AS 91527 · 3 credits · Internal
Physics Issue
Use physics knowledge to develop an informed response to a socio-scientific issue
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This standard asks you to pick a real-world issue that involves physics (like renewable energy, space travel, or radiation safety) and explain your own informed position on it. You need to show that you understand the physics behind the issue and can justify why you think the way you do, then suggest what action someone could take about it.
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What you actually do
- ·Select and explain the key physics ideas and concepts that are relevant to your chosen socio-scientific issue
- ·Clearly state your personal position on the issue and propose one or more actions (at individual or societal level) based on that position
- ·Use physics knowledge to support and justify why you hold your position and why the actions you suggest make sense
- ·For Merit and above: explain how or why the physics ideas directly connect to the issue, and weigh up different perspectives or implications
- ·For Excellence: link physics ideas together to show the full picture, compare the impact on different groups, and evaluate the reliability of your sources
AAchieved
You explain the key physics relevant to the issue, state a personal position with suggested actions, and use some physics knowledge to support your view.
MMerit