Atoms An atom is a building block of all matter (all things that are solid/liquid/gas). An atom the smallest single building block that makes up all mater. An atom is made of: protons, neutrons and electrons. Element An element is 2 or more of the same atom. E.g. – O3. The periodic table of elements…
Assets: Property owned by a person. Balanced budget: A budget in which the income and expense sides must equal each other. Balance sheet: A statement of both sides of a set of accounts in which the debit and credit balances add up as equal. Budget: A plan for saving and spending money based on your…
Word: Definition: Example: Panoply A vast and impressive array – or the complete armor of a hoplite. There was a panoply of snacks on the party table. Phalanx A formation of heavily armed infantry soldiers, moving in close ranks as a single unit. The phalanx system was a brutal but effective form of Grecian warfare.…
Elements – colour, texture, shape/form, line, space, value/tone. Principles – repetition, radial balance, rhythm, movement, contrast, unity/harmony, proportion, variety, asymmetrical balance, symmetrical balance, Texture – refers to the look or feel of a surface. Contrast/Emphasis – differences between elements (size, colour, shape). Unity/Harmony – similarities between at least one of the elements. Line – begins…
1. Job Shadowing – spending a period of time at work with a person in particular, at a particular job. 2. Volunteering Training Programs – courses for teaching volunteers how to help at particular volunteer placements. 3. Volunteer Co-ordinates – people in charge of placing and monitoring volunteers. 4. Employability Skills – the fundamental, personal…
1. Big-Character poster: Are handwritten, wall-mounted posters using large-sized Chinese characters, used as a means of protest, propaganda, and popular communication. 2. Commissar: A Communist party official assigned to a military unit by the CCP to teach party principles and policies and to ensure party loyalty. Today the political commissar is largely responsible for administrative…
1. Culture – the total way of life shared by members of a society, including language, values, and material objects. 2. Society – population that shares the same territory and is bound together by economic and political ties. 3. Values – shared ideas about desirable goals. 4. Norms – shared rules of conduct that specify…
Isolationism Isolationism is a foreign policy whereby a country decides to exclude itself from relations with other countries; isolating itself in the world. Example: the U.S. in the 1920’s when they refused to join the League of Nations. Another example would be North Korea today who purposefully does not interact with many nations. Unilateralism Unilateralism…
Credits: When a student completes a course at high school or university, he or she receives a credit for it. A certain number of credits are required to earn a diploma/ degree. Compulsory: Something that must be completed (I.e credits that must be completed to graduate with a high school diploma) Community Involvement: Community volunteer…
1. Renewable energy source: a source of energy; such as water, which can be replaced or restocked in a human lifetime. 2. Non-renewable energy source: a source of energy; such as fossil fuels and uranium, which cannot be replaced or restocked in a human lifetime. 3. Negative charges: the type of electrical charges that can…
1. Atom – the smallest unit of an element that displays the same properties as the element, for example, hydrogen. 2. Atomic number – The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom; for example, the atomic number for helium is 2. 3. Chemical formula – A short form used to represent a molecule;…
Family Law – the area of private law that governs relations among members of the family that includes: Divorce – a legal procedure ends marriage, the steps are similar to civil procedures. Spousal support – another word for alimony and is a legal obligation to provide financial support to ones spouse from the other spouse…