Discover Sensors

Supporting inquiry based teaching & learning

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Exemplars using Sensors

Teachers involved in Discover Sensors have created a number of practical examples of how the sensor equipment as software can be used for investigations. They are designed so that you can set the simple investigations up and become familiar with the various sensors, connecting to the data-loggers and using the graphs. These Exemplars are different from the Learning Activities in that they focus on the technology rather than the use of the Investigative Framework.

More information on the various sensors and how they are set up is available in Sensor Equipment.

To Investigate Velocity

OP1, OP41

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What happens to the conductivity of water when (a) salt and (b) sugar is added to it?

OC44

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What happens when liquids evaporate?

OC22, 28

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How effective is sweating at cooling us down?

OB22, OP28

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To investigate the Shape of the Cooling Curve in Terms of Latent Heat

OP29

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To investigate the absorption and emission of heat

OP30, OP31

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To investigate the variation of pH during a neutralisation reaction

OC19, OC36

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To investigate germinating/respiring peas

OB5, OB10, OB57

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To investigate pressure in a liquid - what factors affect it?

OP11

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