Physics is
taught in high schools, colleges, and graduate schools, physics first is a popular movement in
Nigerian and American high schools. In schools with their curriculum 9th grade
students take a course with
introductory physics education.
This is meant to enrich students understanding of physics, and allow for more detail to be taught in subsequent high school biology, and chemistry classes, it also aims to increase the number
of students who go on to take 12th grade physics or AP Physics, which are generally elective courses in American high schools.
This is meant to enrich students understanding of physics, and allow for more detail to be taught in subsequent high school biology, and chemistry classes, it also aims to increase the number
of students who go on to take 12th grade physics or AP Physics, which are generally elective courses in American high schools.
Physics education in high schools in the United states has suffered the last twenty years because many states now only require 3 sciences, which can be satisfied by earth/physical science, chemistry, and biology. The fact that many students do not take physics in high school makes it more difficult for those students to take scientific courses in college.
At the
university/college level, using appropriate technology related projects to spark non-physics major interest in learning physics has been shown to be successful. This
is a potential opportunity to forge the connection between physics an social
benefit.