Terminale Physics — Literature and Humanities (LH): Energy, Evidence and Radioactivity

Terminale Physics — Literature and Humanities (LH): Energy, Evidence and Radioactivity

Eight lessons teach selected work, mechanical energy, energy forms, sources/pollution and radioactivity ideas. The final-topic families are shared with SE; LH examples emphasize precise explanations, public claims and evidence rather than inventing different official requirements. Reference year: 2025–26. Official 2026–27 alignment has not been verified. This bounded independent study course is not the complete school programme or a guarantee of official-exam readiness.

Who this is for

• Terminale LH learners studying physics in English
• Learners revisiting the stated topics through written explanations and original paper-based problems

Before you begin

• Use basic arithmetic, percentages and simple equations
• Read common metric units; the course reviews their meaning
• No calculus required

Outcomes

• Explain scientific work, energy and power without confusing everyday meanings
• Calculate energy transfers and efficiencies with units
• Critique a source or pollution claim using its stated boundary
• Explain nuclear notation, radiation and half-life without unsupported safety claims

Included

• Written self-paced lessons and worked examples
• Original practice with explained keys and topic checks
• A 12-question single-choice practice quiz
• A paper-based capstone with explained marking guide
• Compact revision reference and exercises

Scope boundaries

• Annual-plan fission/fusion and applications/dangers of radioactivity are not taught as full units.
• Detailed national-textbook treatments, dose calculations, radiometric dating and full official-exam preparation are outside scope.
• Videos, live tuition, laboratory access, certification or official endorsement
• Real-world electrical, radiation or hazardous mechanical activities

Course outline

1. Work and mechanical-energy accounts
   • Work in everyday language and physical models
   • Motion, height and the meaning of an energy loss
2. Forms, power and efficient service
   • Writing a clear energy-transfer story
   • Power and efficiency without misleading headlines
3. Sources, supply and pollution
   • Sources and carriers in a public explanation
   • Reading environmental claims with a stated boundary
4. Radioactivity and quantitative claims
   • Nuclear notation and responsible descriptions of radiation
   • Half-life data and the limits of a reassuring percentage

The compact revision pack is a selected study companion. It does not replace the taught lessons or the national textbook.