Datalogging Insight

KS4 (Years 10 - 11)

Design & Technology, ICT, Science, Mathematics, Geography & English

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Datalogging Insight is a learning resource for Science education which provides a comprehensive environment for integrating the process of measurement in practical Science with thinking about numerical data. It can be used with a variety of sensors connected to a microcomputer through a choice of different manufacturers’ data-logging hardware systems. It can also be used as a general purpose mathematical tool for developing models for describing data. It helps pupils get more out of practical Science by providing them with tools to extend their observations, encourage experimentation and prediction, and link theory with experiment. It is designed for a range of users with different levels of skill and confidence in computers. For the novice, results are easily obtained with the minimum of fuss; for the sophisticated user, Datalogging Insight can meet the demands of many complex tasks.

This package was a great success. Pupils who had never used datalogging software before took to it like ducks to water. They were fascinated by the fact that the results of their own experiment were travelling from a sensor to their screen and displayed in real time. The enjoyed the experience, and most rewarding of all, every pupil without exception said that they wished they’d used such software lower down the school and they definitely wanted to use it for their Sixth Form work in the following year.