmonic Motion Just Go Together

PocketLab Voyager and PocketLab One are great tools for investigating simple harmonic motion. Check out just a few of the many examples below.  PocketLab…
Heat lamp adding thermal energy to gas for NGSS MS-PS1-4

How to teach NGSS MS-PS1-4: Particle motion and states of matter

Using barometric pressure to teach about particle motion and states of matter In a few simple experiments, temperature can be related to the the kinetic…
Students demo PocketLab at the Ed Games Expo

PocketLab at the Ed Games Expo: Fourth Graders Can Be Engineers Too!

Fourth grade students, high schoolers, and even the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education were putting on their engineering hats to investigate highway safety…