Maths - Measurement Archives

Sports Scientist

1 October, 2018/0 Comments/in collaborative, communicative, resilient Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 DT, Geography, Maths (Primary), Science (Primary) Animals including humans, Forces, Maths - Measurement, Maths - Statistics Animals Including Humans, DT, Forces, Geography, Maths, Measurement, Primary, Science, Statistics/by Melanie Horan

Sports scientists require the ability to analyse physical and sporting performance alongside the ability to apply scientific ideas and principles. They work with sports coaches and sports therapists to improve the performance of individuals and teams, work with doctors to help people improve their health through exercise and work with hospitals and other health organisations in areas such as cardiac rehabilitation. When they are not directly working with athletes, sports scientists work on research projects to gather new information on a wide variety of sports-related topics. They use specialist equipment to measure the effects of things such as sports shoes, clothing and nutrition on an athlete’s body and offer advice on the design and manufacture of sports equipment.

Attributes: collaborative, resilient, communicator

Useful links:

The Primary Science Teaching Trust has a downloadable slideshow (PDF) about Jack Sharkey who is a sports scientist. It’s part of their resource A Scientist Just Like Me.

Electrical Technician

20 September, 2018/0 Comments/in attention to detail, focus, organised Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 Maths (Primary), Science (Primary) Electricity, Maths - Measurement Electricity, Maths, Measurement, Primary, Science/by Melanie Horan

Electrical technicians are responsible for designing, developing, testing, maintaining and repairing electrical wiring and equipment. Machinery used around the world such as computers, communication equipment, navigational devices and medical monitoring machines rely on the work of electrical technicians. Work can vary from dealing with circuit breakers and electrical wiring to working in research and development, conducting experiments, testing new designs, and collecting data. Others might specialise in computer programs, such as Computer Aided Design, in quality control or in aerospace testing flight equipment.

Attributes: focus, organised, attention to detail

Biological Anthropologist

13 January, 2018/0 Comments/in hard-working, patient, resilient Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 Maths (Primary), Science (Primary) Animals including humans, Evolution and inheritance, Maths - Measurement Animals Including Humans, Evolution and Inheritance, Maths, Measurement, Primary, Science/by Joe Shimwell

Biological anthropologists make comparisons between humans and other animals in order to understand human uniqueness. They compare species across time to unravel the evolutionary history of humans over the last 5 million years. They investigate variation in human development and health, exploring the differences in humans today and in the past.

Attributes: resilient, hard-working, patient

Useful links:

The Primary Science Teaching Trust has a downloadable slideshow (PDF) about Dr Kelsey Byers who is an evolutionary biologist. It’s part of their resource A Scientist Just Like Me.
http://physanth.org/career/career-biological-anthropology/

Network Engineer

13 January, 2018/0 Comments/in collaborative, committed, patient Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 Maths (Primary), Science (Primary) Electricity, Maths - Algebra, Maths - Measurement, Maths - Statistics Algebra, Electricity, Maths, Measurement, Primary, Science, Statistics/by Jonathan

Network engineers are involved in the installing, maintaining, servicing and repair of computer data and communication systems. They can be involved in installing new software and hardware as well as creating user accounts and dealing with permissions and passwords for networks.

Attributes: committed, patient, collaborative

Live Sound Engineer

13 January, 2018/0 Comments/in hard-working, imaginative, patient Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 DT, Maths (Primary), Science (Primary) DT, Maths - Measurement, Sound DT, Maths, Measurement, Primary, Science, Sound/by Jonathan

A live sound engineer works at live events to make sure the sound is of appropriate value and high quality. Live sound engineers work in music, theatres, conferences, sports and other events that require sound projection. They work with producers to identify places where changes in sound level are required. Sound engineers are responsible for pre-recording sound effects needed, the wireless microphones used and the sound that performers hear on their monitors during a live event.

Attributes: hard-working, patient, imaginative

Medical Physicist

13 January, 2018/0 Comments/in creative, curious, passionate Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 Maths (Primary), Science (Primary) Animals including humans, Maths - Measurement, Sound Animals Including Humans, Maths, Measurement, Primary, Science, Sound/by Jonathan

Medical physicists specialise in the healthcare profession. They work on developing new machines and technologies to help within the field of medicine. They look at making new systems to help investigate patient’s illnesses and conditions. They also look at making sure equipment within hospitals is safe and kept up to.

Attributes, curious, creative, passionate

Sound Engineer

13 January, 2018/0 Comments/in creative, organised, self-motivated Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 DT, Maths (Primary), Science (Primary) DT, Maths - Measurement, Sound DT, Maths, Measurement, Primary, Science, Sound/by Jonathan

A sound engineer works specifically with the mechanical and technical aspects of recording, mixing, reproducing and manipulating the electronic effects of sound. They control microphones, sound levels and outputs along with their experience of acoustics to produce the best quality of sound suitable for purpose. Sound engineers don’t always work in music. There are specialist areas of sound engineering to become involved in, such as studio engineering, live sound engineering, game and audio design or audio post engineering which involves mixing and editing sound for television and movies.

Attributes: creative, self-motivated, organised

Nanotechnologist

13 January, 2018/0 Comments/in creative, curious, resilient Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 Maths (Primary), Science (Primary) Maths - Measurement, States of matter Maths, Measurement, Primary, Science, States of Matter/by Jonathan

Nanotechnology is chemistry, biology, physics, materials science, engineering and technology conducted at the nanoscale, which is about 1 to 100 nanometers. Nanotechnologists find ways to deliberately make materials at nanoscale to take advantage of their enhanced properties such as higher strength and weight, increased control of light spectrum, and greater chemical reactivity than their larger-scale counterparts. They also look at how matter and particles can be changed or manipulated and altered at nanoscale and the affect that these alterations have on the overall molecule or piece of matter.

Attributes: curious, creative, resilient

Diagnostic Molecular Scientist

13 January, 2018/0 Comments/in collaborative, observant, organised Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 Maths (Primary), Science (Primary) Maths - Measurement, States of matter Maths, Measurement, Primary, Science, States of Matter/by Jonathan

A diagnostic molecular scientist performs diagnostic testing, designs and processes DNA and RNA isolation tests and completes research medical diagnoses including types of cancer, genetic disorders and infectious diseases. They work primarily in laboratory settings. Diagnostic molecular scientists study various human samples including blood and bone, foetal cells and hair follicles. Duties can include preparing samples, sequencing DNA, analysing data, and reporting findings.

Attributes: observant, organised, collaborative

Chemical Physicist

13 January, 2018/0 Comments/in collaborative, communicative, imaginative Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 Maths (Primary), Science (Primary) Forces and magnets, Maths - Measurement, Maths - Statistics Forces and Magnets, Maths, Measurement, Primary, Science, Statistics/by Jonathan

Chemical physicists study reactions and how two fields can interact with each other. They examine the structure of chemical particles, such as ions, molecules and polymers and explain why certain enzymes function due to their molecular shape. They watch how particle structure is altered when it goes through various chemical processes, such as combustion or sublimation. Chemical physicists test other reactions including energy-flow or the states of quantum particles.

Attributes: collaborative, communicative, imaginative