For STEM educators wishing to demonstrate hands-on experiments with probeware using an interactive whiteboard or projection device, Vernier Software & Technology offers its new LabQuest Emulator software.
Now, instead of having a whole class crowd around the handheld or a computer screen to see data analysis, teachers can use the Emulator software to demonstrate lab activities from the simplest to the most complex. Educators can connect the LabQuest interface to a computer and project real-time graphing of scientific phenomena to an entire class. The LabQuest Emulator software has all the critical features of the handheld including data-analysis, built-in labs, on-board periodic table, stopwatch, scientific calculator and the ability to draw predictions before collecting data.
Students can then work in lab groups to examine data on the handheld using the same graphing tools demonstrated by the teacher. They can draw predictions, do curve fitting, perform statistical analysis and more. They can also explore LabQuest Emulator’s built-in curricula, including experiments such as Boyle's law and Acid-Base Titrations.
“Once the LabQuest handheld is connected to the computer, the Emulator software can detect more than 50 sensors attached to the handheld,” said David Vernier, co-founder of Vernier and former physics teacher. “Then teachers can use their mouse to click on the screen in the same way they would tap the handheld’s screen with the stylus. Our goal is to provide a free resource for teachers that makes science instruction easier and at the same time enhances class participation.”
The LabQuest Emulator software is available for free download and requires either Windows XP or Vista operating systems, as well as 120 MB of hard drive space. The software supports all of the same sensors as LabQuest App 1.1 with the exception of the internal microphone and the USB spectrometers.
For more information visit www.vernier.com.
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