USD 263-MULVANE SCHOOL DISTRICT

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SCIENCE-General Science II
 

This course is designed for students that are NOT physics bound or do not have the math skills to take physics. It is geared toward the average
student learning physics through the hands-on exploration of topics that interest them: Transportation, Predictions, Home, Sports, Medicine, and
Communications.
Below is a general outline of the course units that would be covered:
Unit 1-Transportation
a. Driving the Roads
b. Safety
c. Journey to the Moon
Unit 2-Predictions
a. Reality and Illusions
b. Magic and Motion
c. Science or Science Fiction
Unit 3-Home
a. Designing the Universal Dwelling
b. Electricity for Everyone
c. Toys for Understanding
Unit 4-Sports
a. The Track and Field Championships
b. Physics in Action
c. Sports on the Moon
Unit 5-Medicine
a. Can't Hear You Knocking
b. Vision
c. Ultrasound
Unit 6-Communications
a. Let Us Entertain You
b. Surfing the Net
c. Thought to Code