Year 10 - Design and technology
Data logging
Systems approach to design: Sustainable Futures
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Unit Summary
Pupils will develop knowledge of electronic components and a systems approach to designing. They will learn about different components and use these to build and test circuits for different purposes. They will design a system to control a greenhouse environment, considering the different variables.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to design a control system to log data over time.
Key Notes
- Data is a piece of information which can be stored and used by a computer program. This could be numbers or words.
- Different types of data can be collected from a control system, such as temperature, light levels or moisture levels.
- A variable is a piece of data stored in a computer's memory which can be accessed and changed.
- Data logging is a collection of data over time.
- Feedback is a signal that is sent back in a loop, depending upon a condition.
Vocabulary To Learn
- data: a piece of information which can be stored and used by a computer program
- variable: a piece of data stored in a computer's memory which can be accessed and changed
- feedback: a signal that is sent back in a loop, depending upon a condition
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- A variable is a set piece of data that can not change once collected.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Data is a piece of information which can be stored and used by a computer program. This could be numbers or words. Different types of data can be collected from a control system, such as temperature, light levels or moisture levels.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'data'
a piece of information which can be stored and used by a computer program.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: A variable is a set piece of data that can not change once collected. Correction: A variable is a named piece of data stored in a computer's memory, accessed and changed by a computer program.
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