Pasco SPARK Science Learning System User's Guide Manuel d'utilisateur

User’s Guidemanual number 012-10616DScience Learning System®

2INTRODUCTIONTECHNICAL AND TEACHER SUPPORTTechnical and Teacher SupportFor help with the SPARK Science Learning System and other PASCO products, you c

2 3Starting an experimentTurning on the SPARK Science Learning System1. If the battery is not charged, connect the included AC adapter to a wall outl

4STARTING AN EXPERIMENTCONNECTING SENSORSConnecting sensors 1. PASPORT ports. 2. Temperature port. 3. Voltage port.You can use up to two PASPORT senso

STARTING AN EXPERIMENT 5MONITORING LIVE DATAConnecting a voltage probe• Plug the included voltage probe into the voltage port on the top of the SPARK.

6STARTING AN EXPERIMENTMOVING ON FROM THE HOME SCREEN7. Touch OK. The SPARKlab opens. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue your science inves

STARTING AN EXPERIMENT 7MOVING ON FROM THE HOME SCREENPage-build screen: 1. Measurements. 2. Data display, image box, and text box buttons. 3. Preview

8STARTING AN EXPERIMENTMOVING ON FROM THE HOME SCREEN6. When you are satisfied with the preview and ready to build your page, touch OK. Your new SPARK

3 9Setting up anexperimentCustomizing data collectionYou can start recording data using the default settings, or complete one or more of the followin

10 SETTING UP AN EXPERIMENTCUSTOMIZING DATA COLLECTION2. Touch Periodic. 3. Touch OK. Putting the SPARK into manual sampling mode In manual sampling m

SETTING UP AN EXPERIMENT 11CUSTOMIZING HOW NUMBERS ARE DISPLAYEDCustomizing how numbers are displayedSetting the number of decimal places displayed1.

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12 SETTING UP AN EXPERIMENTCUSTOMIZING HOW NUMBERS ARE DISPLAYEDDisplaying numbers in scientific notation1. Touch the Experiment Tools button. The Exp

SETTING UP AN EXPERIMENT 13CALIBRATING SENSORSChanging the default units of a measurementComplete these steps to change the units that will be used by

14 SETTING UP AN EXPERIMENTCALIBRATING SENSORS5. Touch the Calibration Type: box and select a calibration type. See the instructions provided with you

SETTING UP AN EXPERIMENT 15USING SENSOR ADAPTERSPerforming a 1-point offset-only calibrationIn the Calibrate Sensor: Enter Values screen, complete the

16 SETTING UP AN EXPERIMENTUSING SENSOR ADAPTERSThe Photogate Port (PS-2123) is a type of adapter that supports switch-type sensors, but not the Rotar

4 17Data recordingThe following tasks describe how to record a data run with the SPARK in periodic sampling mode and manual sampling mode. Over the c

18 DATA RECORDINGRECORDING A SET OF MANUALLY SAMPLED DATARecording a set of manually sampled dataTo record manually sampled data, first put the SPARK

DATA RECORDING 19DELETING DATA RUNS5. When the entire set has been recorded, touch the Stop button. The data set closes. Repeat these steps to record

20 DATA RECORDINGDELETING DATA RUNS

5 21Data displayDisplaying data in a graphCreating a new graphTo create a new graph, do one of the following: • If the Home screen is visible, create

Contents III1 IntroductionAbout the SPARK Science Learning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22 DATA DISPLAYDISPLAYING DATA IN A GRAPHAdjusting the scale of a graphDo one or more of the following tasks (in any order) to change the range and do

DATA DISPLAY 23DISPLAYING DATA IN A GRAPHSelecting data to show in an existing graphShowing and hiding data runs in a graph1. Touch the graph legend.

