English for Physics
The aim of this elective is for students, by remembering basic physics they learned at school, to learn how to understand and make descriptions of concepts of physics in English. Students will study some specialist physics vocabulary as well as words which are more generally useful in descriptions of science and technology.
Assessment
100% One final exam on knowledge from the course of English used to describe physics.
Scope & Sequence
Working scientifically
Scientific vocabulary / development of scientific thinking
Force and Motion
Vectors and scalars / forces between objects / motion
Energy, work and power
Conservation and dissipation of energy / work / power / efficiency
Heat and physical changes of state
Density / states of matter / changes of state
Electricity
Electrical charges and fields / electric circuits
Pressure
Pressure and surfaces / pressure in a liquid / atmospheric pressure / upthrust and flotation
Light
Reflection of light / refraction of light / light and color