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Discover how to change your power, explore the element of the day - Tantalum, its significance, and boycotts. Learn how Tantalum impacts our digital devices, from cell phones to medical equipment. Get insights on force, distance, and time changes affecting power. This session covers Chapter 8, a quiz, Chapter 9 vocabulary, and homework updates. Let's delve into the world of Tantalum and its intriguing role in technology.
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Warm up 5/03/13 • Question: How can you change your power? • Answer: • P = W/t • Change work (force or distance) or change time (faster or slower) • Goal: I will demonstrate my knowledge of ch 8.
Element of the day • 73 – Tantalum – Ta • Tantalum is one of two elements that have had boycotts associated with them (the other is diamond, which was boycotted because of “conflict diamonds”) • Tantalum is mined in areas where endangered gorillas live, and it actually used in more things that you realize – from cell phones to computers to medical equipment. Pretty much every digital electronic device uses tantalum capacitors, which are smaller, higher capacity and respond better to high frequency than others.
Review horsepower lab • Ch 8 Quiz • Ch 9 Vocab • Tonight’s HW • Ch 9 Vocab Agenda / HW