Try these experiments for those who already have their ‘head in the clouds’.
Cloud Formation
Study Cloud Formation in your lab using PASCO’s Atmospheric Properties Chamber. Be sure and watch the video to learn more!
Modeling Thermoclines
PASCO’s Density Circulation Model is a great way to model thermoclines and circulation in the classroom. Watch the video and learn more!
Green technology careers are in demand. Did you know that over 5 million new jobs will be created in the near term for over 200 job categories from technicians, installers, engineers, and scientists to urban planners and system designers? Our partner MARCRAFT has a variety of training panels that will prepare students for a career in Environmental Technology. Click here to discover what specific training panels MARCRAFT offers.
The Spirometer Sensor is a great way to get students interested in respiration and lung volume— and it can be used to perform several pulmonary function tests (PFTs). The sensor uses a disposable mouthpiece and differential pressure sensor to accurately report the flow rate (L/s), total flow (L), and max flow rate (L/s) for both inhalation and exhalation. Depending on the test being performed, students can set up a graph to display a volume-time curve or flow-volume loop. Two of the most common tests are the forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) which can be used to calculate their FVC/FEV1 ratio. This ratio is often used to test for respiratory disorders such as asthma. To find out how to collect and analyze data for the FVC and FEV1 tests watch these quick tutorials by clicking on the links below.
Please remember that this equipment should not be used for medical diagnosis.
On November 12th our Western Canada Territory Manager, Stacey Metz traveled to beautiful Banff Alberta and experienced the breath taking Rocky Mountains. This wasn’t a ski trip however, Stacey was representing AYVA as we exhibited at the Alberta Teachers Association annual Science Conference.
Teachers ranging from elementary to post-secondary were excited to connect with each other at this three day conference. The days were packed with outstanding workshops and fantastic speakers. Teachers appreciated the range of workshop topics with lots of ideas to engage their students.
Keynote speaker and Olympic Gold Medalist, Adam Kreek was inspirational as he detailed his experience and the adventures he encountered while gathering scientific data from our oceans. He and his team continue to educate youth about the importance of conserving our ocean’s resources.
AYVA has been very busy exhibiting at trade shows across this great country of ours!
On October 24th, over six hundred teachers from across Nova Scotia met at the annual Association of Science Teachers (AST) Conference held at Halifax West High School.
Teachers had the opportunity to attend numerous seminars. AYVA’s representative, Nancy Chisholm’s PASCO seminars were well received. Nancy demonstrated PASCO SPARKvue and Capstone software. She explained improvements as well as the advancements of wireless and Bluetooth connections. Everyone appreciated that that the SPARKvue App for Apple, Android and and Chromebooks is FREE!
Nancy was also busy answering questions at AYVA’s booth. Attendees learned how to better use their current PASCO equipment and how easily PASCO’s new equipment can be incorporated with what they already have in their teaching labs.
Le 49ème Congrès annuel de l’AESTQ (Association pour l’Enseignement de la Science et de la Technologie au Québec) s’est tenu les mercredi et jeudi 23 et 24 octobre 2014, sur le campus de l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
AYVA était présente pour représenter la marque PASCO. Une belle occasion de rencontrer les enseignants du secondaire et du collégial, venus en apprendre davantage sur les nouveautés et les dernières solutions technologiques PASCO, telles que le nouveau spectromètre sans-fil, ou le logiciel SparkVue compatible sur tous supports.
In mid June, AYVA President Dianne Beveridge and Western Territory Manager, Stacey Metz attended the ASEE in Indianapolis, Indiana. This year’s theme was “360 Degrees of Engineering Education” and there were many sessions and workshops for attendees to take part in. The conference was well attended by educators and vendors from across the US and Canada.
Three of AYVA’s partners attended as exhibitors, displaying teaching equipment for a variety of engineering areas. TecQuipment, PASCO Scientific and PIGNAT were all in attendance and AYVA representatives were able to collaborate with them on new equipment and ideas to bring back to our customers to assist in reaching their educational goals.
Pictured is Stacey Metz, with PIGNAT representative Regis Rodriguez and PIGNAT’s mini distillation unit, which is similar to those that have been installed at schools across Canada.
We look forward to ASEE next year in Seattle, meeting with our partners in attendance and hope to see many of you there.
Four AYVA representatives along with AYVA’s President Dianne Beveridge escaped the long winter we have been experiencing here in Canada for warm and sunny Sacramento California last week. It was not all fun in the sun though.
In keeping with AYVA’s promise to offer educators resources and training support to help them excel and to help students learn, AYVA employees joined with all of PASCO’s global education partners to attend training courses on PASCO equipment. The week long course took place at PASCO Scientifics’ head office.
Our employees went back to the classroom to learn of PASCO’s new product releases.
The workshops were interactive and hands on and focussed on Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Engineering. AYVA employees enjoyed the full lab experiments with PASCO product experts on hand to help.
There was some time set aside in order to celebrate PASCO Scientifics’ 50th Anniversary including the annual Awards Dinner, and a Bar-B-Q complete with fireworks.
The Canadian Wildlife Association and the Bateman Foundation in partnership with the Parks Canada Palisades Centre are offering a series of free educational video-conferences for students.
Four conferences available in both English and French will span over two weeks – from March 3-7 and from March 24-28 – and give the students a chance to discover the wildlife and natural diversity of Canada’s National Parks. The attendees will also be involved in several activities throughout the sessions, making it an interactive experience.
Each video-conference will be an hour long and articulate around the following themes: “Species at Risk”, “Jasper Inside and Out”, “Avalanche Safety” and “Wildlife Remote Camera”.
Click here to find out more about the event.
50 Days to Celebrate 50 Years
How do I change the view of data in a graph? How do I connect wirelessly to an IPad?
If you sometimes ask yourself these questions, you should check out PASCO’s new videos!
To coincide with its 50th Anniversary, PASCO created 50 short videos in response to popular “How do I?” questions heard from customers on sensors, software, and hardware.
PASCO will release one video per day until March 11.
Fourteen of them are already available, on AYVA’s YouTube Channel.
If you wish to keep informed of video releases, click on the ‘Subscribe’ button on our YouTube page.