PASCO SPARK Science Learning System Ver. 1.4.0 User's Guide - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Introduction 1
About the SPARK Science Learning System 1
Getting started 1
Technical and Teacher Support 1
2 Starting an experiment 2
Turning on the SPARK SLS 2
Connecting sensors to the SPARK SLS 2
Connecting PASPORT sensors 3
Connecting a temperature probe 3
Connecting a voltage probe 3
Monitoring live data 3
Moving on from the Home screen 4
Opening a SPARKlab 4
Showing a SPARKlab 4
Building a SPARKlab 5
3 Setting up an experiment 8
Customizing data collection 8
Setting the sample rate 8
Putting SPARK into periodic sampling mode 8
Putting SPARK into manual sampling mode 9
Setting an automatic stop condition 9
Customizing how numbers are displayed 10
Setting the number of decimal places displayed 10
Setting the number of significant figures displayed 10
Displaying numbers in scientific notation 11
Changing the units of a measurement 11
Changing the units of a measurement in an existing display 11
Changing the default units of a measurement 12
Calibrating sensors 12
Selecting a measurement to calibrate and a calibration type 12
Performing a calibration 13
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