Physics
For over 55 years PASCO has been a global leader in developing high-quality affordable educational products and solutions for physics. PASCO continues to lead with ongoing advancements in their classical range as well as launching many innovative products based on the latest wireless sensing technology. PASCO’s experience and passion for physics is clearly evident in their market leading data acquisition technology as well as their traditional physics apparatus.
Whether you’re interested in the latest wireless sensing technology or best in-class traditional physics equipment, we can help you find the most cost-effective solutions for your science program. We’ve provided information, resources, and the top products to help teach physics – organized and aligned to the Canadian science curricula.
One of the newest additions to PASCO’s product family is Essential Physics. This innovative solution equips teachers with both the textbook lessons and the tools to complete them – all for the average price of just the textbook.
Alternatively, you can visit our physics product section of the website, where our full range is listed. Still can’t find what you’re looking for? Give us a call and a product specialist will be happy to help.
For decades carts and tracks have been staples in the science lab. Now with new wireless Smart Cart teachers have more exciting options than ever to teach this core area of curriculum.
Top Product Solutions
Smart Carts
Dynamic Systems
Sample Teacher Resources
Video: Smart Cart Overview
Paper Lesson: Velocity
Electronic Teacher Guides
Advanced Physics 1
Advanced Physics 2
Physics Through Inquiry
Physical Science Through Inquiry
The lab demonstrations and activities for teaching projectile motion are simply awesome. What student wouldn’t be engaged in the excitement of shooting projectiles across the room?
Top Product Solutions
Mini Launcher
Short Range Launcher
Ballistic Cart Accessory
Time of Flight
Sample Teacher Resources
Video: Mini Launcher
Video: Ballistic Cart Video Analysis
Electronic Teacher Guides
Advanced Physics 1
Advanced Physics 2
Physics Through Inquiry
Physical Science Through Inquiry
We offer great sensor and non sensor based solutions for teaching circular motion. However, for real excitement have your students whirl around the gym floor on a tethered hover board.
Top Product Solutions
Force Sensor
Rotating Platform
Centripetal Force Accessory
Sample Teacher Resources
Video: Centripetal Force and Acceleration
Electronic Teacher Guides
Advanced Physics 1
Advanced Physics 2
Physics Through Inquiry
Physical Science Through Inquiry
Teaching Newtonian laws tops the lists of effective uses for sensor technology. This is even more true with the arrival of Wireless Smart Cart
Top Product Solutions
Smart Cart
Force Sensor
Motion Sensor
Dynamic Systems
Hooked Mass Sets
Smart Pulley
Physics String
Atwood Machine Experiment
Hover Board
Sample Teacher Resources
Paper Lesson: Newton’s First Law
Paper Lesson: Newton’s Second Law
Electronic Teacher Guides
Advanced Physics 1
Advanced Physics 2
Physics Through Inquiry
Physical Science Through Inquiry
Have your students discover friction concepts with hands-on experimental tools and technology that provides immediate feedback for inquiry learning.
Top Product Solutions
Smart Cart
Motion Sensor
Friction Block
Discover Friction Tray
Sample Teacher Resources
Paper Lesson: Sliding Friction
Electronic Teacher Guides
Advanced Physics 1
Advanced Physics 2
Physics Through Inquiry
Physical Science Through Inquiry
We offer both qualitative and quantitative solutions for investing gravity and free falling objects.
Top Product Solutions
Discover Freefall System
Picket Fence
Smart Gate
Sample Teacher Resources
Video: Acceleration Due to Gravity
Paper Lesson: Acceleration Due to Gravity
Electronic Teacher Guides
Advanced Physics 1
Advanced Physics 2
Physics Through Inquiry
Physical Science Through Inquiry
Use one cart for single cart collisions against crumple zones or double up with both a red a blue cart for head-on elastic and inelastic collisions.
