March 2009 Issue

In this Issue:

	National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) 2009 Conference Roundup
	New 2009 Fourier Systems Product Education Catalog
	New and Improved Distributor Download Center Image and Resources Library
	Fourier's Top Ten Hands-on Science Museums Around the Globe
	Probe of the Month
	Free Experiment Download and Video
	Free Movie Download of the Month

Fourier exhibited at this year's NSTA Conference 2009 which took place this month in New Orleans. Despite tightening budgets and access to resources teachers made a big effort to attend with a common aim of professional development. The exhibitors were toured as educators seeking to improve their instruction techniques and capabilities with the help of cutting edge teaching approaches and technologies for science education.

Brian DeSoto, Fourier's Director of US Sales shared his experience of the show with us:

NSTA this year had a noticeable enthusiasm by the attendees.  Maybe it was the weather, or maybe it was simply the location, the attendees this year were very friendly and eager to hear about our products. Many people stopped by our booth and continue to be excited by the Nova5000. The form factor of the 5000 lends itself to more of a lab style device and teachers were very impressed with the comprehensiveness of the Nova5000. They continually brought up that the Nova5000 appears much more user-friendly than the new products of our competitors. "Plus the fact that the Nova5000 has all of the bundled software truly puts Fourier Systems ahead of the others," stated many of our booth guests. Again and again teachers voiced their regret in purchases they had made from our competitors before they had known about the Nova5000. They found the Fourier offering so much more functional and user friendly than competitor products. The words of one Science Curriculum Director best sums up this NSTA 2009 roundup. He told us "Our teachers were instructed to search and find the very best product here at the conference that would create the largest impact on our students.  The Nova5000 is the one product they have brought me, the Science Curriculum Director, to see.  And I agree!"

Fourier Systems are pleased to announce an updated and revamped password protected Distributor Download Center. All latest brochures, marketing documentation and full company catalog source files are available for localization.

Furthermore, our all-new full product image library features different virtual rooms where thumbnail views of every picture enable the user to browse for the specific item needed, within easily navigational categories.

Visit the download center:
www.fourier-sys.com/downloadmarketing/

If you don't have the password and user name please send an email to: Amanda@fourier-sys.com

Learning is doing and there is no better way to imprint a learning experience on a young mind that through a trip to one of the world’s top science museums. We've selected the following list of museums from around the globe because they specifically offer an award winning and innovative hands-on learning experience that can impart to visiting classes or families integral scientific concepts.

Click here to read the full article

This month's probe of the month is the Current (±2.5 A) DT005 sensor. The Current sensor is an Ampere meter, measuring current values between -2.5 and 2.5 A. It is a differential sensor, capable of measuring both direct and alternate current and is ideal for use in a wide range of experiments in Physics and Chemistry. The sensor has no Floating Ground. The sensor is housed in the Fourier Systems plastic sensor case, and has two durable banana plugs for easy connection. Typical Experiments include EMF and Internal Resistance, V-I Characteristics of a Wire, a Light Bulb and a Diode, Resistance of a Wire – Ohm's Law, Series and Parallel Circuits, Magnetic Field of a Solenoid vs. Current and AC Circuit - RCL Resonance.

Click here to learn more about the Current (±2.5 A) DT005 sensor

This month's free experiment download is the: EMF Voltage and Internal Resistance experiment using the Current (±2.5 A) sensor.

In this month's experiment students can explore the relationship between V and the current flow. The potential difference between the terminals of a voltage source when it is not connected to an external circuit is the electromotive force (EMF) of that source. The symbol ε will be used for the electromotive force. When an external circuit is connected to the source the potential difference V between the terminals will drop below its open circuit value. The difference between ε and V is caused by the internal resistance r of the source.

Click here to download the experiment PDF file

The Exploring a Candle Flame experiment with the MultiLogPRO can also be viewed in video by visiting our Teacher's Resource Center:
http://www.fourier-sys.com/teachers_experiment.html

View the Movie Download of this month's experiment:
EMF Voltage and Internal Resistance Video.

Click here to view the Internet format of the video
(this is not a low resolution file for use with the MultiLab)

To view experiment videos with synchronized results in the MultiLab software, on Nova or PC, please download the (wmv) video file and (mlp) experiment file and open the mlp file in MultiLab:

EMF Experiment WMV Video file
EMF MLP Experiment file