# Data collection

![Graph of recorded temperature values](/static/courses/ucp-science/data-collection/temperature-graph.jpg)

This lesson introduces the student to using the @boardname@ to take measurements and report the results. A few brief experiments are presented and data collected from the experiments is graphed in the MakeCode editor. The data is then available to download to a spreadsheet program for further analysis.

## Contents

* [Overview](/courses/ucp-science/data-collection/overview)
* [Setup and procedure](/courses/ucp-science/data-collection/setup-procedure)
* [Resources](/courses/ucp-science/data-collection/resources)

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| Adapted from "[Microbit Data Collection Methods](https://drive.google.com/open?id=13Mi6caoelyzgch6tUj-wlw0bmgS7ikGEwYR2a37mEww)" by [C Lyman](http://utahcoding.org) | | [![CC BY-NC-SA](https://licensebuttons.net/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/80x15.png)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) |
