Coming This Fall, 2024
We have begun the creation of a collection of lesson plans and pacing guides that demonstrate how the resources at The Physics Classroom website can be integrated into lesson and unit plans for a variety of course types. We hope to provide teachers with a starting point for how to use the website and incorporate its resources into the daily life of their classes. Additionally, for those teachers who use Task Tracker, we are creating a collection of pre-built Task Tracker courses that can be used for their classes. When a teacher begins the school year, they can clone the pre-built class with its collection of ready-to-use assignments. Each pre-built class will be fully customizable. Pre-built classes should start appearing in Task Tracker beginning in June, 2024.
Update: As of this writing (7/26/24), we have completed the lesson plans and pacing guides for all three courses. We have also completed the Pre-Built Task Tracker versions of these courses. All that is left to complete is a bit of the documentation and the how-tos/directions. This should be done by 8/2/24.
Lesson Plans, Pacing Guides, and Pre-Built Courses
Tap on the links to view Lesson plans and pacing guides for the following course types.
This is a course designed for the student who struggles with algebra and may have some fears associated with mathematics. The course consists of 12 units that target topics in Mechanics, Static and Current Electricity, Wave Mechanics, and Ray Optics. While numbers are commonly used to help illustrate relationships and principles, the mathematical rigor of the course is significantly reduced. There is a wide collection of Task Tracker assignments, including Simulations with Concept Checkers, Concept Builders, Minds On Physics missions, customized CalcPad problem sets, and Science Reasoning activities.
This is a college-prep course designed for the on-level (a.k.a, regular level, general, etc.) Physics student. Comfort with algebra (including some right-angle trigonometry) would be a requirement for this course. The course consists of 14 units that target topics in Mechanics, Static and Current Electricity, Wave Mechanics, and Ray Optics. There is a wide collection of Task Tracker assignments, including Simulations with Concept Checkers, Concept Builders, Minds On Physics missions, customized CalcPad problem sets, and Science Reasoning activities.
This is a concepts-first, algebra-based Physics course designed for the honors-level student who cherishes conceptual and mathematical challenges. The course consists of 14 units that target topics in Mechanics, Static and Current Electricity, Wave Mechanics, and Ray Optics. There is a wide collection of task Tracker assignments, including Simulations with Concept Checkers, Concept Builders, Minds On Physics missions, customized CalcPad problem sets, and Science Reasoning activities.
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