Use physics knowledge to develop an informed response to a socio-scientific issue
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.
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.
You explain how the physics ideas connect to the issue, justify your position by explaining why you chose it based on physics, and show you've considered different angles.
You connect the physics ideas together to build a complete picture, compare how the issue affects different people, evaluate whether your suggested actions would actually work, and assess the quality and bias of your sources.
Standards typically taken alongside or after this one. Same subject, grouped by level.