Mechanics is the study of the motion of objects. This is a great place to start your studies in physics since it’s such a BIG idea. We’ll be learning the language, laws, concepts, and principles that explain the motion of objects. We’re going to learn about kinematics, which is the words scientists use to explain the motion of objects. By learning about scalars, vectors, speed, velocity, acceleration, distance, and more, you’ll be able to not only accurately describe the motion of objects, but be able to predict their behavior. This is very important, whether you’re planning to land a spaceship on a moon, catapult a marshmallow in your mouth from across the room, or win a round of billiards.
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My son was working on the Unit 2: Lesson 2 (Acceleration) and was hoping to see complete solutions for the three questions he got wrong. Do you offer walk through solutions so he can see step by step where his errors were?
It depends on the section – some weeks it will be 1-2 times per week, others will be nearly every day, depending on the depth that we cover. In most high school settings, you will have physics classes 3-5 times per week with three hours in addition dedicated to just the labs, to give you an idea.
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If we will be doing 2 sections per week, how many days per week will I need to allow per section?
Thanks
You were almost on the right page – go here and click the link for the workbook:
https://www.sciencelearningspace2.com/grade-levels/high-school/advanced-physics/1-d-kinematics/
Hi Aurora, I am trying to get things set up for my two highschoolers. We are doing your Physics course. I cannot find the packet and list of things we will need to buy. I am on the Introduction to Kinematics page. On the left, there is a list of all the lessons. I have clicked on all of those and I still do not see where to go.
Thank you for your help.
Laurene
Hello,
My daughter is just beginning Advanced Physics. I really appreciate the complete packet that accompanies this coarse. The packet helps to keep everything organized for my daughter and myself. I didn’t notice this option for Chemistry. Will you have a complete packet set up for Chemistry by 21/22 school year? I think things might be confusing if we do not have something to follow along with. Thanks
This one might be best answered in an e-mail, but I will start it here. If you are beginning your high school studies with us, we do recommend physics and chemistry proceeding biology and Earth science. However, if you’re only wanting to study for the summer, you can pick any topic you like.
It’s a recommendation not a requirement. Ultimately, you get to choose how you use the program and how you work through it. Let us know how we can assist you in your educational adventures! Does that help?
hi. I thought i signed up for all grades science. my daughter is 9th grade going to study biology and my son 4th grade. the videos here say if we want to learn biology then start with physics because they all tie in. so how do i get access to the rest? or just look at biology through summer ? thanks
Look at the first lesson here right above the video:
https://www.sciencelearningspace2.com/grade-levels/advanced-projects-2/advanced-physics/1-d-kinematics/
You can download the other packets in the right side menu. It says something like “(Chapter Name) Problem Set”, like on this page: https://www.sciencelearningspace2.com/2014/09/introduction-to-kinematics/
Where is the 1D Kinomatics download packet mentioned in the video? It is really helpful.
Thanks for the note! I re-published them a couple months ago, and forgot to remove this notice, so you should have everything you need for this section. Enjoy!
Yes in the back of the homework problem set download.
I found this (NOTE: ALL HOMEWORK SETS ARE CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY BEING EDITED FOR MATH ERRORS! This part of the program is still pretty new, and we found a lot of math errors in our homework solutions (which were created by physics college students). We’re currently having them spiffed and polished so they can be the best they can possibly be!) in the HS Physics area. When will the Homework sets be available?
We worked the acceleration problems in the workbook and were wondering if there are complete solutions somewhere?
This section is laid out so after you watch the video and work through the problem with me (in the video), you click the link below the video which takes you to the next one in sequence. After you’re done with the series, you can review the homework problem sets (published next week). If you want to view all the experiments in the series, click on the links in the right side, so for the first section, you’d go here:
https://www.sciencelearningspace2.com/category/advanced-physics/1-d-kinematics/introduction-to-kinematics/
I’m having trouble navigating. I feel like I’m missing something, some of the videos. We printed out the packet for the Kinematics section. It has some acceleration problems that have some formulas we haven’t seen in videos. And it seems there was supposed to be videos about gravity and constant acceleration that I couldn’t find.
The program is organized by grade level and also by topic. If you worked through all 20 units, you’d cover all the experiments listed on the site. If you worked through each grade level, including the high school (also called the “Advanced Section”), you’d cover most of the experiments, and there’d be some overlap. It’s the same set of 2,000+ experiments, just organized two different ways. Hope this helps!
Hi Aurora, I’ve noticed that most of the other topics in the advanced section are taken from various units from the program. For example chemistry is unit 15. Is this physics course covered by various other units or does it have extra lessons and experiments not contained in the normal 20 units? In other words, if a child worked through all 20 units, would they end up covering all the lessons here, or are there extra experiments and reading only found here?
Hi Yvonne – The program has a lot of flexibility, so if you start with one section and find it’s not meeting your expectations or goals, then you can switch to an easier section. The AP Physics section is designed for advanced kids ready for putting together concepts from math and scientific experimentation and investigations. If your son isn’t quite there yet, simply use the 8th grade curriculum for physics https://www.sciencelearningspace2.com/grade-levels/eighth-grade/ to bridge the gap. With his background from the previous year, he should be fine with either one, depending on how rigorous of an approach he had with last year’s course. Again, if this is “too easy”, then jump up a level to the advanced level.
It’s hard to “pigeon-hole” each kid just by age/grade, when the real world is so much more diverse than that, so we do our best to encourage you to pursue learning based on interest and ability level and find the one that suits him best.
My son is going to be in 9th grade. I am concerned about this course being a bit too difficult. He is not advanced but is just “normal”. He does have the capability to excel if it is something that really interests him. That is what has drawn me to your curriculum. I guess my question is, is this an AP course that is ok to take in 9th grade? Last year he completed Exploring Creation with Physical Science by Apologia. Do you think that he would be ready for this kind of class?
Thanks for the feedback! We actually have some typos and errors to correct before publishing the rest of them. All the content in the packet is already online in the program, but the packet just makes it more downloadable. We had a lot of people report back that they didn’t really find it useful, so we’ll have to see how it goes. I’ll let you know more by the end of the month. 🙂
I love the complete packet for Section 1 of the Advanced Physics. My sons will begin working through it beginning in about a week and can give specific feedback after they start. Do you plan on doing packets for the other sections; if so, what is the estimated timeline?