Tonight I soldered header pins to the Adafruit sensor I am using for this project. I noticed the temperature on my Weller soldering iron varied quite a bit during the soldering process. But after cleaning the iron's tip, everything stabilized as expected.

What makes this soldering especially interesting and notable to me, is the fact tonight is my first time ever trying. And it was a success. The joints are solid, there are no solder bridges and I didn't use excessive material.

The next step is to test the sensor component's connectivity with my Raspberry Pi computer. If I am able to verify the two are communicating, I can write the software for collecting temperature readings. And get this project on its way in earnest.