This general purpose Temperature sensor is our most commonly used sensor. It’s an ideal replacement for a standard glass thermometer with the added advantage of recording temperature changes over time.

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Measuring Temperature

The sensor is a thermistor encased in a high quality stainless steel tube. The steel tube has high heat conductivity making it responsive to temperature changes. The stainless steel tube provides a high level of corrosion and chemical resistance making it suitable for use with experiments in chemistry, biology, physics, earth and environmental science.

Alternative Temperature Sensors

The SmartQ range provides 3 different temperature sensors depending on teh application:

Fast Response: The thermistor wires are covered by highly flexible heat-shrink tubing. This makes the Sensor suitable for measuring temperature in a confined space or attached to the body for physiology experiments.

K-Type: The wide temperature range of this sensor enables it to be used in experiments that generate very high or low temperatures (-200 to 1,000°C).

Possible Activities

Want to know how you can use this product in your science lessons? Take a look at the list of possible use cases and activities to get you started with the Temperature Sensor.

Study freezing, boiling points and cooling rates
Calorimetry, monitoring endothermic and exothermic reactions
Evaporation, radiation, conduction and convection investigations
Greenhouse effect
Insolation (temperature vs. light)
Thermo-titration
Insulation investigations
Long term monitoring of an environment
River and pond studies
Absorption of energy
Solar energy
Energy content of food & fuels
Change of state
Neutralisation reactions