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Internet of things
Purpose: The internet of things is a growing technology that utilises data collected by devices from across the globe. In a school context, it can be used in school science to compare data from across the world.
Teaching approach: Some investigations require data to be collected over a period of time to allow trends and patterns to be detected. The internet of things adds a further dimension to data collection. It allows similar data, collected remotely, to be compared. This may mean less data needs to be collected before trends can be detected, or it can place an investigation into an international context.
Preparation: For ease of comparison, students need to digitise their collected data. This usually means using a sensor to monitor a change, rather than transcribing analogue data into a spread sheet. Comparative data may then be downloaded from a suitable website (example given in link below).
Internet of (School) Things website
- http://iotschool.org/index.php
- Internet of School Things exploratory website providing a wide range of weather related data from UK and Singapore
- http://iotschools.org.uk/DistanceExploratory/index.php
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