Physics & Environmental Science — Parent teaching plan · 36 weeks
Students study the chapter and unit lessons. Parents use this 36-week timetable to assign units, sustained reading, writing, and assessments. Adjust pacing after checking understanding.
Open chapter and unit lessonsWeek 1 · Measurement & Vector Foundations — launch
Chapter 1 · Measurement & Vector Foundations
Reading and assignments
Read A precise answer can still answer the wrong question at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 2 · Measurement & Vector Foundations — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 1 · Measurement & Vector Foundations
Reading and assignments
Read A precise answer can still answer the wrong question at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 3 · Motion & Kinematics — launch
Chapter 2 · Motion & Kinematics
Reading and assignments
Read One ball, two component stories and a shared clock at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 4 · Motion & Kinematics — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 2 · Motion & Kinematics
Reading and assignments
Read One ball, two component stories and a shared clock at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 5 · Motion & Kinematics — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 2 · Motion & Kinematics
Reading and assignments
Read One ball, two component stories and a shared clock at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 6 · Forces, Rotation & Equilibrium — launch
Chapter 3 · Forces, Rotation & Equilibrium
- Unit 3.1 · Newton's Three Laws of Motion
- Unit 3.2 · Free-Body Diagrams & Net Force
- Unit 3.3 · Friction & Common Forces
Reading and assignments
Read The force on the box is not the force on the floor at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 7 · Forces, Rotation & Equilibrium — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 3 · Forces, Rotation & Equilibrium
- Unit 3.3 · Friction & Common Forces
- Unit 3.4 · Circular Motion & Gravitation
- Unit 3.5 · Springs, Torque & Static Equilibrium
Reading and assignments
Read The force on the box is not the force on the floor at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 8 · Forces, Rotation & Equilibrium — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 3 · Forces, Rotation & Equilibrium
Reading and assignments
Read The force on the box is not the force on the floor at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 9 · Work, Energy & Momentum — launch
Chapter 4 · Work, Energy & Momentum
Reading and assignments
Read A slower cart has not destroyed its energy at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 10 · Work, Energy & Momentum — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 4 · Work, Energy & Momentum
- Unit 4.3 · Conservation of Energy
- Unit 4.4 · Momentum & Collisions
- Unit 4.5 · Impulse & Collision Evidence
Reading and assignments
Read A slower cart has not destroyed its energy at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 11 · Work, Energy & Momentum — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 4 · Work, Energy & Momentum
Reading and assignments
Read A slower cart has not destroyed its energy at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 12 · Waves, Sound & Optics — launch
Chapter 5 · Waves, Sound & Optics
Reading and assignments
Read A vibration record is not a picture of a wave traveling across a room at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 13 · Waves, Sound & Optics — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 5 · Waves, Sound & Optics
Reading and assignments
Read A vibration record is not a picture of a wave traveling across a room at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 14 · Waves, Sound & Optics — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 5 · Waves, Sound & Optics
Reading and assignments
Read A vibration record is not a picture of a wave traveling across a room at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 15 · Waves, Sound & Optics — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 5 · Waves, Sound & Optics
Reading and assignments
Read A vibration record is not a picture of a wave traveling across a room at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 16 · Electricity, Magnetism & Circuits — launch
Chapter 6 · Electricity, Magnetism & Circuits
- Unit 6.1 · Electric Charge & Fields
- Unit 6.2 · Current, Voltage & Resistance
- Unit 6.3 · Circuits & Ohm's Law
Reading and assignments
Read A lamp transfers energy while charge keeps circulating at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 17 · Electricity, Magnetism & Circuits — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 6 · Electricity, Magnetism & Circuits
- Unit 6.3 · Circuits & Ohm's Law
- Unit 6.4 · Magnetism & Electromagnetism
- Unit 6.5 · Electric Potential, Potential Energy & Capacitors
Reading and assignments
Read A lamp transfers energy while charge keeps circulating at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 18 · Electricity, Magnetism & Circuits — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 6 · Electricity, Magnetism & Circuits
- Unit 6.5 · Electric Potential, Potential Energy & Capacitors
- Unit 6.6 · Electrical Power, Energy & Circuit Design
Reading and assignments
Read A lamp transfers energy while charge keeps circulating at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 19 · Electricity, Magnetism & Circuits — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 6 · Electricity, Magnetism & Circuits
Reading and assignments
Read A lamp transfers energy while charge keeps circulating at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 20 · Modern Physics — launch
Chapter 7 · Modern Physics
