Internet of Things(IOT) is one of the major buzzwords in the current technological world.Devices which have the ability to act intelligently and can respond to the requests we make are becoming increasingly prominent.This involves a wide array of sensors which monitor various parameters and provide real-time data analytics.Consider a smart oven. Assume the consumer wants to know the temperature inside the oven at periodic intervals of time.This can be considered as a very small application of IoT in daily life.In this article i will show how to implement this using the arduino microcontroller , ESP 8266 wifi module and the thingspeak IoT platform for visualising the data.I truly believe this can be a kickstarter for those who wish to try out things in the IoT space.Things required :ARDUINO UNO2. ESP 8266 WIFI MODULE3. TEMPERATURE SENSOR-LM 35(for this project. can be replaced with any sensor according to your need)4. Breadboard and wiresThe ESP 8266 is available in the market very cheap ly.Make sure you have proper internet connectivity(either wifi or a mobile hotspot) before you start.