can be used to make science fun for your elementary kids. A digital thermometer is a great tool for students to learn first hand about data collection, observation, and making scientific prediction. It is simple and exciting for students to use! Simply plug the thermometer into the USB port and op
en the program Logger Pro. You will see that on the left side of the screen is a table with the seconds in one column and temperature in the other. At the bottom of this table is a temperature box where the children can read the current temperature. The majority of the screen is a graph which will show the changing temperature.
In this lesson, students will learn that friction and light can produce heat Standard 5, objective 3).
First, have the children take the room temperature for 10 seconds and record it. Next, have them hold the thermometer in their hand for 10 seconds and take that temperature. Now, have the childr
en rub the thermometer between their hands and take that temperature. Finally, the children can put lotion on their hands(which will reduce friction), rub them together and take the temperature. The same experiment can be repeated using wood and rubbing sandpaper against it. For the last measurement students can hold the thermometer next to a light source and predict if the temperature will go up. They can predict throughout all the experiments if the temperature will go up or down after increasing or decreasing friction.
This is a great way for students to observe changes in temperature and to become more technologically savvy to boot!
en the program Logger Pro. You will see that on the left side of the screen is a table with the seconds in one column and temperature in the other. At the bottom of this table is a temperature box where the children can read the current temperature. The majority of the screen is a graph which will show the changing temperature.In this lesson, students will learn that friction and light can produce heat Standard 5, objective 3).
First, have the children take the room temperature for 10 seconds and record it. Next, have them hold the thermometer in their hand for 10 seconds and take that temperature. Now, have the childr
en rub the thermometer between their hands and take that temperature. Finally, the children can put lotion on their hands(which will reduce friction), rub them together and take the temperature. The same experiment can be repeated using wood and rubbing sandpaper against it. For the last measurement students can hold the thermometer next to a light source and predict if the temperature will go up. They can predict throughout all the experiments if the temperature will go up or down after increasing or decreasing friction.
This is a great way for students to observe changes in temperature and to become more technologically savvy to boot!
