ITSI-SU Sample Activities
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Elementary Grades 3 and 4
Wind generator — Engineering
(Sensor: Voltage)
Build a wind turbine and test different blade designs to generate electricity.
Sensing temperature — Life Science
(Sensor: Temperature)
Compare the feeling of temperature with the result of a measurement.
Reflection and transmission of light — Physical Science
(Sensor: Light)
Explore the reflection, scattering and transmission of white light.
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Elementary Grades 5 and 6
Seasons: the changing position of the sun — Earth and Space Science
(Sensors: Light, Temperature)
Explore how the changing position of the sun causes seasons on the earth.
Making Sounds — Physical Science
(Sensor: Microphone)
In this activity students use Sound Grapher to investigate some of the properties of sounds made when students blow across the top of an open plastic bottle.
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Middle School
Relative Humidity in Micro-environments — Earth Science
(Sensor: Relative Humidity)
In this activity, you will use a relative humidity sensor and a soda bottle to measure humidity near surfaces, such as over a leaf or above an ice cube.
Galvanic Skin Response — Life Science
(Sensor: Voltage)
In this activity, you will build a "lie detector" based on your skin's electrical conductivity.
Seeing Motion — Physical Science
(Sensors: Temperature, Position)
In this activity you will investigate simple, straight-line motion.
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High School
Body Temperature: Thermoregulation — Biology
(Sensor: Temperature)
In this activity, you will observe and investigate differences in temperature at different locations on the body.
Boyle's Law — Chemistry
(Sensors: Temperature, Pressure)
In this activity you will explore the relationship between pressure and volume in gases.
Forces - Equal and Opposite — Physics
(Sensor: Force - 5N)
In this activity, you will use two force sensors to see if Newton's Third Law is really true!
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