First Semester Physics Bundle: Units 1-4 (Motion, Forces, Momentum, Gravity)
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A first-semester high school physics curriculum for grades 9–12, covering Units 1–4 (Motion, Forces, Momentum, and Gravity) in the same sequence and notation as the Phantastic Physics course.
The files are the same teaching materials already sold as individual products and in the four unit bundles, gathered here for Semester 1, together with course-introduction materials and teacher planning support.
What is included
- Course introduction to orient students at the start of physics, with pacing support for the first semester.
- Motion (Unit 1): four editable lesson slide decks, four practice assignments, 10 warm-ups, a position-time graphing scavenger hunt, a crossword review, and a unit test, with answer keys.
- Forces (Unit 2): seven lesson slide decks (including a short lesson on what scales measure), nine practice assignments, 16 warm-ups, a marble-and-ramp investigation, a crossword review, a quiz, and a unit test, with answer keys and a unit outline.
- Momentum (Unit 3): five lesson slide decks, five practice assignments, 12 warm-ups, a Newton’s Cradle conservation activity, a crossword review, two quizzes, and a unit test, with answer keys.
- Gravity (Unit 4): six lesson slide decks, six practice assignments, 8 warm-ups, a planetary scale-model activity, a crossword review, a quiz, and a unit test, with answer keys.
- Teacher planning support: teaching companions for the course introduction and each of the four units, plus unit launch cards and teaching tools.
Slide decks include editable PowerPoint and Google Slides versions. Printable student materials and teacher answer keys are included for the applicable activities and assessments.
What is not included
Units 5–8, the 22-lab collection, and the escape-room investigations are not part of this bundle. Semester exam-review games and escape rooms are sold separately as the Physics Semester 1 Exam Review Bundle.
Already own some of these?
The Motion, Forces, Momentum, and Gravity unit bundles already include these teaching files. CORE, PLUS, and MEGA also include this first-semester curriculum. Compare before buying overlapping resources.
Delivery and support
Instant digital download after checkout. No physical materials are shipped. Questions about access? Contact info@phantasticphysics.com.
30-day money-back guarantee: If the resource does not work for your classroom, contact us within 30 days of purchase. Read the refund policy.
How our resources align to NGSS. Every Phantastic Physics resource is built for the NGSS high school physical science performance expectations. The specific standard each resource targets is listed in its product description. The reference below shows how our eight units map to the standards.
Unit 1 — Motion
The NGSS high school standards contain no stand-alone kinematics performance expectation. Our Motion unit builds the graphing, data-analysis, and mathematical-representation skills students need for HS-PS2-1 and the other force and motion standards.
Unit 2 — Forces
HS-PS2-1 — Analyze data to support the claim that Newton's second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration.
Unit 3 — Momentum
HS-PS2-2 — Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system.
HS-PS2-3 — Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision.
Unit 4 — Gravity
HS-PS2-4 — Use mathematical representations of Newton's Law of Gravitation and Coulomb's Law to describe and predict the gravitational and electrostatic forces between objects.
HS-ESS1-4 — Use mathematical or computational representations to predict the motion of orbiting objects in the solar system.
Unit 5 — Static Electricity
HS-PS2-4 — Use mathematical representations of Newton's Law of Gravitation and Coulomb's Law to describe and predict the gravitational and electrostatic forces between objects.
HS-PS3-5 — Develop and use a model of two objects interacting through electric or magnetic fields to illustrate the forces between objects and the changes in energy of the objects due to the interaction.
Unit 6 — Energy
HS-PS3-1 — Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known.
HS-PS3-2 — Develop and use models to illustrate that energy at the macroscopic scale can be accounted for as a combination of energy associated with the motion of particles (objects) and energy associated with the relative position of particles (objects).
HS-PS3-3 — Design, build, and refine a device that works within given constraints to convert one form of energy into another form of energy.
Unit 7 — Electric Circuits
HS-PS3-1 — Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known.
HS-PS3-3 — Design, build, and refine a device that works within given constraints to convert one form of energy into another form of energy.
Unit 8 — Waves
HS-PS4-1 — Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media.
HS-PS4-3 — Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning behind the idea that electromagnetic radiation can be described either by a wave model or a particle model, and that for some situations one model is more useful than the other.
HS-PS4-5 — Communicate technical information about how some technological devices use the principles of wave behavior and wave interactions with matter to transmit and capture information and energy.
Questions about alignment for your district? Contact us — we are happy to help you map resources to your pacing guide.
