Datalogger

Datalogger - The LogIT Explorer is recommended for use in Scottish Borders Council schools

Details

What is this equipment ?
The LogIT Explorer is a Primary School datalogger with sensors that can measure temperature, light and sound.
Where can I see this ?
Every Scottish Borders primary school has a datalogging kit that includes a LogIT Explorer, 2 temperature probes and a folder of lesson plans and information.
Possible suppliers, costs
The manufacturer is DCP Microdevelopments. The SBC dataloggers were supplied by Griffin Education. Current price (Oct 2004) is £179.99 for a basic datalogger, £19.99 for a temperature probe.
Enquiries
Contact Jo King for further information.

Resources

Datalogging Intro pdf	What is datalogging? All about the LogIT Explorer. Troubleshooting. Using the LogIT Explorer with the computer. (from the SBC datalogging folder)
P1-3 Energy Heat pdf	Lesson plan for a Level B Science Energy experiment: Heat (from the SBC datalogging folder)
P1-3 Snapshots Heat pdf	Teachers' notes on how to use the 'snapshot' function in a P1-3 Heat topic NEW
P1-3 Heat worksheet pdf	Pupil snapshots worksheet to go with the above NEW
P1-3 Energy Light pdf	Lesson plan for a Level B Science Energy experiment: Light (from the SBC datalogging folder)
P1-3 Snapshots Light pdf	Teachers' notes on how to use the 'snapshot' function in a P1-3 Light topic NEW
P1-3 Light worksheet pdf	Pupil snapshots worksheet to go with the above NEW
P1-3 Blank Snapshots pdf	Blank pupil snapshots worksheet, also available as a Blank Snapshots Word document NEW
P1-3 Energy Sound pdf	Lesson plan for a Level B Science Energy experiment: Sound (from the SBC datalogging folder)
P4-7 Water pdf	Lesson plan for a Level C/D Science Energy experiment: the Science of Water (from the SBC datalogging folder)
P4-7 Light pdf	Lesson plan for a Level C/D Science Energy experiment: Light (from the SBC datalogging folder)
P4-7 Sound pdf	Lesson plan for a Level C/D Science Energy experiment: Sound (from the SBC datalogging folder)
P4-7 Friction pdf	Lesson plan for a Level C/D Science Forces experiment: Friction (from the SBC datalogging folder)

Teaching Ideas

These ideas come from teachers in Scottish Borders schools - many thanks to you all!
Please email Jo King if you have datalogging teaching ideas to include here.

Use the sound display meter to encourage quiet readers to speak out - can you get the meter level above a certain point?

Graph early years pupils playing a regular beat on eg a drum. A regular beat should show a regular pattern on the sound graph trace. Visual learners may find that seeing a picture of the sound they are making helps them to produce a more regular beat. Similarly, pupils being asked to play an instrument loudly or softly can have a visual clue as to the sound they are producing. (Thanks to Carol Hunter, Knowepark)

Measure light levels when growing seeds in a Plants topic. What light levels cause restricted growth?