Unit plans and sequence
This is where you will find what you need to teach the new course with general commentaries on programmes of study, conceptual understanding, linking questions and assessments. You will also find a unit plan for each of the 24 topics and some guidance on how to incorporate the Tools; and make sure to click the links at the bottom!
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Unit plans and sequence
Teaching sequences
There are lots of factors to consider when planning a teaching sequence for a new Guide.LogisticalPedagogical The headline...
Unit plans and sequence
Physics tools and where to find them
The lists of skills on this page are a copy of their parent (Skills in the study of physics) but here I have attempted to...
Unit plans and sequence
Skills in the study of physics
It's easy to become focused on content as a DP science teacher. We have a lot of it 'to cover'! But there is more to physics...
Unit plans and sequence
Inverse square relationships
The inverse square law is ubiquitous throughout physics. It refers to the decreasing intensity of the effect of a point...
Unit plans and sequence
Familiar numbers
If you are reading this, you are most likely a physicist, which means that you are also a mathematician. So it may interest...
Unit plans and sequence
Animal sensors
One skill in the study of physics is being able to select appropriate sensors for measuring quantities. Here, we dive into...