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Learning Recommendations: Familiarity with the steps in the scientific process, investigative design and basic lab skills. We encourage students interested in taking higher level physics courses to take this class because of its foundation nature and the role it plays in preparing students for Physics. May be taken the same year as Chemistry Laboratory Methods, as a year-long course of study. Concurrent enrollment of Common Core Algebra 1 or higher math level. General Description: In this semester long course students explore through inquiry the fundamental concepts of physics – such as kinematics, dimensional analysis, applications of Newton’s Laws and energy transformations. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of major concepts will be covered. Skills taught in this course will provide students with the content and lab techniques necessary to move into higher level physics courses. An emphasis is placed on critical thinking, problem solving and scientific inquiry. This course fulfills college prep requirements as outlined by the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) as a lab-based science course. Content: Students will be actively engaged in learning and experiencing the following: Kinematics Application and integration of Newton’s laws of motion Various applications of energy and waves Energy transformations in a wide range of experiences Lab safety and the use and care of lab equipment Skills taught in this course: Fundamental laboratory techniques and lab safety Increased use of metric units and conversion techniques Graphical analysis and interpretation fundamentals Use of electronic tools for data collection and manipulation Scientific communication and technical writing Strategies: Inquiry-based laboratory work with emphasis on critical analysis of data and student designed experiments Use of electronic tools for data collection and manipulation Demonstrations of scientific principles Student projects, research, and presentations Cooperative learning groups Lecture/discussion Homework: 0-10 minutes a night Course Fee / Materials: colored pencils, basic calculator, three ring binder.

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• LPHY
• Physics

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Online / Virtual