24 DATA DISPLAYDISPLAYING DATA IN A GRAPH2. In the legend, touch the symbol (but not the check box) of the run that you want to select. The red outlin

DATA DISPLAY 25DISPLAYING DATA IN A GRAPH4. Touch somewhere on the graph; then, within one second, touch somewhere else on the graph. The two location

26 DATA DISPLAYDISPLAYING DATA IN A TABLE6. Touch the Annotation button. The on-screen keyboard appears. 7. Enter a note and touch OK. An annotation a

DATA DISPLAY 27DISPLAYING DATA IN A TABLE• If a SPARKlab is open, add a new page: a. Touch the New Page button. The Page-build screen opens. b. Touch

28 DATA DISPLAYDISPLAYING DATA IN A TABLESelecting data to show in an existing tableSelecting a run for display in an existing column1. Touch the run

DATA DISPLAY 29DISPLAYING DATA IN A TABLE2. Optionally, select a position in the table where the new column will be inserted: a. Touch the Select butt

30 DATA DISPLAYDISPLAYING DATA IN A DIGITS DISPLAYSelecting cells for operation in a tableIf a group of table cells is selected for operation, the sel

DATA DISPLAY 31DISPLAYING DATA IN A DIGITS DISPLAY• If a SPARKlab is open, add a new page: a. Touch the New Page button. The Page-build screen opens.

ivPerforming a 2-point calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Performing a 1-point off

32 DATA DISPLAYDISPLAYING DATA IN A METERDisplaying data in a meterCreating a new meterTo create a new meter, do one of the following: • If the Home s

DATA DISPLAY 33DISPLAYING DATA IN A METERAdjusting the scale of a meterScaling a meter to fit all data1. Touch the Meter Tools button to open the tool

34 DATA DISPLAYDISPLAYING DATA IN A METERCustomizing the appearance of a meter1. Touch the Meter Tools button to open the tool palette. 2. Touch the P

6 35Data analysisIn any display, you can view the statistics of data runs, including minimum value, maximum value, mean value, standard deviation, an

36 DATA ANALYSISANALYZING DATA IN A GRAPH6. Optionally, select part of the data set for statistics to be applied to.See “Selecting part of a data run

DATA ANALYSIS 37ANALYZING DATA IN A GRAPHDrawing a predictionComplete these steps to manually sketch on a graph: 1. Touch the Graph Tools button to op

38 DATA ANALYSISANALYZING DATA IN A GRAPH5. Optionally, touch the arrows of the point selector to change which point is selected. Touch the Select but

DATA ANALYSIS 39ANALYZING DATA IN A GRAPH7. Touch the Coordinates button. An annotation with the following information appears on the graph: • The x-

40 DATA ANALYSISVIEWING STATISTICS IN A TABLEViewing statistics in a tableComplete these steps to see the minimum, maximum, mean, standard deviation,

DATA ANALYSIS 41VIEWING STATISTICS IN A METERViewing statistics in a meterComplete these steps to see the minimum, maximum, mean, standard deviation,

VChanging the variable displayed in an existing column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Adding a column. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

42 DATA ANALYSISVIEWING STATISTICS IN A METER

7 43Calculations andmanually entered dataWorking with calculationsOpening the calculator screen1. Touch the Experiment Tools button. The Experiment T

44 CALCULATIONS AND MANUALLY ENTERED DATAENTERING DATA MANUALLY• To enter subscript and superscript numbers, use the number keys on the Greek keyboard

CALCULATIONS AND MANUALLY ENTERED DATA 45ENTERING DATA MANUALLY5. Optionally, display the entered data in other displays.6. Optionally, edit any manua

46 CALCULATIONS AND MANUALLY ENTERED DATAENTERING DATA MANUALLY2. Touch the Measurement Name: box and enter a name for the new data set. 3. Optionally

CALCULATIONS AND MANUALLY ENTERED DATA 47ENTERING DATA MANUALLYEntering data into a manual data setAfter creating a data set as described in the previ

48 CALCULATIONS AND MANUALLY ENTERED DATAENTERING DATA MANUALLY2. Touch the Select button. 3. Touch the table cell containing the data that you want t

8 49Building SPARKlabpagesStarting a new SPARKlab pageComplete one of these steps to start building a new page: • From the Home screen, touch Build.

50 BUILDING SPARKLAB PAGESREMOVING AN ELEMENT• up to six small elements, or• one large element and up to two small elements.The large elements are: •g

BUILDING SPARKLAB PAGES 51ADDING A DISPLAY TO A SPARKLAB PAGEAdding a display to a SPARKlab pageIn the Page-build screen, complete one or more of the

viDisplaying a calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Entering

52 BUILDING SPARKLAB PAGESADDING A TEXT BOX2. Touch the Digits Display button. A digits display is added to the preview.If you have finished adding el

BUILDING SPARKLAB PAGES 53ADDING AN IMAGEAdding an imageTo add an image to a SPARKlab page, you first add an image box in the Page-build screen and la

54 BUILDING SPARKLAB PAGESREMOVING OR REPLACING AN IMAGE IN A IMAGE BOXRemoving or replacing an image in a image box1. Touch the image to open the ima

9 55Saving and sharingSaving a SPARKlab Complete these steps to save your work on the SPARK or on a USB flash drive (or other USB storage device): 1.

