BRAINBOX - INFRARED-00

Students learn:

Curriculum Learning Activities
SCIENCE Identify scientific principles required to solve challenge
TECHNOLOGY Record and estimate timing data
ART Blended multimedia elements
ENGINEERING Design, build and test machine(s)
MATHEMATICS Use comparative data find and define a time-line

For this experiment, you will need:

  1. An infrared camera connected to a PC and your choice of materials and techniques described here
  2. Use VLC or download MyCam or some other Webcam viewer software for WIN7 (both can be run without installing)
  3. Reference to the ST2 framework documented here

Example - Physical Properties Of Natural & Processed Materials:

Scientific knowledge about the effects of heating and cooling is used by people in their everyday life, eg the types of clothes worn, the packaging and preparation of food and everyday devices, eg freezers, irons or cooktops.

Create a simple survey to find out what people think about the properties of materials that make those materials feel hot or cold to touch.

Student or Adult Is Metal warmer, colder or same as wood Does the fridge light go out when door closed?
Student Colder No
Adult Hotter Yes
Student Hotter No
Adult Same Yes
Student Colder Yes

Table 2. Example - Properties Of Materials Survey:

Discuss the results of your 'Properties of Materials Survey' results in the section below.

My results for Table 1 (above) show that most adults and students (66%) think that metal is colder than wood. This confirms the misconceptions that most people may have (as described in Video 1. above).

*All data from Table 1 was evaluated and graphed using Google Sheets formulas.