Learning Objectives:
- Expanded Concepts: Further exploration of light, sound, heat, motion, and materials.
- Data Skills: Introduction to live plotting, recognizing patterns in basic graphs, and recording data in tables.
Session Grouping:
- Bootcamp (Sessions 1-2): Refreshing sensor use and basic data reading.
- Hands-On Exploration (Sessions 3-7): Testing light, sound, friction, and temperature changes.
- Movement & Reaction (Sessions 8-9): Investigating human reactions and simple physical activities.
- Creative Project (Session 10): Design an experiment and collect data independently.
Data Analysis Skills:
- Intermediate Skills: Students begin using simple live plots, detecting basic trends, and making predictions based on simple data sets. They practice filling tables and interpreting simple graphs.
Session 1: Reaction Time Race
Details:
Students test their reaction times to visual, auditory, and touch stimuli using the touchpad sensor, comparing results to learn about sensory responses.
Session 2: Sound Off: How Loud Can You Be?
Details:
Using the sound sensor, students measure the loudness of claps, shouts, or instruments, exploring sound intensity and waves.
Session 3: Melting Moments: Ice and Movement
Details:
Students observe how stirring affects ice melting in water, measuring temperature changes with the temperature probe to understand heat transfer.
Session 4: Light Blockers: Exploring Materials
Details:
Students use the light sensor to test how different materials (paper, fabric, foil) block or transmit light, learning about transparency and opacity.
Session 5: Jump High Challenge
Details:
Students measure how high they can jump using a setup with the distance sensor, recording and comparing their results to discuss physical activity.
Session 6: Friction Fun: Slippery or Sticky?
Details:
Using the load cell, students measure the force needed to slide objects over various surfaces, exploring how friction impacts movement.
Session 7: Material Detectives: Magnetism
Details:
Students use the magnetic flux sensor to identify magnetic materials, classifying objects and understanding magnetic properties.
Session 8: Heart Rate Exploration: Active vs. Resting
Details:
Students measure their heart rates before and after physical activity using a pulse sensor connected to MeasureLab, learning how exercise affects the body.
Session 9: Wind Power Play
Details:
Students adjust a small fan’s speed using MeasureLab’s motor control and observe how airflow affects lightweight objects, linking motor speed to physical effects.
Session 10: Design Your Own Experiment
Details:
Students plan and conduct their own experiments using MeasureLab, choosing topics of interest and presenting their findings to the class.