56 SAVING AND SHARINGPRINTING A LABPrinting a lab The SPARKlab cannot be printed directly; however, you can capture SPARKlab pages in the journal and

SAVING AND SHARING 57OPENING A SAVED LAB3. Touch EXPORT DATA to open the export data page. 4. Touch the Name: box and enter a filename. 5. Touch EXPOR

58 SAVING AND SHARINGMANAGING FILES AND FOLDERSManaging files and folders Deleting a file or folder 1. Touch the Date/Time/Battery icon to open the De

SAVING AND SHARING 59MANAGING FILES AND FOLDERSCopying a file Complete these steps to copy a file between folders within the SPARK, or between the SPA

60 SAVING AND SHARINGMANAGING FILES AND FOLDERS

10 61Keeping a journalThe journal allows you to keep a record of your work in a series of pictures and captions as your science investigation progres

VIIMoving a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

62 KEEPING A JOURNALOPENING THE JOURNALOpening the journal•Touch the Journal button. Adding a caption to a snapshot or editing an existing caption•Tou

KEEPING A JOURNAL 63DELETING A JOURNAL ENTRY OR SNAPSHOTDeleting a journal entry or snapshot• In the journal or the Snapshot Quick View, touch the Del

64 KEEPING A JOURNALEXPORTING A JOURNALExporting a journal To export a journal, you will need a USB flash drive (or other USB storage device). The jou

KEEPING A JOURNAL 65PRINTING A JOURNALPrinting a journal To print a journal, you will need a compatible USB printer. Most USB inkjet printers manufact

66 KEEPING A JOURNALPRINTING A JOURNAL

11 67Common tasksTurning pages• Touch the arrows of the Page Navigator to turn to the next page or previous page. • Touch the center of the Page Navi

68 COMMON TASKSCREATING A NEW FOLDER• To enter punctuation and other symbols, touch the Punctuation button. • To enter Greek letters, touch the Greek

COMMON TASKS 69TURNING OFF THE SPARK SCIENCE LEARNING SYSTEM• Press one of the record buttons.If the SPARK is in Screen Sleep mode, this will also cau

70 COMMON TASKSOPENING THE ABOUT SPARK SCREEN

12 71Managing the deviceSetting the language1. Touch the Date/Time/Battery icon to open the Device Tools screen. 2. Touch Languages. 3. Touch the La

viiiSPARK Battery Replacement and Disposal Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

72 MANAGING THE DEVICECHARGING THE BATTERYCharging the battery1. Connect the SPARK to the AC Adapter. 2. Connect the AC Adapter to a wall outlet. The

MANAGING THE DEVICE 73SETTING THE DATE AND TIMEStatus lightSetting the date and time1. Touch the Date/Time/Battery icon to open the Device Tools scree

74 MANAGING THE DEVICECUSTOMIZING SLEEP MODESStatus lightCustomizing sleep modesComplete these steps to set the amount of idle time that will elapse b

MANAGING THE DEVICE 75CALIBRATING THE TOUCH-SCREEN4. Touch OK. 5. Touch Done. Calibrating the touch-screen1. Hold down both record buttons and touch t

76 MANAGING THE DEVICESPARK BATTERY REPLACEMENT AND DISPOSAL INSTRUCTIONSbattery door from the Spark. Disconnect the battery cable, and slide out the

Index 77AAC adapter 3Analog Adapter 16analysis 35annotations 25, 26Bbatterycharging 72status 72BUILD command 6building a page 6, 49Ccalculationscrea

78Kkeyboard, on-screen 67Mmanual sampling modedata recording in 18putting SPARK into 10manually entered data 44meteradding to SPARKlab page 52creating

1 1IntroductionAbout the SPARK Science Learning SystemThe SPARK Science Learning System is an all-in-one mobile device that seamlessly integrates the