Temperature Probe Response Time
Experiment #1 from Physical Science with Vernier
- Subject
- Physical Science
Introduction
Sometimes, when you are sick, your parents have you keep an oral thermometer under your tongue for 3 minutes because it takes about that long for the thermometer to register your body’s temperature. The time needed by the thermometer to reach your body temperature is the response time of the thermometer. In this experiment, you will study the response time of a Temperature Probe in still water.
A graph will be produced as data are collected. You will improve your graph interpreting skills as you investigate the graph.
Objectives
In this experiment, you will
- Make measurements.
- Analyze a graph of the data.
- Use this graph to make conclusions about the experiment.
- Determine the response time of a Temperature Probe.
Sensors and Equipment
This experiment features the following sensors and equipment. Additional equipment may be required.
Option 1
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This experiment is #1 of Physical Science with Vernier. The experiment in the book includes student instructions as well as instructor information for set up, helpful hints, and sample graphs and data.
