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|title= Measuring Temperature - Cold and Hot | |||
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| | |topic=Measuring | ||
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|resourcenumber= SC0026 | |resourcenumber= SC0026 | ||
|age= primary | |image=Measuringtemperature1.png | ||
|content= | |tagline=Put a number on the meaning of hot and cold | ||
|format= | |age= Primary, primary age 7 | ||
|Learning Objectives = | |content= A teacher-led inquiry into how hot or cold things are. Discussion is helped by having a large display to show a 'bar chart' of the temperature, thanks to a data-logging device. This lesson introduces the idea of using numbers to determine how hot things are. | ||
* | |format= A three-page teacher's guide with questions to ask and vocabulary to use. | ||
|Learning Objectives = | |||
* | * Understanding that temperature can be measured and given a number. | ||
* Using accurate language, for example, 'I am hot' versus 'I am boiling hot'. | |||
|strategy= | |strategy= | ||
|additional resources= | |additional resources=This activity requires a temperature sensor and a large display of its readings, for the whole group to see when the temperature changes. This activity was written around temperature sensing equipment made by Data Harvest UK. | ||
|useful information= | |useful information= | ||
|related resources= | |related resources=[[IT_in_Primary_Science | complete ebook to download: IT in Primary Science which includes investigations using sensors]] | ||
|other= | |other= | ||
|resources= [[file:Cold hot lesson sheets.doc]] | |resources= Teacher lesson guide [[file:Cold hot lesson sheets.doc]] or check the resource online [[Recording Temperature Cold Hot Lesson|Lesson]]<br /> | ||
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[[Category:Science]][[Category:Primary]] [[Category:ICT]] [[Category:Sensors]] [[Category:Data loggers]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:30, 18 October 2012
Lesson idea. A teacher-led inquiry into how hot or cold things are. Discussion is helped by having a large display to show a 'bar chart' of the temperature, thanks to a data-logging device. This lesson introduces the idea of using numbers to determine how hot things are.
Teaching approach. This lesson involves the use of higher order questioning(ta) to engage pupils in an inquiry(ta) relating on how to record temperature and the use of sensors. (edit)
| Resource details | |
| Title | Measuring Temperature - Cold and Hot |
| Topic | [[Topics/Measuring|Measuring]] |
| Teaching approach | [[Teaching Approaches/Questioning|Questioning]], [[Teaching Approaches/Inquiry|Inquiry]] |
| Learning Objectives |
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| Format / structure | A three-page teacher's guide with questions to ask and vocabulary to use. |
| Subject | [[Resources/Science|Science]] |
| Age of students / grade | [[Resources/Primary age 7|Primary age 7]], [[Resources/Primary|Primary]] |
| Additional Resources/material needed | This activity requires a temperature sensor and a large display of its readings, for the whole group to see when the temperature changes. This activity was written around temperature sensing equipment made by Data Harvest UK. |
| Related ORBIT Wiki Resources | |
| Files and resources to view and download | Teacher lesson guide File:Cold hot lesson sheets.doc or check the resource online Lesson
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