Welcome to Ms. Anderson's school notes page.

All assignments for my classes will ALWAYS be written into their agenda planner. I check the planners prior to them leaving the classroom.

Energy Fair is quickly approaching.

Below are words the students need to know for their final:

Energy
Renewable Energy
Non-renewable energy
fossil fuels
coal
oil/petroleum
natural gas
global warming
greenhouse gases
alternative energy sources
solar
wind
geothermal
hydro power
tidal
biomass
photovoltaic cells
hydrogen fuel cells
Qualitative observation
quantitative observation
Experimental design
problem statements
hypothesis
independent variable
dependent variable
constants
controls
materials list
procedure
experimental design
data tables
line graph
bar graph
conclusion
safety
metric measurement
kilo
hecto
deka/deca
deci
centi
milli
length
mass
weight
volume
density
models
volume of a regular solid=l x w x h
volume of an irregular solid
area
metric conversions
balance
graduated cylinder
beaker
meterstick
thermometer
temperature
ruler
theory
law
matter
general properties of matter
specific properties of matter
speed
speed = distance/time
velocity
velocity = distance /time in a given direction
acceleration
acceleration =final velocity- original velocity/time
momentum
momentum = mass x velocity
gravity
acceleration due to gravity
frame of reference
force
balanced force
unbalanced force
Newton
Newton's First law of motion
Newton's second law of motion
Newton's third law of motion
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
friction
sliding friction
rolling friction
fluid friction
Bernoulli's Principle
Archimedes Principle
Pascal's Principle
work
work= force x distance
joule
power
power = work/time
power = force x distance/time
watt
machine
simple machine
work input
work output
effort force
output force
efficiency
mechanical advantage
inclined plane
wedge
screw
lever
pulley
wheel and axle
fulcrum
compound machine
energy
kinetic energy
potential energy
gravitational potential energy
mechanical energy
electrical energy
chemical energy
nuclear energy
heat/thermal energy
light energy
Law of Conservation of energy
energy transformations
fossil fuel
renewable resource
non-renewable resource
solar energy
wind energy
hydro power
geothermal energy
tidal energy
biomass/biofuels
bridge
load
anadromous
fish ladder
dam
arch bridge
beam bridge
suspension bridge
cable-stayed bridge
truss bridge
abutment
pier