Prerequisites: Algebra II or currently taking Algebra II: minimum of "B" average in prior math and sciences.
Credits: 2
Course Description:
The regular and honors physics course is presented as a challenging, but fun experience. Using the motif of an amusement park, Physics World students explore physics concepts using laboratory activities, videos, software, and web sites. Get in line. Tickets are going fast! The purpose of this course is to provide opportunities to study the concepts, theories, and laws governing the interaction of matter, energy, and forces, and their applications to the real world through exploratory investigations and activities. The course will also reveal many truths about Jesus Christ, our Creator and Sustainer. God, at creation, established the natural laws studied here. His designs in Nature teach us many truths about our all-powerful God.
Course Objectives:
This course, using laboratory investigations, will focus on:
- Unifying concepts and processes of science; habits of the mind;
- Energy, thermodynamics, conservation of energy, momentum;
- Kinematics, force and motion, waves;
- Electricity and magnetism;
- Modern physics; matter, space, and time;
- Interactions among science, technology, and society;
- Developing foundational character qualities;
- The design we see in studying Nature points to a Creator that we can know personally;
- The Bible and science do not conflict;
- The Bible is the absolute authority because it is absolutely trustworthy;
- Jesus Christ is the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe.