Year 4 - Design and technology
Data logger tests and understanding the data
Simple programming and control: data loggers
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Unit Summary
This unit develops pupils' knowledge of simple circuits, programming and control. Fault finding of circuits will be introduced. Pupils will learn how to integrate a BBC Micro:bit in a simple circuit and use sensors to program a light display.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to test your data logger and understand the results.
Key Notes
- Data logger prototypes need to be tested and improved before being used in a traffic survey.
- Traffic survey data can produce patterns.
- Understanding environmental impact of the data can lead to design solutions.
Vocabulary To Learn
- environmental impact: the effect something has on the surroundings that an animal or plant lives in
- traffic survey: collecting data about traffic patterns in a specific area
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Traffic surveys are only about collecting data.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Data logger prototypes need to be tested and improved before being used in a traffic survey. Traffic survey data can produce patterns.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'environmental impact'
the effect something has on the surroundings that an animal or plant lives in.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Traffic surveys are only about collecting data. Correction: Data collected from the data loggers can be used to understand what is happening in an environment and make suggestions for improvements.
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