Go!Temp

Another choice is GoTemp, a Vernier temperature probe and Logger Lite software.  The GoTemp has a USB connector for a laptop.  Logger Lite is a free download from Vernier.  Go!Link is a USB adapter for computers to use with other types of Vernier probes. These probes are intended for elementary school instruction.  The equipment is suitable for any lab requiring a thermometer.  Here are screen by screen instructions to set up Go!Temp in Logger Lite. Vernier has preview labs for evaluation, such as Are we cool, or what?  or Get Started with Go!Temp? I bet you're asking what is the advantage to using probes in science.  The probes are a means of collecting a large set of data quickly to analyze or graph.  Here's the thing.  I think it takes more of an investment of time and effort to wade through the Vernier  probe and software than with Pasco Pasport probes.  But for around $30 you can buy a temperature probe, download the free software and roll if you have a computer.  Let me leave you with this tutorial of how to collect data with Logger Lite.