503/503A Engineering Physics CP/ACP - Semester Course

Gr 12 | 3 Class Credits |.5 Lab Credit | Semester-Long | 6x per Cycle

PREREQUISITE: Students must have completed one year of physics. Students will select their level at the beginning of the course. This course is limited to seniors.

This course focuses heavily on the practical applications of physics. With guidance, students will design, create, test, and refine projects that reflect various physics principles and engineering practices. Examples of projects may include: glider, remote controlled airplane, boat, bridge, tower, music synthesizer, speaker, house with electric circuits, telescope, bottle rocket, alternative energy source, maglev, or Rube Goldberg device. Assessments will focus largely on journals and presentations to develop effective communication skills.

 This course is offered at the combined CP/ACP level. Students will be placed in the ACP section for scheduling purposes only. Students will be able to designate which level they would like to be assessed at in the fall once they learn about course expectations. 

Essential Skills in the Engineering Physics CP/ACP Classroom

SKILL 1: Investigating Practices

Students will be able to solve problems mathematically using relevant content in familiar contexts with appropriate scaffolding and support. 

Students will be able to use proportional reasoning to solve problems using relevant content in familiar contexts with appropriate scaffolding and support. 

SKILL 2: Sensemaking Practices

Students will be able to analyze and interpret data using relevant content in familiar contexts with appropriate scaffolding and support. 

Students will be able to construct an explanation for a scientific phenomenon using relevant content in familiar contexts with appropriate scaffolding and support.

SKILL 3: Modeling

Students will be able to interpret or construct an effective model in a familiar context using all relevant content with appropriate scaffolding and support.