Provide or have the class brainstorm a list of physics concepts, discoveries, or physicists and create a timeline. Ask students to contact the Science Council of British Columbia to obtain copies of science profiles for information on current careers in science. Have students use the Internet to gather information on current research in physics. Have students collect and report on examples of current events in physics. Identify an issue that involves aspects of a variety of science disciplines, such as the development of the atomic bomb.
Students investigate the implications of using such a device.
Applying the basic principles of physics, students develop presentations on how the spaceship Enterprise might be designed to travel at warp 7. Students could create clippings files on physics concepts. They should suggest and implement ideas on how to categorize concepts. Ask students to research forces that can drive the study of physics, such as models of light, military applications, plate tectonics, and fossil fuel depletion. Where computers or computer laboratories are available, have students use spreadsheets to organize, analyse, and graph experimental results.