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SensorScience: Temperature, Light and Sound

Students explore the world around them by comparing measurements to their own senses with the Temperature/Light/Sound sensor. Compare the feeling of temperature with the result of a measurement while investigating still air, moving air, and water temperatures. Compare what a light sensor detects to what the eye sees and explore how animal eyes vary according to their needs for finding food and avoiding predators. Students explore the characteristics of common sounds, such as loudness, pitch, and sound quality. Students will build a musical instrument to understand how sound is produced by vibrating things.

Students investigate driving questions such as:

How does a greenhouse work?
Can you believe your senses?
How do animals' senses help them survive?
How do we make sounds and hear sounds?

About SensorScience Units

PASCO's SensorScience line of activities is designed for elementary school students. These activities guide younger students through fun and meaningful investigations about the world around them.

The activities encourage students to ask a question, make a prediction, gather data and construct an explanation. The Teacher section for each activity offers background information and a discussion guide.

All activities have been designed to meet national science standards.

Here's what you need:

SensorScience: Temperature, Light and Sound Kit (PS-2618)

In this kit the students explore the world around them by comparing measurements to their own senses with the Temperature/ Light/Sound sensor. They compare the feeling of temperature with the result of a measurement while investigating still air, moving air, and water temperatures. Compare what a light sensor detects to what the eye sees and explore how animal eyes vary according to their needs for finding food and avoiding predators. Students explore the characteristics of common sounds, such as loudness, pitch, and sound quality.

We recommend one kit per computer/lab station of 2-4 students.

SensorScience: Temperature, Light and Sound Activities CD (PS-2836)

This CD contains activities to be used with PASCO's SensorScience: Temperature, Light and Sound Kit.

We recommend one per classroom.

Featured Products

• SensorScience: Temperature, Light and Sound Kit
  (PS-2618)

• SensorScience: Temperature, Light and Sound Activities CD
  (PS-2836)