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‘Probeware’ on Increase in Schools’ Science Labs

Turning students into apprentice scientists has long been a goal of K-12 science educators. But it’s been many years since real scientists used the paper logs, alcohol thermometers, balances, stopwatches, meter sticks, and other gear that remain staples of many high school science labs.

And that’s where “probeware” comes in.

Though the term may not be a household word, it has grown more familiar to science educators over the past decade, as companies have marketed a new generation of high-tech instruments for collecting and analyzing data...