The Fascinating Story of Grace Hopper

What is potential energy

• Potential energy is stored energy.

• Potential energy is the energy of sound waves
• Potential energy is the energy of motion
• Potential energy is the energy of light

What is kinetic energy?

• Kinetic energy is the energy an object possesses due to its motion.
• Kinetic energy is the energy stored in an object at rest.
• Kinetic energy is the energy related to an object's temperature.
• Kinetic energy is the energy associated with an object's shape.

Kinetic or potential?

• Kinetic because the roller coaster is moving

• Potential because the roller coaster is setting still

moving soccer ball

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ball on top of a table

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Drag and drop the examples into the appropriate column.

Groups:

(a) Potential Energy

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(b) Kinetic Energy

• A roller coaster at the top of a hill

• An archer with his bow drawn

  
  

• A falling raindrop
• A swinging yoyo

• A running cheetah
• A rotating wind turbine
• A stretched rubber band

• A book placed on a shelf

• A moving car
• A flying bird
• A raised hammer

• A stretched slingshot

• A rock at the edge of a cliff

• A bouncing basketball

Where was Grace Hopper born?

• Tampa

• New York City

• Baltimore

• Washington D.C.

How did Grace Hopper exhibit her curiosity at a young age?

• Cultivating a garden

• Dissecting frogs

• Growing mold cultures

• Examining how alarm clocks work

What did she study at Vasser College and Yale?

• Physics

• Mathematics

• Chemistry

• Law

What computer technology did she encounter while serving as a computer scientist in the Navy?

• Mark 1 Computer

• IBM

• Mars Rover

• Apollo 11