Now on IXL: High school physics

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IXL is adding a new course to its science offerings. Get ready to explore matter, energy, and force with high school physics!

IXL’s high school science curriculum already offers biology and chemistry material. With the introduction of physics, IXL will have even more science skills that nurture students’ capacity for critical thinking and curiosity while helping them learn about the world around them.

High schools typically teach physics to students in 11th or 12th grade. They often assess physics proficiency in an end-of-course exam or as part of a comprehensive science test in 11th grade. In either case, IXL’s high school physics content gives teachers and students excellent material to prepare for these assessments.

Let’s see exactly what this new topic includes.

High school physics curriculum

IXL’s high school physics curriculum covers:

  • Science foundations:
    • Scientific inquiry and foundational scientific concepts like accuracy and precision to prepare students for hands-on, experiential learning in the classroom
  • Motion in one and two dimensions:
    • Kinematics variables in one and two dimensions, as well as how these variables are related mathematically and graphically
    • Applying kinematics equations to solve projectile motion problems
  • Forces and motion:
    • Newton’s laws of motion and various forces
    • Creating and interpreting free-body diagrams to analyze the motion of objects in real-world scenarios
  • Work, energy, and power:
    • The relationship between the variables of work, energy, and power
    • Applying the law of conservation of energy to analyze closed systems at two points in time
  • Waves:
    • Different types of waves and wave characteristics
    • How wave characteristics are related mathematically
    • How the speed of a wave is affected by the properties of the medium through which is travels
  • Electricity and magnetism:
    • Electric charges and how to use Coulomb’s law to calculate the electrostatic force between two charged objects
    • Visualizing and calculating electric fields
    • Constructing simple, series, and parallel circuits
    • Creating circuit diagrams, determining equivalent resistance, and applying Ohm’s law
    • Calculating magnetic fields and forces
    • Applying the right-hand rule to determine the direction of magnetic field created by an electric current, or the magnetic force experienced by a moving charge in a magnetic field

IXL’s high school physics curriculum is fully aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and has standards skill plans for all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and American Samoa.

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IXL Science helps every student build mastery through differentiated, scaffolded practice created by subject-matter experts. With science coverage spanning kindergarten through high school, alongside comprehensive curricula for math, language arts, and social studies, IXL gives you a single platform to boost learning in all four core subjects.

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