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 Chapter 

Outline
Higher, Faster, Stronger A variety of sporting contexts introduce and develop work on kinematics, Newtonian mechanics, force and energy. 
The Sound of Music Musical instruments and CD players introduce sound waves, wave phenomena, and properties of light.  
Good Enough to Eat Issues in the food industry lead to a study of properties of solids and liquids 
Technology in Space Spacecraft power supplies are the context for DC circuit work and the photoelectric effect.  Remote sensing leads to further work on waves
Digging Up the Past Archaeological surveying involves further work on electrical properties.  Close examination of artefacts entails further work on electromagnetic radiation and waves.   
Spare Part Surgery A study pf the physics associated with spare-part surgery for joint replacements and lens implants
Transport on Track Issues in designing and operating a modern rail transport system lead to further work on mechanics, an exploration of electromagnetic forces and induction. 
The Medium is the Message Sensing, storing, sending, receiving and displaying information involves further work on capacitors, an introduction to electric fields, and further work on current and charge in magnetic fields. 
Probing the Heart of Matter Particle physics research sets the scene for further work on electric and magnetic fields, and circular motion, along with atomic structure and the standard model for subatomic particles.  
Build or Bust? Earthquakes and their effect on buildings set the scene for further work on waves, and an exploration of simple harmonic motion and resonance. Temperature control in buildings involves thermal properties of materials and energy transfer processes.  
Reach for the Stars  An exploration of star properties, formation and evolution includes distance measurement, black body radiation, nuclear processes, gravitation, and molecular kinetic theory of gases.  A study of cosmology brings in further work on electromagnetic radiation.