(Weather report) Philip Harris’s Innovation Recognised in ERA 2010
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Philip Harris’s latest development Acquire, the state-of-the-art data logger was crowned Best Secondary ICT Resource and their Energy and Fuels Applied Science Kit was awarded Best Secondary non-ICT Resource. The winners were announced at the annual ERA awards dinner on Friday 5th March 2010 at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham.
The Education Resources Awards (ERA) highlight the quality and diversity of educational products and resources, excellent educational establishments and the most dedicated members of the teaching profession and supplies industry, all working together to encourage the very best in education. The awards are organised in association with the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA).
The award-winning Data Logger, Acquire, has a large 7 inch touch screen, rapid start up, six sensor ports and a huge memory (2GB). It has been built with accessibility in mind; in 30 seconds, Acquire can be taken out of the box and data acquisition started well under the 2 or 3 minutes required by other loggers. The Acquire data logger features a built-in VGA port a feature particularly beneficial for classroom demonstrations and training. Experiment results can be shown live on a whiteboard, without the hassle of setting up first on a computer; a great advantage to students and teachers as they can see exactly what the demonstrator has on their screen.
Commenting on Philip Harris’s Acquire data logger the judges said:
“We liked the easy and highly intuitive interface and the uncluttered controls of this science equipment. Acquire would appeal to all students who are well-used to mobile and games technology. Even the most science-phobic student will want to use Philip Harris’s new data logger to investigate and explore.” MAR QR65
Philip Harris’s award-winning Energy and Fuels Kit can be used during teaching Applied Science; students can investigate how energy can be transformed from one to another, understand how electricity is generated and distributed as well as observe the efficiency of energy transfers in electrical appliances.
Commenting on Philip Harris’s Energy and Fuels Kit the judges said:
“Philip Harris’s Energy and Fuels Kit offers exciting ways of engaging young people with hands-on science, providing them with equipment, information and ideas to experiment and investigate energy and fuels in a safe environment. The kit is attractive and of very high quality, with a robust feel that promotes learning about real-life, relevant issues.”
Philip Harris has been offering innovative and market leading scientific materials and equipment to primary, secondary schools and further education establishments across the UK since 1817.
Sharon Hawksworth, Marketing Manager at Philip Harris said:
“Philip Harris provides innovative solutions for modern science teachers. Our products are developed in conjunction with science teachers and technology experts; these two awards cement our premium position within the science resources market.”
Philip Harris is the leading supplier for Primary, Secondary and Further Education Lab Equipment , science education resources and Chemistry Equipment
The Interpretation of Science in Scientific Careers
By Michael Cockson
Careers in science can be seen as notion that is too general to be accurately defined. In that regard, pursuing a career in science is a decision that can be interpreted in many ways, depending on the way the term science is interpreted in this context. The significance of interpretation can be seen in that most people view science and scientific careers from a limited perspective, mostly based on stereotypes and media depictions. Thus, this article will attempt to clarify the notion of scientific careers, and explain the way such notion can take a wider context.
Overview
Explaining careers in science cannot be done without providing overview of such concept as the scientific method. Such concept involves several essential elements such as observation, generalization, theory, and others. In that regard, those elements largely shape most careers in science, in which some or all elements are implemented in a way or another. Applying the elements of the scientific method to jobs related to a scientific career, such as a geologist, might reflect the essence of science interpretation. For example, geologists will be involved in observing and studying volcanic layers, following such observation with a generalization, which will usually lead to a hypothesis. Conducting experiments will lead to the hypothesis turning into a theory, the application of which might help in predicting or a explaining a particular scientific phenomenon. The same method can be applied to other careers as well.
Unclear Positions
Despite the latter, there are position that are referred to as scientific careers, while at the same time some or all elements of the scientific method are absent. One example of such job positions are careers in information technology (IT) and computer science. Those careers are also related to knowledge, which is the root of the word science, and formed using scientific methods. Nevertheless, the scientific method cannot be applied to tasks performed in those careers.
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