Applied Physics Classroom Resources

CORD has developed two applied physics courses at the secondary level:

Principles of Technology   is a two-year applied-physics curriculum designed for tenth- and eleventh-grade students who learn more efficiently with a hands-on approach. Designed to present the discipline of physics in the context of how it is practically experienced in the world and how it is used in technology,  PT features:

• an integrated set of instructional materials that combines video instruction, work from printed materials, and hands-on experience;
• emphasis on the application of physics principles in mechanical, fluid, electrical, and thermal energy systems and the analogies between these systems; and
• extensive laboratory experience, with half the course concentrating on realistic problem-solving mathematics laboratories and hands-on hardware laboratories.

Physics in Context: An Integrated Approach  is a new, one-year program integrating the four energy systems of mechanical, fluid, electrical, and thermal. The course is delivered in a hardcover text along with a lab manual, student journal, and instructor’s guide.

Physics in Context:

• Meets physics concepts required by many states.
• Contains a computerized lab assessment component.
• Integrates physics with technology, including computer  interfacing and electronic data-collection tools.
• Marries physics concepts with contextual teaching.
• Has over 50 enhanced, hands-on labs.

Visit the Learning in Context website for more Physics resources.

Principles of Technology and Physics in Context are published by CORD Communications, www.cordcommunications.com, 800-231-3015