ILC HS Physics - 2nd Semester

The course consists of three units. 

• In unit 1, Students answer the essential question “How have collisions with objects from space changed Earth in the past, and how could they affect our future?” Through a series of investigations students will look closely at meteors. Their impact on the Earth, the role an atmosphere or lack of atmosphere plays on a falling object. Students will understand what the Chicxulub Impactor was and what effect it had on the Earth. Students will consider the Earth gravitational pull on a fall object as well as an object’s orbit, path and Kepler's Laws. 
• In unit 2 , Students will answer the essential question “How do we use radiation in our lives, and is it safe for humans?”. Students will consider how energy transfers through different types of waves. Students will investigate electric and magnetic fields. Students will work with waves and matter. Students will look at wave distribution and the polarity of different substances. 
• In unit 3, Students will answer the essential question “Why do stars shine and will they shine forever? Students will investigate the idea of energy, matter and forces through the study of stars. Students will learn about guest stars, properties of stars, forces of stars, the big bang, stability of stars, and supernovas.