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|age= Primary, primary age 7
|age= Primary, primary age 7
|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.
|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 guide for the teacher with questions to ask and vocabulary to use.
|format= A three-page teacher's guide with questions to ask and vocabulary to use.
|Learning Objectives =  
|Learning Objectives =  
* Understand that temperature can be measured and given a number
* Understanding that temperature can be measured and given a number.
* Use correct language, for example, 'I am hot' versus 'I am boiling hot'
* Using accurate language, for example, 'I am hot' versus 'I am boiling hot'.
|strategy=  
|strategy=  
|additional resources=Requires a temperature sensor and a large display of its readings, for the whole group to see when the temperature changes. The activity was written around temperature sensing equipment made by Data Harvest UK.  
|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=[[IT_in_Primary_Science | complete ebook to download: IT in Primary Science which includes investigations using sensors]]
|related resources=[[IT_in_Primary_Science | complete ebook to download: IT in Primary Science which includes investigations using sensors]]
|other=  
|other=  


|resources= Teacher lesson guide [[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]]
[[Category:Science]][[Category:Primary]] [[Category:ICT]] [[Category:Sensors]] [[Category:Data loggers]]