METRC Kits & Hands-On Equipment

SAM Labs  

• Watch this  introduction video to learn how SAM labs can be used in the classroom

• Look at lesson plans for distance learning 

• Try the virtual designer

• Talk to METRC Staff about checking out our SAM Lab STEAM kits

Modeling

• Play with a variety of models we have in the media center

• Use Legos! Try making water atoms: https://edgerton.mit.edu/sites/default/files/media/LEGOChemteachersguide_9-7-12.pdf 

• Heart, Skeleton, and Virus

• Use the Quiver app on the iPad to hover over the cell and identify parts

Probeware and Sensors

• Types of probeware

  • Vernier

  • Pasco

  • Sensor Specific - iCelcius

• Hold Your Ears Lab

  • Lab instructions and video demonstration

  • Data Form

  • Hold Your Ears Lab Data Responses

Virtual Reality 

HTC Vive

(note: cannot be checked out from METRC)

• • Read this article about virtual reality in education

  • Explore The Body VR: Journey Inside a Cell on Steam

  • Video trailer for The Body VR: Journey Inside a Cell on Steam

META Quest