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PocketLab One Science Fair Kit: Concussions
PocketLab Science Fair Kit: Preventing Concussions and Head Injuries
Using Scratch with PocketLab
PocketLab let's you write Scratch programs that talk to the outside world. This guide will help you get started connecting your PocketLab to MIT Media Lab's Scratch software. With PocketLab and Scratch you can read real time sensor data in Scratch and write programs that interact with the outside world.
Follow these steps to get started with the PocketLab - Scratch integration:
PocketLab Air: Live on Kickstarter!
What is PocketLab Air?
PocketLab Air is a wireless sensor for investigating climate change and air quality on your own and in collaboration with thousands o
PocketLab in Australia
PocketLab--A science laboratory that fits in the palm of your hand!
Keep the Fridge Door Closed--And we have the data to prove it!
We've all hear this a million times from our parents (or said it a million times to our kids). Is it really that big of a deal?
How to share your PocketLab story
How are you using PocketLab to explore the world around you? Share your PocketLab Story today!
1) Email thepocketlab(at)gmail.com a quick description of how you used your PocketLab. Be sure to attach any videos or pictures you want to include. We'll post it to the PocketLab Stories page for you.
2) Click the "Add Content" link to the left, then click "PocketLab Story" to post the story yourself. You can attach images from your PocketLab experiment or embed a YouTube video using the tool bar at the top of the pos
Around around PocketLab goes!
The PocketLab One is tied to the end of a string through one of the loops on either end of the device and angular velocity and acceleration are measured as the PocketLab is spun in a circle using the string. (Click here for original tweet)
PocketLab on cart
Getting some quantitative data from a cart rolling down an incline. Here, PocketLab One is attached to a cart and connected via Bluetooth to the PocketLab app. Acceleration of cart is being measured. (Click here for original tweet)
PocketLab on Splash Mountain
PocketLab One on a journey through Splash Mountain. Here it survives a couple drops while measuring acceleration. Video was recorded using the PocketLab Video function in the app. (Original tweet here)
3D printed PocketLab Fidget Spinner
People can't seem to stop fidgeting with Fidget Spinners, so they might as well learn some science along the way! This 3D printed enclosure allows you to put a PocketLab on a spinner. Follow the link to 3D print your own. Then measure centripetal acceleration as you spin it at different speeds!