Data logging inservice booklet

A compendium of CPD and ITE activities on why we use sensors and the practicalities of implementing their use

Lesson idea. “Data logging in-service” is a collection of activities used for numerous in-service days and courses. Some will find a place in teacher education or CPD courses. No-one ever used all of these activities, but some of them may provoke discussion or offer a head-start in designing some variation.

Teaching approach. Activities and advice for using ICT(i) for use in inquiry(i) based learning and the scientific method(i).

Resource details
Title	Data Logging inservice booklet
Topic	[[Topics/ICT|ICT]]
Teaching approach	[[Teaching Approaches/|]]
Learning Objectives	prioritise the reasons why we use sensors select activities that especially enhance what we do in science teaching choose activities which can be implemented in practice aware of the scope for data analysis and usefulness of a graph aware of ways to overcome issues such as getting funding and support aware of the scope for using sensors
Format / structure	Online book - licensed to ORBIT
Subject	[[Resources/Science|Science]]
Age of students / grade	[[Resources/Age 11-16|Age 11-16]],  [[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]]
Related ORBIT Wiki Resources	List of experiments in Data logging & Control, Sensors
Files and resources to view and download	The resource is available in a number of formats printable PDF format - 134 pages editable .doc format - 150 pages File:Data logging inservice.doc browseable HTML web format N/A browsable Flash paper format http://rogerfrost.com/Datalogginginservice.swf

This resource was created by Roger Frost, and is under the ORBIT's CC licence.