Further topics in phyiscs for teachers (1-7)

This course builds on earlier physics topics from the courses Natural Science 1 and 2. It gives the students in-depth knowledge on some selected topics in physics that are relevant for the society and/or for the students' everyday life. The overarching themes for the topics are decided by the teachers, and the students acquire knowledge about these topics through inquiry-based projects.

KNOWLEDGE

The student

• has in-depth knowledge on selected topics in physics
• has in-depth knowledge on inquiry-based teaching and learning methods used in the course

SKILLS

The student

• can acquire relevant knowledge in physics through inquiry-based approaches
• can find and acquire relevant subject matter in physics
• can develop their own experiments and analysis methods and has experience with challenges that may arise in the process
• can reflect on and analyze the experiences from the exploratory work, both from a student and teacher perspective, and link the reflections and analysis to science didactic theory

COMPETENCE

The student

• can understand the relevance of physics and connect it to issues in the society and/or in students' everyday life
• has developed critical thinking
• has developed the ability to collaborate in team.

• Inquiry-based approaches in physics topics.
• Lectures
• Project colloquia

Teaching in English when English-speaking students participate, otherwise the course is given in Norwegian.