What we will be studying this yearPhysical Science is an introductory class of integrated Chemistry and Physics. This state required class will give the students the scientific basics and grammar that engineers and scientists use today. This course will fulfill one year of the three required years of science that students in Idaho have to complete in order to graduate.
1st Semester will focus on Chemistry from the basics of Matter to Atomic Theory,the Periodic Table, Chemical Reactions and Nuclear Physics. The 2nd Semester will be in the area of Physics and we will be studying Motion, Newton's Laws, Work and Energy, and Electricity. The 2nd Semester will also have a year capping project that all students will be required to complete. I believe that now more than ever, our students need to have a very good working knowledge of science and the technology that scientists use today. Our country is in great need to Scientists, Engineers and IT workers in order for us to be competitive to the rest of the world. Our students need to be free thinkers and producers of data and information instead of just consumers, This introductory course will give the students of today a very good primer to the problem solving skills that are required of these areas of study for tomorrow. Believe it or not, but your students will be able to explain the above cartoon by the end of the year. Some might even join me in chuckling, too. |