Range of Monitoring Tasks

The tasks below will enable you to make a judgement about the activity level you wish to support with your training.

Intermediate Advanced


Intermediate Task:

Decide on the focus for the activity and the desired learning outcomes.

Collect and test all equipment needed, such as the data logger, leads and sensors.

Become familiar with the software and equipment.

Demonstrate the software, data logging and peripheral equipment to pupils.

Prepare differentiated, focused tasks for pupils.

Provide opportunities for pupils to:

  • use the software and equipment to monitor external events
  • display readings in a variety of ways, including graphical representations
  • interpret results and draw conclusions
  • save and retrieve work

Learning Outcomes for the Teacher

Using the program, logging box and sensors, know how to:

  • connect and use the equipment
  • use the monitoring software
  • record, save and retrieve readings
  • display readings in a varitey of ways, including graphical representations

Resources

  • monitoring software
  • computer
  • data logger
  • sensors

Prior to Commencing the Intermediate Task...



Advanced Task:

Decide on the focus for the activity and the desired learning outcomes.

Collect and test all equipment needed, such as the data logger, leads and sensors.

Become familiar with the software and equipment.

Demonstrate the software, data logging and peripheral equipment to pupils.

Ensure that pupils can transfer results into a word processor.

Prepare differentiated, focused tasks for pupils.

Provide opportunities for pupils to:

  • use the software and equipment to monitor external events
  • display readings in a variety of ways, including graphical representations
  • interpret results and draw conclusions
  • save and retrieve work
  • transfer results, including graphical representations, to a word processor

Learning Outcomes for the Teacher

Using the program, logging box and sensors, know how to:

  • connect and use the equipment
  • use the monitoring software
  • record, save and retrieve readings
  • display readings in a varitey of ways, including graphical representations
  • transfer results into a word processor

Resources

  • monitoring software
  • computer
  • data logger
  • sensors

Prior to Commencing the Advanced Task...