Physical Science

Want to know more about careers in physical science? Browse through detailed information on dozens of careers. Each career profile provides basic career information such as salary, job outlook, degree requirements and more.

(Information taken from ScienceBuddies.com)

• Astronomer

• Audio and Video Equipment Technician

• Aviation Inspector

• Chemical Technician

• Chemist

• Chemistry Teacher (In Demand)

• Electrician (In Demand)

• Film and Video Editor (In Demand)

• Food Science Technician

• Food Scientist or Technologist

• Forensic Science Technician (In Demand)

• Nuclear Monitoring Technician

• Nuclear Power Reactor Operator

• Occupational Health & Safety Specialist

• Physicist

• Physics Teacher (In Demand)

• Pilot

• Power Distributor & Dispatcher

• Power Plant Operator

• Precision Instrument & Equipment Repairer

• Ship & Boat Captain

• Sound Engineering Technician

The periodic table is a way to list the elements based on the structure of their atoms. From left to right and top to bottom the elements are listed in the order of their atomic number, which is the number of protons in each atom.

Below are games and activities that reinforce familiarizing yourself with the Periodic Table of the Elements. These interactive websites provide students with instruction and independent practice.

• The Periodic Table Game

• Sortify: The Elements of the Periodic Table

These are a few physical science experiments you can do at home with materials that are laying around your house.

• Make your own rock candy

• Blow Up a Balloon with Yeast

• Make some Egg Shell Geodes