Help Topic for AS coursework (sensors)

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The discussion centers on AS Physics coursework involving sensors, specifically LDRs, thermistors, rotary sensors, and variable resistors. The student seeks creative and original contexts for their measurements to impress their teacher, who prefers witty and engaging ideas over traditional applications. Previous examples include a thermistor-based smart coaster that measures the temperature of a cup of tea. The emphasis is on making the project relatable and entertaining while still demonstrating the functionality of the sensors.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of LDR (Light Dependent Resistor) functionality
  • Knowledge of thermistor applications in temperature measurement
  • Familiarity with rotary sensors and their uses
  • Basic principles of variable resistors and their role in circuits
NEXT STEPS
  • Research creative applications for LDRs in everyday objects
  • Explore innovative uses of thermistors in consumer products
  • Investigate unique contexts for rotary sensor implementations
  • Develop ideas for variable resistor projects that engage users
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Students in AS Physics, educators looking for engaging project ideas, and anyone interested in applying sensor technology in creative and practical ways.

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I'm studying AS Physics, and we're doing the sensors project for our coursework. WE can use LDRs, Thermistor, rotary sensor and a variable resistor (length).
I have to think of a context to the measurements, and our teacher wants it to be witty and original, but have no ideas!
Examples of previous responses to the task include a 'smart coaster', a sensor using a thermistor that could tell you (with voltage) how hot a cup of tea was.
please reply if you have any ideas at all! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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littledreamer said:
I have to think of a context to the measurements, and our teacher wants it to be witty and original, but have no ideas!

If you ask for someone else' s ideas, how would that be original?
I thought that original idea means that no one else had it before you.
Maybe this is the "witty" part...
 
I didn't mean original as in no-one else has done it before, but as in not the ordinary 'I have a weight and a spring...' type of context. He wants us to take it out into the everyday world and just make it interesting. The point of this is that he has to mark them and wants to be amused.
 

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