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While many people would say that measuring with technology is more accurate; more modern or 'the way to go', there are important advantages for learning. Some are less than obvious: | While many people would say that measuring with technology is more accurate; more modern or 'the way to go', there are important advantages for learning. Some are less than obvious: | ||
* You can monitor fast and tediously slow events. Thus you can investigate a whole range of | * You can monitor fast and tediously slow events. Thus you can now investigate a whole range of things you would have overlooked. | ||
* You can design and make equipment to solve problems | * You can design and make equipment to solve problems for 'technology' or 'D&T' projects. | ||
* You can measure tiny changes with precision, to find out whether wearing white clothes has any effect on comfort on a hot day. (The measured difference is very slight by the way). | * You can measure tiny changes with precision, to find out whether wearing white clothes has any effect on comfort on a hot day. (The measured difference is very slight by the way). | ||
* You can see results immediately, get a tacit understanding for what’s happening. And you can modify your experiment's technique as you go. | * You can see results immediately, get a tacit understanding for what’s happening. And you can modify your experiment's technique as you go. | ||
