1. INTRODUCTION

Physics is one of the sciences that establishes laws and postulates using mathematics to concretely determine how everything around us functions, through its relationship with different areas involving variables such as time, space, mass, force, energy, etc. It denotes that all the phenomena that occur on our planet and beyond are governed by principles studied centuries ago.

 

It is aimed that students, through the study of this subject, expand their knowledge, investigate new hypotheses, providing solutions to them by generating an interrelation of the context that surrounds them with the variables involved in each event or experiment.

 

2. GENERAL OBJECTIVE

 

·         Acquire knowledge, methods, and techniques specific to science.

·         Develop the ability to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize scientific information.

·         Develop critical awareness of the value and need to collaborate and communicate effectively in scientific activities.

·         Develop an understanding of the relationships between different scientific disciplines and their influence on other areas of knowledge.

 

3. COMPETENCES / ABILITIES TO DEVELOP

 

·         Appreciate the study of science and creativity within a global context through opportunities that intellectually stimulate and challenge them.

 

·         Acquire a body of knowledge, methods, and techniques specific to science and technology.

 

·         Apply and utilize a body of knowledge, methods, and techniques specific to science and technology.

 

·         Develop the ability to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize scientific information.

 

·         Develop critical awareness of the value and need to collaborate and communicate effectively in scientific activities.

 

·         Develop scientific experimentation and research skills, including the use of current technologies.

 

·         Develop 21st-century communication skills to apply them to the study of science.

 

·         Raise critical awareness, as global citizens, of the ethical implications of using science and technology.

 

·         Develop an appreciation of the possibilities and limitations of science and technology.

 

·         Develop an understanding of the relationships between different scientific disciplines and their influence on other areas of knowledge.

4. METHODOLOGY

 

·         Lecture

 

·         Inverted classroom

 

·         Workshops

 

·         Laboratory practices

 

·         IB-type exam problems

 

·         Internal assessment

 

5. CONTENT AND CONCEPTS

 

Unit A: space, time and motion

·         Kinematics

·         Forces and momentum

·         Work, energy and power

Unit C: wave behavior

·         Simple harmonic motion

·         Wave model

·         Wave phenomena

Tool: for internal assessment and paper 1B

·         Uncertainties.

 

6. EVALUATION PROCESS

 

Formative assessment	Class participation Inquiry Workshop development Presentations Use of virtual simulators Classwork
Summative assessment	Paper 1 and 2 exercises Quizzes Working on internal assessment Mocks Laboratory reports

 

Evaluation Criteria

Studying – 20%

Supported assessment – 20%

Regular assessment – 20%

Mocks – 40%