PASCO SPARK Science Learning System User's Guide - Manual (Page 20)

12 S ETTING UP AN EXPERIMENT
C USTOMIZING HOW NUMBERS ARE DISPLAYED
Displaying numbers in scientific notation
1. Touch the Experiment Tools button.
The Experiment Tools screen opens.
2. Touch DATA PROPERTIES.
The Data Properties screen opens.
3. Touch the Measurement: box and select a measurement or other
variable.
4. Touch Number Format.
The number format options appear.
5. Touch the Number Style: box and select Scientific Notation.
6. Use the Digits: arrows to select the number of digits to be displayed.
7. Touch OK.
Changing the units of a measurement
Do one or both of the following tasks to select different units for a measurement.
Changing the units of a measurement in an existing display
Complete these steps to change the units of a measurement displayed in an
existing graph, digits display, table, or meter:
1. Touch the Tools button of a graph, digits display, table, or meter to
open the tools palette.
2. Touch the Properties button to open the Properties screen.
3. Touch the Units: box and select a unit of measure.
4. Touch OK.
The display shows the measurement with the selected units.