- Unit 7.1 · Photons, Photoelectric Effect & Wave–Particle Models
- Unit 7.2 · Relativity, Light Speed & Model Limits
Reading and assignments
Read The right model depends on the evidence and the event at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 21 · Modern Physics — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 7 · Modern Physics
- Unit 7.2 · Relativity, Light Speed & Model Limits
- Unit 7.3 · Mass–Energy, Nuclear Reactions & Radiation Evidence
Reading and assignments
Read The right model depends on the evidence and the event at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 22 · Modern Physics — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 7 · Modern Physics
- Unit 7.1 · Photons, Photoelectric Effect & Wave–Particle Models
- Unit 7.2 · Relativity, Light Speed & Model Limits
Reading and assignments
Read The right model depends on the evidence and the event at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 23 · Ecology, Populations & Biodiversity — launch
Chapter 8 · Ecology, Populations & Biodiversity
- Unit 8.1 · Ecosystem Structure & Energy Flow
- Unit 8.2 · Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services
- Unit 8.3 · Population Ecology
Reading and assignments
Read A food-web arrow and a survey count both need a definition at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 24 · Ecology, Populations & Biodiversity — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 8 · Ecology, Populations & Biodiversity
- Unit 8.3 · Population Ecology
- Unit 8.4 · Biomes & Aquatic Systems
- Unit 8.5 · Ecological Sampling & Diversity Data
Reading and assignments
Read A food-web arrow and a survey count both need a definition at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 25 · Ecology, Populations & Biodiversity — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 8 · Ecology, Populations & Biodiversity
Reading and assignments
Read A food-web arrow and a survey count both need a definition at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 26 · Energy, Water & Material Resources — launch
Chapter 9 · Energy, Water & Material Resources
- Unit 9.1 · Nonrenewable Energy & Fossil Fuels
- Unit 9.2 · Renewable Energy
- Unit 9.3 · Water & Land Resources
Reading and assignments
Read Compare the service rather than the label on the technology at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 27 · Energy, Water & Material Resources — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 9 · Energy, Water & Material Resources
- Unit 9.3 · Water & Land Resources
- Unit 9.4 · Mineral & Soil Resources
- Unit 9.5 · Life-Cycle Energy & Resource Accounting
Reading and assignments
Read Compare the service rather than the label on the technology at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 28 · Energy, Water & Material Resources — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 9 · Energy, Water & Material Resources
Reading and assignments
Read Compare the service rather than the label on the technology at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 29 · Pollution, Carbon & Climate Evidence — launch
Chapter 10 · Pollution, Carbon & Climate Evidence
Reading and assignments
Read A real temperature record and a chemical ratio answer different questions at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 30 · Pollution, Carbon & Climate Evidence — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 10 · Pollution, Carbon & Climate Evidence
Reading and assignments
Read A real temperature record and a chemical ratio answer different questions at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 31 · Pollution, Carbon & Climate Evidence — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 10 · Pollution, Carbon & Climate Evidence
Reading and assignments
Read A real temperature record and a chemical ratio answer different questions at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 32 · Conservation, Systems & Environmental Design — launch
Chapter 11 · Conservation, Systems & Environmental Design
- Unit 11.1 · Biodiversity Loss
- Unit 11.2 · Sustainability & Solutions
- Unit 11.3 · Environmental Systems, Feedback & Risk
Reading and assignments
Read A defensible solution leaves a trail another family can check at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 33 · Conservation, Systems & Environmental Design — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 11 · Conservation, Systems & Environmental Design
- Unit 11.3 · Environmental Systems, Feedback & Risk
- Unit 11.4 · Environmental Design & Evidence-Based Capstone
Reading and assignments
Read A defensible solution leaves a trail another family can check at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 34 · Conservation, Systems & Environmental Design — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 11 · Conservation, Systems & Environmental Design
- Unit 11.1 · Biodiversity Loss
- Unit 11.2 · Sustainability & Solutions
- Unit 11.3 · Environmental Systems, Feedback & Risk
- Unit 11.4 · Environmental Design & Evidence-Based Capstone
Reading and assignments
Read A defensible solution leaves a trail another family can check at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 35 · Conservation, Systems & Environmental Design — connect, calculate and revise
Chapter 11 · Conservation, Systems & Environmental Design
Reading and assignments
Read A defensible solution leaves a trail another family can check at chapter launch and revisit it alongside this week’s linked units, figures and investigation.
Week 36 · Cumulative final and science portfolio
Chapter 11 · Conservation, Systems & Environmental Design
Reading and assignments
Revisit gaps from the sample; during the final use only references permitted by the paper.