Q of Day

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• 11/18/04
• Q of Day?
• What variable(s) can we use to measure the health
  of Suisun Marsh?
• TODAY
• 1. Q of Day
• 2. Preparing for Field trip Practice with PASCO
  probes
• H/W Air temperature Lab write-up due next
  Friday.

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What variable(s) can we use to measure the health
of Suisun Marsh?

• Measure water temperature.
• Where?
• How long?
• How often?
• What other variables?

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Todays Lesson

• Today, we are going to use PASCO probes (pH,
  temperature and motion detector sensors).
• Future labs will involve collecting data outside.
• Q What is one hypothesis related to temperature
  that we are going to test at Suisun Marsh?

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Hypothesis

• ???

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Learning Stations

• After we conduct a short activity in this room,
  you will go to RM. 1 (signs posted) and go
  through 3 learning stations
• Work in partners.
• Work in this order
• Learning Station 1-2-3
• Learning Station 2-3-1
• Learning Station 3-1-2

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Learning Station

• When your group finishes a station, please move
  on to the next station.
• Completing a station requires
• Completing task(s)
• InstructionsIt may require one to read it twice.
• When you finish a station, move on to the next
  station. If no available space, experiment
  safely with the sensor.
• If your group finishes all three, please come
  back to Rm. 3 and complete station 4 5.
• Reflection

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Ticket to Rm. 1

• Complete activity that I will model.
• Modeling Quick Reference Guide for DataStudio
  with PASPORT

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Modeling Quick Reference Guide for DataStudio
with PASPORT

• You may want to take notes.
• 1) Plug in temperature sensor and USB link
• 2) Launch data studio
• If it asks you to set up then click ok
  (Install) ? continue anyway.
• 3) Open setup.
• 4) Record Data. Click start
• 5) Stop Recording Data. Click stop
• 6) Click on graph
• 7) Click on Statistics menu
• Record Name(s)/mean temperature (units) on
  Smartboard
• 8) Go to Rm. 3. Only thing you may need is this
  Reference Guide.
• 9) You may have to Login on the laptops. See
  directions in Rm. 1.

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Troubleshooting

• Are your connections all ok?
• Unplug, the replug USB sensor into laptop.
• USB port in a different location on laptops in
  Rm. 1
• Rt. Click on PASPORT symbol on bottom right.

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Questions on Learning Stations?

• Begin determing air temperature in this room.
  Ticket to Rm. 1 is to write mean temperature on
  Smartboard.