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Course Name: Advanced Foundations of Physics
Course Number: 55050/55060
Open to: Grade 8
Length: 2 Semesters
Credits: None
Prerequisite: None, Eighth-grade science teachers will recommend students
Content: Advanced Foundations of Physics is an introductory course to the formal study of the physical sciences. This course moves at an accelerated pace and requires excellent reasoning skills and well-developed work and study habits. Fluency in the application of algebra is essential. Students will develop an understanding of the major concepts of uniform motion (velocity and acceleration), forces (including Newton's Laws), energy, wave motion (including sound) and additional topics as time allows. By analyzing the results of laboratory experiments, students will develop scientific models to describe the physical world.
The science practices of experimental design, data collection, data representations and data analysis and interpretation will be emphasized, allowing students to express these models verbally, diagrammatically, graphically and algebraically.
Activities: Include hands-on experiments, data analysis, challenge labs (using models to make predictions that can be verified), interactive lecture demonstrations and student projects.
Technology Integration: Student Chromebooks will be used to not only document laboratory experiments but gather data via Vernier sensors. Computer interfaces will also be used.
Cost: None
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