Physical Science
High School Course
A practical approach to understanding physical science concepts and how they relate to everyday life and the world around us. Elective for either program
This High School Course is also offered as part of the College Prep Correspondence Diploma program and the General Correspondence Diploma program.
Credits: 1 Unit
Course ID: SC11
Course Area: Science
Course Type: College Prep, General
Study Method: Correspondence
Key Topics:
Newton's laws of motion; momentum; work and energy; gravity; projectile and satellite motion; thermal energy; heat transfer and change of phase; electricity; magnetism; waves and sound; light and color; reflection and refraction; atoms and the Periodic Table; radioactivity; nuclear fission and fusion; mixtures; chemical bonding; molecular mixing; acids and bases; oxidation and reduction; organic compounds; the chemistry of drugs; plastics; minerals; rocks; our restless planet; water; the natural landscape; a brief history of Earth; the atmosphere and oceans; weather; the solar system; the stars.
Text:
Conceptual Physical Science—Pearson