Top Product Solutions
Smart Carts
Dynamics Systems and Tracks
Ballistic Pendulum
Sample Teacher Resources
Video: Engineering Better Bumpers
Paper Lesson: Momentum & Impulse
Paper Lesson: Momentum & Explosions
Electronic Teacher Guides
Advanced Physics 1
Advanced Physics 2
Physics Through Inquiry
Physical Science Through Inquiry
Another great application for the Wireless Smart Carts. Aside from detectable amounts energy lost through friction, students will clearly see that the sum of the Potential and Kinetic energies remain in balance.
Top Product Solutions
Smart Carts
Dynamics Systems and Tracks
Ballistic Pendulum
Air Tables
Conservation of Energy Experiment
Sample Teacher Resources
Video: Conservation of Energy
Paper Lesson: Conservation of Energy
Electronic Teacher Guides
Advanced Physics 1
Advanced Physics 2
Physics Through Inquiry
Physical Science Through Inquiry
To determine Work you need to know both Displacement and Force. Fortunately PASCO’s sensors and the Wireless Smart Cart are the perfect tools to measuring these parameters
Top Product Solutions
Smart Carts
Force Sensor
Dynamics Systems and Tracks
Motion Sensor
Air Tables
Sample Teacher Resources
Paper Lesson: Work & Energy
Electronic Teacher Guides
Advanced Physics 1
Advanced Physics 2
Physics Through Inquiry
Physical Science Through Inquiry
The modular circuits kit are the clearest and most intuitive way to teach circuits and electricity available.
Top Product Solutions
Basic Circuits Kit
Advanced Circuits Kit
AC/DC Circuit Module
Resistor Capacitor Inductor Network
Voltage Sensor
Current Sensor
LRC Circuit Experiment
RC Circuit Experiment
Sample Teacher Resources
Video: Modular Circuits
Paper Lesson: Ohm’s Law
Electronic Teacher Guides
Advanced Physics 1
Advanced Physics 2
Physics Through Inquiry
Physical Science Through Inquiry
Electric, magnetic and gravitational fields can be explored with PASCO products.
Top Product Solutions
Field Mapper Kit
Ring Launcher
Basic Electrostatic System
Field and Detector Coils
Air Coil Solenoid
Magnetic Field Sensor
Coulombs Law Apparatus
Millikan Apparatus
Ampere’s Law Experiment
Sample Teacher Resources
Video: Coulombs Law
Video: Ring Launcher
Electronic Teacher Guides
Advanced Physics 1
Advanced Physics 2
Physics Through Inquiry
Physical Science Through Inquiry
We offer numerous innovative solutions for teaching Magnetism and Induction. These exciting high quality products will provide decades of reliable service for your school
Top Product Solutions
Ring Launcher
Induction Wand
Variable Gap Magnet
Magnetic Demonstration System
Basic Coil Set
Primary and Secondary Coils
Faraday’s Law Experiment
Sample Teacher Resources
Video: PASCO Induction Wand
Video: Variable Gap Magnet
Electronic Teacher Guides
Advanced Physics 1
Advanced Physics 2
Physics Through Inquiry
Physical Science Through Inquiry
We have demonstration products for all budgets from low cost Wave Springs and Doppler Rockets, as well as more sophisticated equipment including the captivating Strobe for Standing Wave demos.
Top Product Solutions
Ripple Tank
Demonstration Wave Spring
Strobe
Mechanical Wave Generator
Chladni Plates Kit
Doppler Rocket
Sample Teacher Resources
Video: Photogate Pendulum
Paper Lesson: Sound Intensity
Paper Lesson: Periodic Motion
Paper Lesson: Simple Pendulum
Electronic Teacher Guides
Advanced Physics 1
Advanced Physics 2
Physics Through Inquiry
Physical Science Through Inquiry
We offer affordable and practical resonance systems that can be used with and without sensors.
