This course is designed to expand on a student’s prior knowledge of physical science concepts. Students will practice gathering information through observations (experiments), organizing this information, seeking regularities in the information, wondering why the regularities exist, and communicating their findings and their probable explanation. The focus of the first semester is Newtonian Physics. In the second semester we’ll move on to explore thermodynamics and wave properties of sound and light, concluding with electrical fields and forces.
NOTE: This course is aligned to Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.
Physics Syllabus 2014.docx