Science Experiment Content, Pedagogy, and Technology

For our science project, the content we chose to focus on is part of and found in the 5th grade Science Core Curriculum for Utah students, which includes instruction on the changes in states of matter.  The outlined procedures for performing this experiment follow an inquiry based approach that teaches students how to analytically observe, collect, and process data.  The technologies we used in the initial observations are a laptop computer and a digital temperature probe. These portable devices fit well with the content and pedagogy involved in this lab because it is a tool specifically made for scientific observations that also provides more accurate data in real time, thus enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of students' observations.