Physics Series

Grade Level: 8 - 12 (Age 14 - 18), Science

Are you ready for an adventure into physics? Join us as push the limits of Minecraft with our experiments. Will we discover that our blocky world can hold up to the tests of gravity, force, and momentum? Will our simple redstone machines work and follow Newton’s laws? This is the first course in a year long adventure into Physics that will prepare you for the upcoming Advanced Physics course offerings.

Unit 1: The Basics

Week 1 – Force
Week 2 – Gravity
Week 3 – Acceleration
Week 4 – Power
Week 5 – Electricity
Week 6 – Capstone Project

Unit 2: The Numbers

Week 1 – Distance, Rate & Time
Week 2 – Estimating
Week 3 – Isaac Newton
Week 4 – Newton’s Laws of Motion
Week 5 – Work
Week 6 – Capstone Project

Unit 3: The Machines

Week 1 – Levers
Week 2 – Pulleys
Week 3 – Wheel & Axle
Week 4 – Inclined Plane
Week 5 – Gears
Week 6 – Capstone Project

Unit 4: The Power

Week 1 – Building Basics
Week 2 – Electricity
Week 3 – Electromagnetic Induction
Week 4 – Flight & Space Flight
Week 5 – Hydraulics
Week 6 – Capstone Project

Unit 5: The Energy

Week 1 – Kinetic Energy
Week 2 – Forms of Energy
Week 3 – Magnetism
Week 4 – Potential Energy
Week 5 – Relativity
Week 6 – Capstone Project