CREATIVE KIDS TOP CANVAS [Report] Our Secret Hideout: “Feeling and Measuring Heat”

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2022.03.04
[Report] Our Secret Hideout: “Feeling and Measuring Heat”

#Kids Researcher's Log 1/30 (Sun) #Online #Workshop

Online Workshop Series

We held the "Feeling and Measuring Temperature" activity at our secret hideout.

https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/report/20220130-online.php

This week’s “Hatenā?” question is, “What kinds of heat can you find in your everyday life?”

(Program provided by: Naoya Man & Shima: Ai)

Let's make three different kinds of thermometers and use various methods to measure temperatures in our daily lives.

(① Plastic Bottle Thermometer, ② Palm Thermometer, ③ Heat Catcher)

First up is the plastic bottle thermometer.

Once you've decided where to measure the temperature, check for any changes at the end.

The second one is a thermometer that uses everyone’s “hands.”

Colder than ice? Hotter? About the same?? How does it compare to a hand warmer…?

We measured and recorded various things while making our own predictions.✎

The third thermometer is one that changes color when it detects a temperature of 40 degrees or higher.

What's 40 degrees like? What kinds of things around you are 40 degrees???

A kotatsu, hand warmers, hot water, coffee…

I investigated the things I expected to change color.

Finally, everyone checked the plastic bottle thermometer we made at the beginning!

Has the memory increased? Or has it decreased?

It might change if I leave it for a longer time, or

Even in the same place, things might change depending on the time of day—morning, afternoon, or night.

It might be fun to try changing up the settings!

Stay tuned for the next Secret Base on Sunday, March 27!


　

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    Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
    Director, B Lab
    Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
    Chairperson, CANVAS

    After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
    He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
    His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”