This 100% online university program provides you with renewed and precise knowledge to teach Physics and Chemistry in High School Education"

Advances in physics and chemistry such as the electromagnetic spectrum, lasers, fission and fusion processes and nanotechnology have benefited society as a whole. Likewise, the continuous advances in these disciplines deserve to be known by High School Education students and by an up-to-date and highly prepared teaching staff. 

In this way, teachers who wish to incorporate the latest and most recent material must be aware of the lines of research, practical applications or existing theories. A broad content that TECH includes in this Postgraduate certificate in Disciplinary Training in Physics and Chemistry.

 It is an advanced and intensive syllabus, taught in an online format, which provides the graduate with the most comprehensive information on the history of Physics and Chemistry, its impact on the environment, technology and everyday life. In addition, this program contains additional multimedia material that will lead you t o a much more dynamic update, getting into laboratory practices, experiment design and the required safety standards.

This level of learning is perfectly compatible with personal and professional responsibilities. This proposal does not require attendance, nor does it have classes with fixed schedules, which gives students the freedom to access the content hosted on the virtual platform, whenever and wherever they wish.

The teacher only needs an electronic device (cell phone, computer or tablet) with an Internet connection to be able to access, at any time of the day, the syllabus of this Postgraduate Certificate. All this is an excellent opportunity to progress in the teaching sector through a quality and flexible qualification.  

An academic option without attendance or classes with fixed schedules, fully compatible with your personal and professional life"

This Postgraduate certificate in Disciplinary Training in Physics and Chemistry contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. Its most notable features are:

• The development of case studies presented by experts in teaching in High School Education
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Catch up on the technological progress we enjoy today thanks to the contributions of Physics and Chemistry"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will allow the professional a situated and contextual learning, that is, a simulated environment that will provide an immersive training programmed to train in real situations.

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, in which the professional will have to try to solve the different professional practice situations that will arise throughout the academic course. This will be done with the help of an innovative system of interactive videos made by renowned experts.

Take your students to live unique experiences with the creation of a virtual laboratory in Physics and Chemistry thanks to this program"

This program will allow you to give much more attractive sessions in Physics to teenage students about to finish High School"

The syllabus of this university program is designed to provide throughout the 150 teaching hours the necessary and up-to-date content and material on Physics and Chemistry and its adaptation to the educational level of High School Education. For this purpose, it has an advanced syllabus and teaching tools that facilitate a dynamic and much more visual learning. In addition, thanks to the Relearning system, the teacher will obtain knowledge in an agile way and without investing a great amount of study hours. 

Access the library of multimedia resources at any time of the day through your Tablet with an Internet connection"  

Module 1. Complements for the Disciplinary Training in Physics and Chemistry

1.1. History of Chemistry

1.1.1. Starting from the Beginning: Antiquity
1.1.2. From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance to the Modern Age
1.1.3. Nineteenth Century Chemistry Teachers and the Chemical Industry
1.1.4. Classification of the Elements
1.1.5. What does History Tell Teachers?
1.1.6. History of Science in the Classroom
1.1.7. Classroom Proposal: The Development of Atomic Theory

1.2. History of Physics

1.2.1. Classical Antiquity
1.2.2. The Middle Ages
1.2.3. From the Renaissance to the Baroque
1.2.4. The Enlightenment
1.2.5. Liberalism
1.2.6. The Present Era
1.2.7. Role of the History of Physics in the Teaching of Physics
1.2.8. Example of Activities with a Historical Approach
1.2.9. Conclusions and Future Perspectives of Teaching through History

1.3.  Physics and Chemistry in Technology and Society

1.3.1. Is Science Necessary?
1.3.2. Physics and its Advances for Society: The Electromagnetic Spectrum, Laser, and Fission and Fusion Processes
1.3.3. Physics, Chemistry and Nanotechnology
1.3.4. Chemistry in Food and Health

1.4. Impact of Physics and Chemistry on the Environment

1.4.1. Environmental Health
1.4.2. General Concepts about Contaminants
1.4.3. Water Pollution
1.4.4. Soil Pollution
1.4.5. Atmospheric Pollution
1.4.6. Waste Analysis
1.4.7. Carbon Cycle
1.4.8. Climate Change

1.5. Chemical Process, Risk, Green Chemistry, Biomass

1.5.1. Chemical Process
1.5.2. Green Chemistry
1.5.3. Global Objectives of Sustainable Chemistry
1.5.4. Example of Biomass

1.6. Everyday Situations for Physics and Chemistry: Problem Solving Examples

1.6.1. The Origins, Historical Review
1.6.2. Disconnection between Science and Everyday Life
1.6.3. Development of Everyday Situations in the Context of Physics and Chemistry
1.6.4. Elaboration and Sequencing of Sessions Based on the Development of Everyday Science in the Classroom
1.6.5. Resources to be Used in the Application of Everyday Science
1.6.6. Teaching through Problems
1.6.7. Solving Everyday Chemistry Problems
1.6.8. Solving Everyday Physics Problems

1.7. Educational and Cultural Value of Physics and Chemistry

1.7.1. Science in ESO from the Perspective of Scientific Literacy
1.7.2. Chemistry in High School: Chemistry in Context, Historical Evolution
1.7.3. Physics in High School: More Attractive Physics

1.8. The Laboratory of Physics and Chemistry

1.8.1. Instruments and Laboratory Equipment
1.8.2. Measurement of Experimental Quantities and Calculation of Errors
1.8.3. Treatment of Experimental Results
1.8.4. Magnitudes, Units and Symbols
1.8.5. The Use of Sensors and Automatic Data Acquisition Equipment in Practical Work
1.8.6. Examples of Laboratory Practices Using Sensors
1.8.7. The Virtual Laboratory in Physics and Chemistry

1.9. Design of Didactic Experiments

1.9.1. Critical Analysis of the Usual Laboratory Practices
1.9.2. Laboratory Practices as Research
1.9.3. An iIlustrative Example: The Study of the Fall of Bodies

1.10. Safety Rules in the Laboratory

1.10.1. Laboratory Work Habits
1.10.2. Handling and Storage of Chemical Products
1.10.3. Procedures to be Followed in the Event of an Accident
1.10.4. Waste Disposal and Management

This program will allow you to design laboratory activities oriented to improve the practice of your High School students"