Sheldon Manufacturing Helps Students in Maryland Finish Their Science Homework
High school kids at Baltimore’s Northwestern High School are finishing up their AP Environmental Science homework this year with the help of a new drying oven from Sheldon Manufacturing.
The high school students needed the drying oven in order to complete AP-level course requirements that include experiments to estimate primary productivity of a crop grown within a laboratory environment—in this case, the school’s greenhouse facility. Students grew their own “mini-crops” of annual ryegrass; the crops then required drying before results could be analyzed. Unfortunately, the high school didn’t have access to the necessary equipment needed to complete the experiments.
That’s when retired scientist Philip Filner contacted Sheldon Manufacturing and asked for our help. Mr. Filner has dedicated himself to efforts to improve the greenhouse and science education facilities at Northwestern High School. He asked us if we had a drying oven that wasn’t currently being used that we could donate and, luckily, we did!
“Supporting science education programs benefits all of us,” says Amy Schulties, Director of Sales and Marketing for Sheldon Manufacturing. “Keeping kids excited and curious about science today leads to continued scientific research and discovery in the future, which is why the efforts of people like Mr. Filner are so important and why we were happy to be able to supply a SHEL LAB drying oven for their project.”
Sheldon Manufacturing has produced some of the world’s most well-known lab equipment for more than 40 years, with products that span the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, research and production markets.
Drying ovens are typically used in clinical settings where research samples must be dried quickly. The classes at Baltimore High School are operating their SHEL LAB drying oven at 90°C.
To learn more about drying ovens or any of our other laboratory ovens, visit our SHEL LAB oven pages.
