TEMPERATURE SENSOR

Activities and Curriculum: 

Dynamics Of Heat Investigation with Dataloggers CLICK HERE for Sample

5 Minute Activities with Sensors CLICK HERE for Sample

Science at Work with Dataloggers CLICK HERE for Sample

Elementary EasySense Datalogger Activites CLICK HERE for Sample

High School Chemistry Investigation with Dataloggers CLICK HERE for Sample

High School Biology Investigation with Dataloggers CLICK HERE for Sample

High School Physics, Electricity and Heat Investigation with Dataloggers CLICK HERE for Sample

Physics:

• Cooling rates
• Absorption of energy
• Conduction, convection and evaporation
• Solar energy
• Insulation investigations

Biology:

• Animal behaviour
• River and pond studies

Chemistry:
• Endothermic and exothermic reactions
• Freezing and melting of water
• Energy content of foods
• Change of state
• Neutralisation reactions
• Greenhouse effect
• Fractional distillation
• Vapour pressure of liquids

Environment:

• Habitats
• Pond and river studies

Ranges:

• Celsius range: -30°C – 110°C (Resolution: 0.1°C)
• Fahrenheit range: -22°F to 230°F (Resolution: 0.1°F)

This sensor has a particularly low thermal inertia. The thermistor is housed at the end of a 3 mm by 200 mm stainless steel tube which is resistant to weak acids.

Temperatures higher than 150ºC (302ºF) may damage the Sensor. The PVC insulation on the connecting cable has a working range of -10 to 85ºC (14 to 185ºF), so this cable should be kept away from the source of heat.