Top Product Solutions
Economy Resonance Tube
Resonance Air Column with Speaker
Sound Sensor
Tuning Fork Set
Sample Teacher Resources
Video: Resonance Air Column
Paper Lesson: Resonance & Standing Waves
Electronic Teacher Guides
Advanced Physics 1
Advanced Physics 2
Physics Through Inquiry
Physical Science Through Inquiry
Investigations are easy to set up and the educational benefits of students exploring the behavior of light through hands-on experimentation are undeniable.
Top Product Solutions
Basic Optics Light Source
Ray Table
Convex Mirror
Concave Mirror
Ray Optics Kit
Basic Optics System
Reflection and Refraction
Ripple Tank
Sample Teacher Resources
Video: Basic Optics Track
Video: PASCO Basic Optics Ray Table
Electronic Teacher Guides
Advanced Physics 1
Advanced Physics 2
Physics Through Inquiry
Physical Science Through Inquiry
In addition to the essential Ripple Tank, we also have several other products to investigate the wave nature of light including the popular Wireless Spectrometer and its Fiber Optics cable accessory.
Top Product Solutions
Spectrometer
Fiber Optic Cable
Ripple Tank
Colour Mixer
Microwave Optics
Polarizer Demonstrator
Sample Teacher Resources
Video: Spectrometer
Video: Colour Mixer
Video: Polarization
Electronic Teacher Guides
Advanced Physics 1
Advanced Physics 2
Physics Through Inquiry
Physical Science Through Inquiry
For decades PASCO has been making affordable sophisticated tools for measuring fundamental properties of light.
Top Product Solutions
Photoelectric Effect
Laser Speed of Light System
Snell’s Law
Sample Teacher Resources
Video: Photoelectric Effect
Electronic Teacher Guides
Advanced Physics 1
Advanced Physics 2
Physics Through Inquiry
Physical Science Through Inquiry
A big thanks for all the help and support you provided – I want to take some time to say a big thanks for all the help and support you provided me to select the best equipment in order to make the best possible use of the funds available. It is really exceptional that you happily connected with me multiple times even during the weekend and was always motivated to help. Please accept my big thanks for this.
Gurpreet Sidhu | Physics Instructor | University College of North | The Pas, MB
Wireless Spectrometer Big Hit With Students – PASCO’s wireless spectrometer has been utilized very well by our earth science and physical science teachers. It’s an excellent piece of equipment and we have very much enjoyed its addition to enriching our classroom. It definitely brings students to a higher level of understanding wave interaction at a molecular level.
Matt Tumbach | Secondary Instructional Technology Leader | Tommy Douglas Collegiate | Saskatoon, SK
Excellent Smart Cart – I thought the cart was excellent. The quick sampling rate for force will be very useful for momentum and collision labs we do. I’m recommending we include this in our order for next school year.
Reed Jeffrey | Science Department Head | Upper Canada College | Toronto ON
Your lab equipment is of the highest quality and technical support is always there to help. During the 25 years we have used a wide array of lab equipment including computer interfacing. Your Pasco line has a high profile in our lab and will continue to do so far into the future.
Bob Chin | Lab Technician | Kwantlen Polytechnic University | Surrey, BC
Datalogging Activities are Cross-Curricular
Throughout the province of Nova Scotia, PASCO’s probeware technology has been merged with the rollout of the new P-6 curriculum. We chose a number of sensors for use with our project-based activities. Both the functionality and mobility of PASCO’s dataloggers enable students to collect authentic, real-world data, test their hypotheses and build knowledge.
Mark Richards | Technology Integration Consultant | Annapolis Valley R.S.B. | Nova Scotia
We have a large number of PASCO wireless spectrometers and love how they have improved the learning experience for our students.
Shawn McFadden | Technical Specialist | Ryerson University | Toronto, Ontario
During distance learning due to COVID-19 school shut down, I was given a short window to collect what I could from my classroom to teach online. The PASCO wireless sensors and Smart Carts were my top priority to collect to implement distance learning. By sharing experimental data with students via SPARKVue, the sensors were pivotal in creating an online experience that still allowed students to grow with their lab skills. It was easy to record videos of the data collection and share the data with my students. They did a phenomenal job examining and interpreting the data.
