Tagged: data logger

Apr 2019

weather station

Weather station With a data logger several sensors can be used together to monitor the weather over periods lasting weeks. Suitable sensors include temperature, pressure, humidity, light or even a rotation sensor to check...

science experiments

Apr 2019

battery life

Battery life In this experiment an electrical cell is tested to exhaustion. The cell might be a dry-cell, an alkaline cell or a lead-acid accumulator. The decreasing voltage is measured over a (long) period...

science experiments

Apr 2019

measuring plant growth – long experiment

A position sensor can be attached to a plant to record its growth. Depending on the plant chosen this is a very slow process. Using a sensor greatly decreases the time taken before the...

science experiments

Nov 2018

a data logger is a scientist’s camera

data loggers – the scientist’s camera! There is a rich world of data waiting to be collected. Take an accelerometer with you on a theme park roller coaster or if that’s too sad, take...

science experiments

Nov 2018

field study notes

science experiments

Oct 2018

fermentation

In the manufacture of yoghurt, bacteria turn lactose into lactic acid. The acid denatures or spoils the milk protein and sets it solid. In the process, the milk starts to taste sour and its...

handling data from experiments

Oct 2018

video and data analysis tool – Coach Studio

Update – Coach 7 was available in 2018. In 2008 I wrote: Coach 6 Studio provides a learning environment where you or students can work with models or create models of your own. It...

handling data from experiments

Oct 2018

software that works with most data-loggers: ‘Insight’

Here is some excellent software that can collect and analyse data and it now works with a huge number of different brands. Called Insight and known to thousands of science teachers, this has grown...

handling data from experiments

Oct 2018

about the ‘sid’ file format

Q. What is SID? A. It’s a standard file format that every data logging manufacturer is encouraged to support. The results of data logging experiments can be better shared in the ‘SID’ format. This...

handling data from experiments / schools technology

Oct 2018

data logging software choices

The sensors and equipment you buy for school requires software made for it. There IS a generic program, called Insight (below). which works with lots of different manufacturer’s kit. It has the advantage of...

handling data from experiments

Oct 2018

data & datafiles you can download to analyse

Real results are often messy, but these all offer good material for discussion. This is the page from which you can download the results of other people’s experiments using sensors. Use the files as...

interviews: scientists at work

Jan 2016

scientist 18: the data logger company – agriculture (2012)

Roger Frost meets Tony Peloe from Cambridge firm, Delta-T, who supply plant and environment monitoring equipment to plant growers and researchers. Follow-up link: Delta-T www.delta-t.co.uk Tagged biology, Nicola Terry, physics, technology, data logger, data...