Resonance 1 – Physics as a Natural Science

This learning material covers the first module of Finnish upper secondary school physics ("FY1: Physics as a natural science"). In this module, the student will learn how to plan, conduct and analyse a scientific experiment. At the same time, the student will learn more about different kinds of measurements, quantities, tools and software. These useful skills can be applied to a great variety of different careers and other subjects. 

The "Physics as a natural science" module can be incorporated into a larger study module, together with introductory modules from the other natural sciences. 

Please note that the sample chapter only contains simple, automatically checked "Test your knowledge" exercises. All the other exercises are found in the book's exercise stack. The exercise stack is accessible to the teacher, who can select and assign tasks to students.

The learning material has been made in accordance with the Finnish upper secondary school curriculum (LOPS2021).

1. Introduction

Lead	Chapter
1.1.	Physics as a natural science Free chapter!

2. Quantities and orders of magnitude

Lead	Chapter
2.1.	The small structures of the universe
2.2.	The large structures of the universe
2.3.	Measurements and quantities
2.4.	Summary and self-evaluation

3. Measurements and graphical presentations

Lead	Chapter
3.1.	Measurements in physics
3.2.	Graphical models
3.3.	Linear models
3.4.	Summary and self-evaluation

4. Scientific experiments

Lead	Chapter
4.1.	The scientific method
4.2.	The structure of a scientific experiment
4.3.	Information gathering
4.4.	Summary and self-evaluation

5. Extras

Lead	Chapter
5.1.	Test your skills: Solutions
5.2.	Correct answers
5.3.	Additional materials
5.4.	For the teacher
5.5.	Terms and concepts