Michelle Brosseau | Physics Teacher | Ursuline College Chatham | Chatham, Ontario
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I have taught grade 9 applied science, science and technology, grade 10 applied, regular and enriched science, grade 11 chemistry and physics for 33 years at Westwood Senior High School in Hudson Québec. I discovered the PASCO equipment in 2019 and it completely changed my life. I love to discover, produce experiments and share discoveries. I am looking forward to work with your team.
Having graduated with a major in Computer Science and minors in Physics and Mathematics, I began my teaching career at Killarney Collegiate Institute in Killarney, Manitoba in 2009. While teaching Physics there, I decided to invest in PASCO products and approached the Killarney Foundation with a proposal about funding the Physics lab with the SPARK Science Learning System and sensors. While there I also started a tremendously successful new course that gave students the ability to explore their interests in science and consisted of students completing one project a month, two of which were to be hands-on experiments, two of which were to be research based, and the final being up to the student.
In 2011 I moved back to Brandon, Manitoba and started working at the school I had graduated from, Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School. In 2018 I finally had the opportunity to once again teach Physics and have been working hard to build the program. Being in the vocational school for the region has led to many opportunities to collaborate with our Electronics, Design Drafting, Welding, and Photography departments on highly engaging inter-disciplinary projects. I believe very strongly in showing students what Physics can look like and build lots of demonstrations and experiments for my classes to use, including a Reuben’s tube, an electromagnetic ring launcher, and Schlieren optics setup, just to name a few that have become fan favourites among the students in our building. At the end of my first year teaching Physics at Crocus Plains I applied for CERN’s International High School Teacher Programme and became the first Canadian selected through direct entry in the 21 years of the program. This incredible opportunity gave me the opportunity to learn from scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider and from CERN’s educational outreach team at the S’Cool Lab. Following this, I returned to Canada and began working with the Perimeter Institute, becoming part of their Teacher Network.
These experiences and being part of professional development workshops with the AAPT and the Canadian Light Source (CLS) this summer has given me the opportunity to speak to many Physics educators around the world to gain new insights into how my classroom evolves. As I work to build our program, I am exploring new ideas that see students take an active role in their learning, more inter-disciplinary work with departments in our school, the development of a STEM For Girls program in our building, and organizing participation in challenges from the ESA, the Students on the Beamline program from CLS, and our local science fair.
Though I graduated with a BEd qualified to teach English and Social Studies, it just wasn’t meant to be. My first job was teaching technology courses at a local high school, a far cry from the English and Social Studies job I had envisioned myself in. I was lucky enough to stay in that position for over ten years, teaching various technology courses in grades 10-12, while also obtaining a Master of Education in Technology Integration and a Master of Education in Online Instructional Media.
You will notice what is absent from my bio is any background in science. In fact, I took the minimum amount of required science courses to graduate high school. Three years ago I switched roles and currently work as a Technology Integration Leader; supporting teachers with integrating technology into their pedagogy in connection with the provincial outcomes. All of our schools have PASCO sensors at some level (mostly grades 4-12) and I made it my professional goal to not only learn how to use them, but to find ways to make them more approachable for teachers with no formal science background (like me!). Having no background or training in science has allowed me to experience a renewed love of Science, making it easier for me to support teachers in learning how to use PASCO sensors in their classrooms. I wholeheartedly believe that if more teachers could see just how easy they are to use, the more they will use them in the classroom and I’ve made it my goal to do exactly that.
I enjoy coming up with out-of-the-box ways of using the sensors, including finding curriculum connections within subjects outside of the typical science realm. I have found that hands on activities with immediate feedback, which PASCO sensors provide, help students and teachers see the benefits of technology in the classroom and will help more students foster a love of science and STEAM learning.