First Semester Physics Bundle: Units 1-4 (Motion, Forces, Momentum, Gravity)
A first-semester high school physics curriculum for grades 9–12, covering Units 1–4 (Motion, Forces, Momentum, and Gravity) in the same sequence and notation as the Phantastic Physics course.
The files are the same teaching materials already sold as individual products and in the four unit bundles, gathered here for Semester 1, together with course-introduction materials and teacher planning support.
What is included
- Course introduction to orient students at the start of physics, with pacing support for the first semester.
- Motion (Unit 1): four editable lesson slide decks, four practice assignments, 10 warm-ups, a position-time graphing scavenger hunt, a crossword review, and a unit test, with answer keys.
- Forces (Unit 2): seven lesson slide decks (including a short lesson on what scales measure), nine practice assignments, 16 warm-ups, a marble-and-ramp investigation, a crossword review, a quiz, and a unit test, with answer keys and a unit outline.
- Momentum (Unit 3): five lesson slide decks, five practice assignments, 12 warm-ups, a Newton’s Cradle conservation activity, a crossword review, two quizzes, and a unit test, with answer keys.
- Gravity (Unit 4): six lesson slide decks, six practice assignments, 8 warm-ups, a planetary scale-model activity, a crossword review, a quiz, and a unit test, with answer keys.
- Teacher planning support: teaching companions for the course introduction and each of the four units, plus unit launch cards and teaching tools.
Slide decks include editable PowerPoint and Google Slides versions. Printable student materials and teacher answer keys are included for the applicable activities and assessments.
What is not included
Units 5–8, the 22-lab collection, and the escape-room investigations are not part of this bundle. Semester exam-review games and escape rooms are sold separately as the Physics Semester 1 Exam Review Bundle.
Already own some of these?
The Motion, Forces, Momentum, and Gravity unit bundles already include these teaching files. CORE, PLUS, and MEGA also include this first-semester curriculum. Compare before buying overlapping resources.
Delivery and support
Instant digital download after checkout. No physical materials are shipped. Questions about access? Contact info@phantasticphysics.com.
30-day money-back guarantee: If the resource does not work for your classroom, contact us within 30 days of purchase. Read the refund policy.
How our resources align to NGSS. Every Phantastic Physics resource is built for the NGSS high school physical science performance expectations. The specific standard each resource targets is listed in its product description. The reference below shows how our eight units map to the standards.
Unit 1 — Motion
The NGSS high school standards contain no stand-alone kinematics performance expectation. Our Motion unit builds the graphing, data-analysis, and mathematical-representation skills students need for HS-PS2-1 and the other force and motion standards.
Unit 2 — Forces
HS-PS2-1 — Analyze data to support the claim that Newton's second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration.
Unit 3 — Momentum
HS-PS2-2 — Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system.
HS-PS2-3 — Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision.
Unit 4 — Gravity
HS-PS2-4 — Use mathematical representations of Newton's Law of Gravitation and Coulomb's Law to describe and predict the gravitational and electrostatic forces between objects.
HS-ESS1-4 — Use mathematical or computational representations to predict the motion of orbiting objects in the solar system.
Unit 5 — Static Electricity
HS-PS2-4 — Use mathematical representations of Newton's Law of Gravitation and Coulomb's Law to describe and predict the gravitational and electrostatic forces between objects.
HS-PS3-5 — Develop and use a model of two objects interacting through electric or magnetic fields to illustrate the forces between objects and the changes in energy of the objects due to the interaction.
Unit 6 — Energy
HS-PS3-1 — Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known.
HS-PS3-2 — Develop and use models to illustrate that energy at the macroscopic scale can be accounted for as a combination of energy associated with the motion of particles (objects) and energy associated with the relative position of particles (objects).
HS-PS3-3 — Design, build, and refine a device that works within given constraints to convert one form of energy into another form of energy.
Unit 7 — Electric Circuits
HS-PS3-1 — Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known.
HS-PS3-3 — Design, build, and refine a device that works within given constraints to convert one form of energy into another form of energy.
Unit 8 — Waves
HS-PS4-1 — Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media.
HS-PS4-3 — Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning behind the idea that electromagnetic radiation can be described either by a wave model or a particle model, and that for some situations one model is more useful than the other.
HS-PS4-5 — Communicate technical information about how some technological devices use the principles of wave behavior and wave interactions with matter to transmit and capture information and energy.
Questions about alignment for your district? Contact us — we are happy to help you map resources to your pacing guide.