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Pressure sensor membrane deflection

How does a Pressure Sensor Work - Physics of Probeware

Introduction to Pressure Sensors Pressure sensors are one of the most widely used sensors and can be found in probeware for lab measurements, but more…
PocketLab Air being used Outside

How much Carbon Dioxide do you Produce? (MS-ESS3-4 )

It is almost instinctive when you first get the PocketLab Air to breathe directly on it just to see what happens. As seen below, of the PocketLab Air's seven…
Half-Atwood Machine - NGSS MS-PS2-2

How to teach NGSS MS-PS2-2: Newton's Second Law

Using a Half-Atwood Machine for Newton's Second Law The Half-Atwood Machine consists of a cart and a weight connected by a string. It can be a perfect tool…

Middle School Science

O3 Sensor Diagram

PocketLab Air: Measuring Ozone

Background Information about Ozone Ozone (O3) in our atmosphere is both good and bad. There is a helpful saying to remember is, “Ozone: good up high, bad…
PM Sensor Diagram

PocketLab Air: Measuring Particulate Matter

Background Information on Particulate Matter Particulate matter consists of small particles suspended in the atmosphere. Dust, pollen, sea salt, soil…
Carbon Dioxide Sensor in PocketLab Air

PocketLab Air: Measuring Carbon Dioxide

Background Information Carbon dioxide circulates naturally in Earth’s atmosphere as part of the carbon cycle (the process in which carbon dioxide is exchanged…

High School Physics

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…
The Speeder Upper with Voyager Attached

The "Speeder Upper" - Translational and Rotational Motion Study

What's a "Speeder Upper"? As shown in Figure 1, a "Speeder Upper" is a pair of disks that are connected by a short rod of much smaller radius.  The NSTA…
Data collection snapshot

Moment of Inertia Challenge

Introduction to the Moment of Inertia Challenge We are going to assume that you have studied the concepts of moment of inertia and physical pendulums in your…

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PocketLab Air on lab bench measuring indoor air quality

PocketLab Air Office Data

As we get PocketLab Air prepared for manufacturing, we are doing lots of sensor testing in the PocketLab offices. Here is data from Friday, November 30th…
Model of planet transit of star

Explore Earth's Systems and Outer Space with your PocketLab

Engaging NGSS Earth and Space Science Activities with PocketLab Explore Earth's systems and discover other planets with these two NGSS aligned Earth and Space…
Lab Report in CloudLab

The CloudLab Model

CloudLab Introduction The purpose of this article is to provide the reader with an understanding of the CloudLab model for performing experiments with…

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