The creation of the decimal Metric System at the time of the French Revolution and the subsequent deposition of two platinum standards representing the meter and the kilogram, on 22 June 1799, in the Archives de la République in Paris can be seen as the first step in the development of the present International System of Units….
How hair-dryers work «Many people are familiar with the daily routine of washing, drying and styling their hair. Although hair will eventually dry on its own if given enough time, most people reach for a hair-dryer to speed up the process. While science may have disproven the link between wet heads and catching colds, it’s…
Di seguito alcuni esercizi utili per le attività nelle classi in cui sono stati attivati dei percorsi CLIL di Fisica. Exercise 1. A filament has a diameter of 0.20 microns. Express this diameter in terms of a centimeter. (1 micron = 1 micrometer). Exercise 2. Estimate the number of seconds in a human “lifetime”. We’ll…
Con il D.P.R. n. 89 del 15 Marzo 2010, viene emanato il regolamento recante revisione dell’assetto ordinamentale, organizzativo e didattico dei licei. In esso è previsto che al V anno dei Licei sia attivabile l’insegnamento di una disciplina non linguistica in lingua straniera, secondo la metodologia C.L.I.L. (Content and Language Integrated Learning). Tale possibilità è…
The order in which we complete a mathematical equation or expression is essential. Doing the steps of a problem out of order can lead to a totally different answer, even if you do the calculations correctly. So, for everyone to get the same answer, the order of operations was developed. You will be using these almost every…
Some general “vocabulary” for translating words to mathematical symbols Espressioni che si riferiscono al termine “uguale” (=) IS; WILL BE; ARE; EQUALS; RESULT; YIELDS; COSTS; AMOUNTS Espressioni che si riferiscono all’operazione di “moltiplicazione” (×) PRODUCT; TIMES; OF; BY; MULTIPLIED BY Espressioni che si riferiscono all’operazione di “divisione” (÷)