Data+Logging+in+the+Science+Laboratory

What is Data Logging? Observation and measurement are central features of practical activity in science. Traditionally, pupils are taught to use a variety of measuring instruments, each of which requires a particular skill for obtaining readings. They record their collected readings in a table and often plot the results in the form of a graph. Now, all these measuring activities may be readily performed using a computer or a calculator and a data logger. http://www.le.ac.uk/se/lto/logging/

PMI on using Data Loggers in your Science Class/Laboratory Plus - accurate data, realtime data, allows long term studies, portability of the data loggers Minus - technophobes unwilling to use new technology; no teaching the old skills used in former methods Interesting Points -

Options: Calculators: [|TI84 Plus] and [|TI84 Homepage] (using Graphics Calculators in the classroom) CBL2s or LabPro Table

LabPro: Tour from LabPro - http://www.vernier.com/mbl/labpro.html LabPro Resources http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/route/usetech/MBL/mbluse.html www.science-house.org/teacher/ pioneers/**labpro**_user_manual.pdf

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Links to Useful Data Logging Resources: Gallery of Data Logging Experiments - Roger Frost Datalogging - http://www.rogerfrost.com/Data%20logging%20.html

Year 7 Science Students data logging cooling rates/curves - http://www.curriculumonline.gov.uk/CaseStudies/sciencecasestudy.htm

Texas Instruments Teacher Resources - http://education.ti.com/educationportal/sites/US/nonProductSingle/pd_exploring_data_84.html

Water Quality Teaching Unit - http://www.cesa4.k12.wi.us/programs-services/itech/edtech/04-05teachers/wonewoc/lessonoplan.doc

Biology Effects of Lead Nitrate and Thiourea on Urease Activity - http://www.saburchill.com/IBbiology/ICT/datalogging/011.html ICT in Biology - http://www.saburchill.com/IBbiology/ICT/index.html

Chemisty Successive Dilution of a Toxic Solution - http://www.science-house.org/student/bw/greenchem/dilution.html

Physics Newton's 2nd Law - http://dev.physicslab.org/Document.aspx?doctype=2&filename=Dynamics_PulleyCartSystem.xml Simple Pendulums - http://dev.physicslab.org/Document.aspx?doctype=2&filename=OscillatoryMotion_LabProPendulums.xml Using the Motion Detector (or Ranger) with TI84+ and the Labpro Video media type="custom" key="1602505"