Project topics were approved in November. Students were told in November and December that projects were due the first week of January. (see blog).
Weekly Vocabulary words for Mid-Year Exam - 1/16//12
1. Power - The rate at which energy is supplied.
2. Kinetic energy - Energy stored in the motion of a mechanical system--e.g. by a rolling car, or a turning flywheel.
3. Energy - Ability to perform work, i.e. to advance against resistance, for instance lift a body against gravity, or drag it against friction.
4. Weight - The force exerted on mass by gravity.
5. Velocity - Rate of position change. Or the rate and direction of the change in the position of an object.
6. Conductor- A material through which heat passes easily
7. Insulator- A material through which heat does not pass easily.
8. Conduction- The transfer of energy through matter (solids) by the direct contact of the particles.
9. Convection- The transfer of energy in a fluid by the movement of the heated particles.
10. Radiation- The transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic waves.
