Vocabulary 1

connect one part of a circuit to another

a material that does not allow electricity or heat to move freely

ask a question, find a problem that needs a solution 

heat transfer through a gas or a liquid where warmer molecules rise and cooler molecules sink

the total kinetic energy of the particles that make up a substance measured in Joules

energy an object has due to its motion

create and then test your prototype 

a change from one form of energy to another

limits placed on the design or completion of a project, ex. time, money, materials

negatively charged particles found inside the nucleus of an atom

energy cannot be created or destroyed but it can be changed from one form to another

a comparison of the amount of energy before a conversion with the amount of useful energy after

technology that permanently changes an organism or uses an old technology in a new way

a tool that meaures temperature

create the blueprint for your prototype 

the energy transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object

natural resources that are replaced more quickly than they are used

the smallest building blocks for all matter

transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves

a force that opposes motion between two objects that are touching

a group of objects that transfer energy only to each other

the planned purpose for a technology

plants converting radiant energy from the sun to chemical energy to live

a material that allows electricity or heat to move freely

a resource that cannot be replaced or is replaced much slower than it is used

in an experiment, this is the variable that is changed

an unplanned result for a technology (can be positive or negative)

a complete pathway for electricity to flow that has at least one energy source, wires, and load

the source for energy within a simple circuit, usually a battery or cell

neutrally charged particles found inside the nucleus of an atom

measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance (F/C)

anything that reduces the electrical current, ex. bulbs, motors, fans, radios

a nonrenewable resource that formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago

technology that assists organisms in performing a task 

energy of an object has due to its position

a natural resource that can be converted into other forms of energy in order to do useful work

the ability to do work

imagine the possibilities, gather your materials

in an experiment, this variable is the result

positively charged particles found inside the nucleus of an atom

the transfer of energy

heat transfer through touch

repeat steps 1 – 4 until your prototype is working correctly