I have personally used probeware in my own learning experiences in college and various professional development opportunities. I know we have probeware available to us at my school. However, it is housed in the AP and AICE specific labs for use with the labs included in their curriculum. Though I could request it to use in my class, I have not found it necessary. I teach Physical Science (a mixture of basic chemistry and physics). The textbook we adopted a few years ago came with all of the materials we needed to complete every inquiry lab in the book. I have thought about using the probeware at the end of the school year to give my students the opportunity to familiarize themselves with them. It all depends on how much time we have available at that point in regards to our curriculum.
Though many of the geotechnologies mentioned in chapter 5 pertain to biology/environmental science applications, I could utilize the GPS/GIS technologies to measure motion (perhaps a vehicle, or person) as a life application aspect of my curriculum. Most of our introduction to physics incorporates driving and the forces involved in acceleration (positive and negative) and stopping distance, etc. I could easily incorporate GPS/GIS into a project that has my students measuring and graphing motion of an object faster than what we can use in a lab.
I have used the www.chemicool.com website in my classroom as part of the introduction to chemistry and the periodic table that we complete in the first few weeks of school. I have given my students a project to use the web and "adopt" an element in which they find various related facts and information (melting point, boiling point, uses, price, etc.) and present their information to the class. We then "build" our own class periodic table with the information they gather. It's a great website to use for this application and any others that involve learning about the periodic table. Students often refer back to this website in further applications because they like the ease of use, especially within the lab.
I have used the www.chemicool.com website in my classroom as part of the introduction to chemistry and the periodic table that we complete in the first few weeks of school. I have given my students a project to use the web and "adopt" an element in which they find various related facts and information (melting point, boiling point, uses, price, etc.) and present their information to the class. We then "build" our own class periodic table with the information they gather. It's a great website to use for this application and any others that involve learning about the periodic table. Students often refer back to this website in further applications because they like the ease of use, especially within the lab.
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