The GLOBE Program and PASCO
With an all-new line of wireless sensors, collecting field data has never been easier or more affordable. All of PASCO’s wireless sensors connect via Bluetooth® to any modern smartphone, tablet, or computer. Several sensors are IP-X7 certified, and every sensor can be configured for remote logging, where the sensor will save data to onboard memory
for download later.
Atmosphere/Climate |
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Air Temperature | Wireless Weather with GPS (temperature) |
PS-3209 |
Barometric Pressure | Wireless Weather with GPS | PS-3209 |
Water Vapor | Wireless Weather with GPS and Weather Vane (Relative humidity, thermometer, Barometer, GPS) |
PS-3209 |
Precipitation pH | Wireless pH Sensor | PS-3204 |
Relative Humidity | Wireless Weather Sensor with GPS (Relative Humidity and Temperature) |
PS-3209 |
Surface Temperature | PASPORT Non-Contact Temperature Sensor | PS-2197* |
Surface Ozone | Wireless Weather with GPS and Weather Vane (Relative humidity, thermometer, Wind Direction, Barometer, GPS) |
PS-3209, PS-3553 |
Aerosols | Wireless Weather with GPS (temperature, GPS, Barometer, Relative Humidity) |
PS-3209 |
Biosphere/Land Cover |
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Biometry | Wireless Weather with GPS (GPS, Compass) |
PS-3209 |
Lilac Phenology | Wireless Weather with GPS (GPS, Compass) |
PS-3209 |
Seaweed Reproductive Phenology | Wireless Weather with GPS (GPS, Compass) |
PS-3209 |
Hummingbird Project | Wireless Weather with GPS (GPS, Compass) |
PS-3209 |
Phenological Gardens | Wireless Weather with GPS (GPS, Compass) |
PS-3209 |
Land Cover Sample Site | Wireless Weather with GPS (GPS and Map – requires data connection) |
PS-3209 |
Fire Fuel | Wireless Weather with GPS (GPS and Map – requires data connection) |
PS-3209 |
Hydrosphere |
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Alkalinity | ezSample Field Titrator | EZ-2340 |
Mosquito Larve Protocol | Wireless Weather with GPS (GPS and eCompass) |
PS-3209 |
Dissolved Oxygen | Optical Dissolved Oxygen Sensor | PS-3224 |
Electrical Conductivity | Wireless Conductivity | PS-3210 |
Nitrate (ISE) | Wireless pH with Nitrate ISE | PS-3204, PS-3521 |
Nitrate (ezSample) | Wireless Colorimeter and ezSample Kit | PS-3215 |
Salinity | PASPORT Salinity Sensor | PS-2195* |
Water Transparency | Wireless Colorimeter and Turbidimeter | PS-3215 |
Water pH | Wireless pH Sensor | PS-3204 |
Water Temperature | Wireless Temperature | PS-3201 |
Soil |
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Soil Moisture – Sensors | Wireless Soil Moisture Sensor | PS-3228* |
Soil pH | Wireless pH Sensor | PS-3204 |
Soil Temperature | Wireless Temperature | PS-3201 |
Particle Size Distribution | Wireless Temperature | PS-3201 |
The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program is an international science and education program that provides students and the public worldwide with the opportunity to participate in data collection and the scientific process, and contribute meaningfully to our understanding of the Earth system and global environment. Announced by the U.S. Government on Earth Day in 1994, GLOBE launched its worldwide implementation in 1995.
GLOBE provides grade level-appropriate, interdisciplinary activities and investigations about the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and soil/pedosphere, which have been developed by the scientific community and validated by teachers. GLOBE connects students, teachers, scientists, and citizens from different parts of the world to conduct real, hands-on science about their local environment and to put this in a global perspective.
GLOBE is sponsored by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Department of State. Internationally, GLOBE is implemented through government-to-government agreements with each country partner responsible for in-country activities. As the lead agency for GLOBE in the U.S., NASA has the primary responsibility for administering the government-to-government agreements, and for the management of the GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO) and the data and information system that support the worldwide implementation. (from Globe.gov)
I have taught grade 9 applied science, science and technology, grade 10 applied, regular and enriched science, grade 11 chemistry and physics for 33 years at Westwood Senior High School in Hudson Québec. I discovered the PASCO equipment in 2019 and it completely changed my life. I love to discover, produce experiments and share discoveries. I am looking forward to work with your team.
Having graduated with a major in Computer Science and minors in Physics and Mathematics, I began my teaching career at Killarney Collegiate Institute in Killarney, Manitoba in 2009. While teaching Physics there, I decided to invest in PASCO products and approached the Killarney Foundation with a proposal about funding the Physics lab with the SPARK Science Learning System and sensors. While there I also started a tremendously successful new course that gave students the ability to explore their interests in science and consisted of students completing one project a month, two of which were to be hands-on experiments, two of which were to be research based, and the final being up to the student.
In 2011 I moved back to Brandon, Manitoba and started working at the school I had graduated from, Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School. In 2018 I finally had the opportunity to once again teach Physics and have been working hard to build the program. Being in the vocational school for the region has led to many opportunities to collaborate with our Electronics, Design Drafting, Welding, and Photography departments on highly engaging inter-disciplinary projects. I believe very strongly in showing students what Physics can look like and build lots of demonstrations and experiments for my classes to use, including a Reuben’s tube, an electromagnetic ring launcher, and Schlieren optics setup, just to name a few that have become fan favourites among the students in our building. At the end of my first year teaching Physics at Crocus Plains I applied for CERN’s International High School Teacher Programme and became the first Canadian selected through direct entry in the 21 years of the program. This incredible opportunity gave me the opportunity to learn from scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider and from CERN’s educational outreach team at the S’Cool Lab. Following this, I returned to Canada and began working with the Perimeter Institute, becoming part of their Teacher Network.
These experiences and being part of professional development workshops with the AAPT and the Canadian Light Source (CLS) this summer has given me the opportunity to speak to many Physics educators around the world to gain new insights into how my classroom evolves. As I work to build our program, I am exploring new ideas that see students take an active role in their learning, more inter-disciplinary work with departments in our school, the development of a STEM For Girls program in our building, and organizing participation in challenges from the ESA, the Students on the Beamline program from CLS, and our local science fair.
Though I graduated with a BEd qualified to teach English and Social Studies, it just wasn’t meant to be. My first job was teaching technology courses at a local high school, a far cry from the English and Social Studies job I had envisioned myself in. I was lucky enough to stay in that position for over ten years, teaching various technology courses in grades 10-12, while also obtaining a Master of Education in Technology Integration and a Master of Education in Online Instructional Media.
You will notice what is absent from my bio is any background in science. In fact, I took the minimum amount of required science courses to graduate high school. Three years ago I switched roles and currently work as a Technology Integration Leader; supporting teachers with integrating technology into their pedagogy in connection with the provincial outcomes. All of our schools have PASCO sensors at some level (mostly grades 4-12) and I made it my professional goal to not only learn how to use them, but to find ways to make them more approachable for teachers with no formal science background (like me!). Having no background or training in science has allowed me to experience a renewed love of Science, making it easier for me to support teachers in learning how to use PASCO sensors in their classrooms. I wholeheartedly believe that if more teachers could see just how easy they are to use, the more they will use them in the classroom and I’ve made it my goal to do exactly that.
I enjoy coming up with out-of-the-box ways of using the sensors, including finding curriculum connections within subjects outside of the typical science realm. I have found that hands on activities with immediate feedback, which PASCO sensors provide, help students and teachers see the benefits of technology in the classroom and will help more students foster a love of science and STEAM learning.