432 Conceptual Physics
Conceptual Physics explores the rules of the world around us. Topics to be studied include
motion, work & energy, momentum, fluid dynamics, optics, sound, electricity & magnetism, and
nuclear reactions. Students will perform problem solving activities, labs, and projects (eg.
building rockets, mousetrap cars, clay boats, hot air balloons, wind turbine, telescope, speaker,
wiring circuits, maglev train). Individual & group research projects will be part of our
exploration with results being presented in multiple formats (audio, video, web).
Prerequisites
Open to
Credit
Fee
3 years of high school math or Algebra 2
11 - 12
1
$50
433 Advanced Physics
Advanced Physics is a year long course intended for students planning a career in science or
engineering fields. The course will investigate the same topics as Conceptual Physics, but will
use more math to analyze the topics. Students will be expected to perform & create experiments,
research & present topics in multiple formats. Advanced Physics requires that students have
excellent math skills in Algebra, Geometry & Trigonometry.
Prerequisites
Open to
Credit
Fee
Trigonometry or Analysis
11-12
1
$50
XXX Science Technology & Society
Students will investigate the interconnections of science & technology and our world from an
Environmental perspective. Topics will include air, water & land quality & use, biodiversity,
changing ecosystems, waste management, energy consumption & production, as well as
population demographics. Students will create experiments, research issues and solutions, and
present these ideas in multiple formats (audio, video, web).
Prerequisite
Open to
Fee
Physical Science and Biology
11-12
$40
wide ranges of social impacts of emerging technologies and new
scientific discoveries, using the diverse approaches of the liberal arts,
social sciences, and humanities. Digital information technologies, new
communication technologies and new scientific innovations are rapidly
transforming traditional ways of working, learning, and living
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/progs/sts/
STS Journal
http://sts.sagepub.com/
The Program in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology attempts to increase
understanding of the human-built world.
http://web.mit.edu/sts/info/index-css.html
Issues in Science & Technology (journal)
http://www.issues.org/
The mission of the Science, Technology, and Society Center (STSC) is to
advance understanding of scientific and technological practice and
knowledge in their local, national and international settings, coordinating
and promoting scholarship, teaching, and outreach regarding their deep
intertwinings in society.
http://stsc.berkeley.edu/
http://sciencetechnologyandsociety.vassar.edu/
Science, Technology, and Society (STS) is an interdisciplinary
field of study that seeks to explore and understand the many
ways that science and technology shape culture, values, and
institutions, and ho w such factors shape science and
technology.
http://www.chass.ncsu.edu/ids/sts/
The Center for Science, Technology, and Society
researches and promotes the use of science and technology
for the common good.
Through research, education, and public events, the Center brings together
scholars, industry leaders, and public advocates to collaboratively serve humanity
by leveraging its unique strengths
http://www.scu.edu/sts/
MIT open Courseware
Founded in 1976, the Program in Science,
Technology, and Society attempts to increase
human understanding of the human-built world.
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Science--Technology--and-Society/index.htm
Stanford's Program in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) offers
undergraduates integrated studies of the natures and relationship of science,
technology, and engineering, and of the social relations of science and
technology. STS provides an arena for dialogue among students of engineering,
humanities, natural sciences and social sciences--a common ground where
important cross-disciplinary studies transcending the gaps between the technical
and non-technical fields are not merely envisioned, but practiced.
http://sts.stanford.edu/about.html
STS is an interdisciplinary field that works on
investigating, understanding, and improving the
interconnections between science and technology and our
society
http://www.engr.psu.edu/sts/