Editing Science education (section)

=== Physics education ===
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Physics education is characterized by the study of science that deals with matter and energy, and their interactions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physics|title=Definition of PHYSICS|website=merriam-webster.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-16}}</ref>

[[Physics First]], a program endorsed by the [[American Association of Physics Teachers]], is a curriculum in which 9th grade students take an introductory physics course. The purpose is to enrich students' understanding of physics, and allow for more detail to be taught in subsequent high school biology and chemistry classes. It also aims to increase the number of students who go on to take 12th grade physics or AP Physics, which are generally elective courses in American high schools.<sup>[22]</sup>

Physics education in high schools in the United States has suffered the last twenty years because many states now only require three sciences, which can be satisfied by earth/physical science, chemistry, and biology. The fact that many students do not take physics in high school makes it more difficult for those students to take scientific courses in college.

At the university/college level, using [[appropriate technology]]-related projects to spark non-physics majors' interest in learning physics has been shown to be successful.<sup>[23]</sup> This is a potential opportunity to forge the connection between physics and social benefit.