Matter, Energy and the Cosmos (PY-12-04)¶
Why it matters: the most conceptually wide-ranging focus area in the course — atomic model history, nuclear physics, and astrophysics in one place, tied together by \(E=mc^2\) and binding energy. Genuinely a capstone topic, best taught once students are comfortable with the rest of Year 12.
Status
Focus area landing page only. Sub-topics below will be built to full depth (Core, plus Advanced/Extension where a genuine hook exists) in teaching order — see the site's build-order note in project.md Section 3a, and the full content checklist in Section 7b.
Sub-topics¶
| Sub-topic | Status |
|---|---|
| Modelling the atom | Not started |
| Radioactivity | Not started |
| Nuclear energy | Not started |
| Astrophysics | Not started — includes an ATSI content point (Aboriginal Peoples' Knowledge connections to star colours and nucleosynthesis) |