Equipment

Logit Explorer	EasySense Q
Special Price for Kent Schools

You have the option to buy external sensors with the Logit Explorer. These include:

• External Temperature probe (-10 to +110°C)
• Voltage lead (0 to 10V dc)
• pH probe (1-14pH)
• Heart rate sensor (with ear/finger clip)
• Motion Sensor

We would recommend schools buy at least one external temperature probe.

Step-by-Step Photographic Guide to using the LogIT in different investigations

Light Sensors

• Which materials make the best lenses for sunglasses?
• Which material would have been ideal for a 'blackout' curtain during the war?
  (Planning document and recording sheet)
• The evenings are getting darker. Which material is the best reflective so that car lights bounce back off it and warn drivers that children are there.
• Using the light sensor to measure speed - Which surface will slow down the car?

Sound Sensors

• Which material will be best for soundproofing a box?
• What is the loudest sound in school?
• Where is the noisiest place and at what time of the day is it the loudest? Can you think why this is? How could you make it a quieter place? Does adding a 'Quiet Please' poster make any difference?
• Who has the loudest cough?

Temperature Sensors

• How can we keep the teacher's tea warm for a longer time?
• If we buy some outdoor benches for pupils to sit on at lunch time, where would be the best place to put them?
• Is the room warmer above the radiators or below them? Why do you think this is so?
• Who has the hottest hands?

Lesson Plans and Teacher notes on using a datalogger from Scottish Border Council

Kent Teachers Case Studies

Although the case studies below are based on the Ecolog or the Datameter, any data loggers could be used.

Datalogging Projects

Ideas for investigating with sensors in Science - Using RM Window box Sensors

Planning for the Introduction of Data Logging in the Classroom

Using a Temperature Sensor

Data Logging with Year 5