H2U Vol 7 Issue 3 Jan 2008.pub - Highcliffe School

ICT
Making sense of sensors
During this term, Year 8
ICT students have been
studying sensors and data
logging.
We are
very fortunate
to
have a parent
and
friend of
the school
Nick Stone,
who works
in this field
with local
company
Data Track.
He kindly
offered to
visit Year 8
lessons and
demonstrate
how
ICT is used
to measure
and record
a wide range of data.
At the front of the class,
Nick arranged a variety of
sensors and recording
equipment. This was connected
to his laptop with
results being displayed on
the digital projector. In
one experiment he asked a
number of students to hold
a temperature sensor each
and see who could raise
the temperature the fastest.
The prop that raised the
most interest was a freeze
spray that with one blast
sent the temperature
plummeting to -20 in a
split second.
During discussions in lessons
we have looked at the
vast range of sensors that
surround us on a daily basis.
From streetlights, to
fire alarms, to central
heating thermostats; our
daily lives are monitored
and supported by sensors.
Nick’s talk helped bring to
life how the data gathered
by these
sensors
can be
harnessed
to control
technology
and
analyse
and predict
trends.
these talks.
The ICT
staff and
Year 8
Students
would like
to thank
Nick Stone
and ‘Data
Track’ for
their support
with
Report by Mr Smith
& Miss Picking
Mathematics
Mathematics clubs
Drop in for GCE A level
Monday lunchtime.
Puzzle club, chess and all
other board games Friday
lunch all welcome.
Please make sure you put
the following important
dates in your diary.
Year 9 Mathematics
Mock
Paper 1: non calculator
Tues 8 th January
Paper 2: calculator Thurs
10 th January
Mental arithmetic: week
beginning 8 th January
Year 10
Module 1 resits (Booster
sessions will be available)
3 rd March 2008
Year 11
Module 1 and 3 resits
(Booster sessions will be
available)
3 rd March 2008
Year 11
Examination 50% of GCSE
(Booster sessions will be
available). Module 5 Non
calculator is very early,
Monday 19 th May 2008 am.
Calculator paper, June 2 nd
2008 pm.
Fantasy Football—
Christmas Update.
Congratulations to Year 7
student George Boulton
(Boulton’s Babes) who currently
leads the student
standings with 120 points.
As for the other year
groups:
Year 8—Milly McCarthy
(Witches Wonderers = 1)
103pts
Year 9—Jack Swinnerton
(LEEDS UNITED FC)
103pts
Year 10—Mitchell East
(Held High Head) 111pts
Year 11—Jamie Stanbury
(Spurs FTW) 81pts
Year 12—Tom Prodomo
(Proddy’s Pros) 107pts.
It must be said that all of
these are chasing Mr Jobbins
whose ‘Supa
Saints’ (he wishes) are at
the top of the standings
with 126pts.
Report by Mr Burgan
& Mr Shaylor
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