Archive for the ‘Science’ Category
Weather Station – Queenston School
May 19th, 2009
Davis Vantage Pro2TM Weather Station
The basic Vantage Pro 2 includes an integrated rain collector, temperature and humidity sensor, and an anemometer.
The Vantage Pro2 software provides forecasting features, a wide range of on-screen graphing, a variety of measurement systems, and much more than can be describe in this brief post. The web page located at http://www.wsd1.org/weather/ shows the data that can be collected with the basic Vantage Pro2.
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| The weather station as mounted on top of the Queenston School roof. The only issue we are presently grappling with is whether the mast needs to be taller to negate what appears to be a swirling wind problem. | |
Posted in Mathematics, Resources, Science | 
Tags: sensor, Statistics, Sustainable Development, temperature, weather, weather station | 
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Lego Mindstorms Kits
October 5th, 2008
This centre contains Eight (8) Lego Mindstorms kits and is available for short term loan from Educational Technology Support Services.
Please contact ETSS by email to request the learning centre and specify some possible dates.
Posted in ETSS Learning Centres, Lego Robotics Kit, Resources, Science |
Tags: Lego Mindstorms NXT, Programming, robotics |
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Learning Centre-Heart Rate
September 29th, 2008
This centre contains a Vernier Hand Grip Heart Rate Monitor with Hand Grips and a Go! Link. It is available for short term loan from Educational Technology Support Services.
Please contact ETSS by email to request the learning centre and specify some possible dates.
Posted in ETSS Learning Centres, Resources, Science |
Tags: heart rate. heart monitor, sensor |
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Sensor Learning Centre-Magnetic
September 29th, 2008
This learning centre contains one Magnetic Field Sensor and one Go! Link. It is available for short term loan from Educational Technology Support Services.
Please contact ETSS by email to request the learning centre and specify some possible dates.
Posted in ETSS Learning Centres, Resources, Science |
Tags: magnetic, magnetism, sensor |
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Sensor Learning Centre-Motion and Force
September 29th, 2008
This learning centre contains three (3) Vernier Go! Motion, a Vernier Force Plate and a Vernier Go! Link. It is available for short term loan from Educational Technology Support Services.
Please contact ETSS by email to request the learning centre and specify some possible dates.
Sensor Learning Centre-Gases
September 29th, 2008
This learning centre contains a Vernier Oxygen (O2) Gas Sensor, Vernier Gas Pressure Sensor, Vernier CO2 Gas Sensor, and two Vernier Go Link! It is available for short term loan from Educational Technology Support Services.
Please contact ETSS by email to request the learning centre and specify some possible dates.
Posted in ETSS Learning Centres, Resources, Science |
Tags: carbon dioxide, gas, gas pressure, oxygen, sensor |
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Microscope Learning Centre
September 24th, 2008
This centre contains two QX5 Digital Microscopes and is available for short term loan from Educational Technology Support Services.Please contact ETSS by email to request the learning centre and specify some possible dates.
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Sensor Learning Centre-Water
September 22nd, 2008
This learning centre contains a salinity sensor, a Go Temp sensor, and a flow rate sensor along with a Go Link to attach these sensors to a computer to collect data. These sensors are available for short term loan from Educational Technology Support Services. Please contact ETSS by email to request the learning centre and specify some possible dates.
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Tags: temperature.salinity. flow, water |
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Sensor Learning Centre-Sound and Light
September 22nd, 2008
This learning centre contains a Venier Light Sensor and Vernier Sound Level Meter along with a Go Link which attaches these sensors to a computer in order to record data. This centre is available for short term loan from Educational Technology Support Services.Please contact ETSS by email to request the learning centres and specify some possible dates.
Sensor Learning Centre-Temperature
September 22nd, 2008
The temperature learning centre includes five (5) Vernier Temperature Probes. These probes are easy to use and connect by USB to a computer. The centre also contains software which interacts with the probe to collect temperature readings and plots them on a graph.This centre is available for short term loan from Educational Technology Support Services.
Please contact ETSS by email to request the learning centre and specify some possible dates.
