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But WHY are we learning all of this? In Unit 3 you will dig into the data sensors can collect, learn how to set up projects, and how to ask the right questions to get answers that are meaningful.
Expect that unit 3 will take approximately 5 - 50 minute class periods to complete.
If you are completing the advanced option, plan an additional 3 class periods to complete the unit.
Unit 3 Learning Outcomes
Unit 3 Learning Outcomes
Students will:
explain the importance of gathering data.
identify researchable questions and develop their own research initiatives.
ADVANCED: Students will design and deploy eco-boxes with data logging capabilities to collect real world data.*
Unit Lesson and Materials Overview
Unit Lesson and Materials Overview
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🌟Unit 3: Using Tech to Solve Problems ISML
This activity contains activities to help spark student curiosity through supportive learning. In the Using Tech to Solve Problems ISML you will find:
Writing Prompts
Discussion Points
Idea Sparks (short lesson starters)
Wants vs Needs Mini Lesson - consider your BIG idea. How can we reach it while still maintaining a sense of reality and understanding of how things work? Use this mini lesson to prepare students for project creations and management.
Generating Good Questions - "That's a great question!" How often are you saying that to your students? Let's make that happen more often!
Pitches for Proposals Mini Lesson - this mini lesson teaches students the importance of knowing everything about their project, how to explain it, and what to do if they are unsure of the answer in a fast paced game situation.
Project Data Collection Mini Lesson - this activity helps students understand the importance of intervals and how to select appropriate times for data collection to get the most accurate information.
📝Lesson 6: Improving Our School
This lesson introduces students to the scientific method by encouraging them to think about a problem that exists in their school and how to use sensors to get the data needed to solve the problem. It also encourages them to think through solutions that can be helpful.
📊Lesson 7: Proposing Our Projects
Once they have created these projects, it's important someone hears them. Otherwise, is their work even valuable. This sets students up for success in writing a short pitch, practicing it, and then presenting it to a group of potential investors.
🏫ADVANCED Lesson 1: A Week in the Life of Our School
For those students who are advanced, this lesson encourages them to take the project they created in Lesson 6 through it's implementation. Students will learn to use Data Loggers to record their data for use in Unit 4. It is intended to be completed BETWEEN Pitches for Proposals Mini Lesson
Sample Code for the DHT Sensors can be found here: Data Logging Sensor Code
When using the above code, be sure you have installed the Adafruit Unified Sensor Library AND the dht sensor library by Adafruit without these libraries installed you will receive error codes from your Arduino Program.
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