Parent Resources
Here are some sites that will help you understand why we do some of the things we do in Physics.
You may wonder why your student is taking Physics. The reason is simple. The Stae of Texas now requires physics for the vast majority of students graduating from a Texas high school. Consequently, the enrollment in Physics courses is much larger than it it has ever been before. If you have any other questions about graduaion requirements, feel free to contact The counsellor, Mr. Shuttlesworth.
TEKS: In 2009, the state of Texas revised what is taught in science courses. There was great effort made by the State Board of Education (SBOE) and the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to select the content needed to prepare our students to successfully compete (both academically and career-wise) in the global environmnet in which they will live. Input from higher education and industry was actively sought as part of the process of adopting these new TEKS,
STAAR: In addition to refining the content of the course, there was also the need for increased rigor in the tests needed for graduation. The exam(s) now required for graduation are taken at the end of each core course and are reflective of the increased rigor of the TEKS. If implemented properly, our students should be able to be more successful in higher education and in the marketplace.
In the Overview of the Fall Semester of the Physics and Pre-AP Physics courses, an idea of what is being covered each 6-weeks and each semester is presented. In this semester, your students might come to you for advice on building a catapult, or if they tell you they have to visit a Karate/Judo place, or shoot some pool, or bowl a few sets, or build an electric house. It will be true.
In the Overview of the Spring Semester of the Physics and Pre-AP Physics courses, you will see what is covered after the Winter Break and begin to get an idea of the scope of the course. In this semester, your student might hit you up for some help to create a fully electric structure, building palm pipes, or in putting together a Rube Goldberg Machine among a few other things...
If your student is in AP Physics, the following two links will connect you to an overview of AP Physics B and of the AP Objectives required by the College Board. Treat your student kindly. (S)he will be working hard and thinking more than they ever have before!
If there are other resources you might be interested in, just contact me and I will do whatever I can to provide them for you.
I look forward to meting each one of you! Once again, I encourage you to contact me anytime via e-mail and we can "talk" or set up a time to meet face-to-face.
You may wonder why your student is taking Physics. The reason is simple. The Stae of Texas now requires physics for the vast majority of students graduating from a Texas high school. Consequently, the enrollment in Physics courses is much larger than it it has ever been before. If you have any other questions about graduaion requirements, feel free to contact The counsellor, Mr. Shuttlesworth.
TEKS: In 2009, the state of Texas revised what is taught in science courses. There was great effort made by the State Board of Education (SBOE) and the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to select the content needed to prepare our students to successfully compete (both academically and career-wise) in the global environmnet in which they will live. Input from higher education and industry was actively sought as part of the process of adopting these new TEKS,
STAAR: In addition to refining the content of the course, there was also the need for increased rigor in the tests needed for graduation. The exam(s) now required for graduation are taken at the end of each core course and are reflective of the increased rigor of the TEKS. If implemented properly, our students should be able to be more successful in higher education and in the marketplace.
In the Overview of the Fall Semester of the Physics and Pre-AP Physics courses, an idea of what is being covered each 6-weeks and each semester is presented. In this semester, your students might come to you for advice on building a catapult, or if they tell you they have to visit a Karate/Judo place, or shoot some pool, or bowl a few sets, or build an electric house. It will be true.
In the Overview of the Spring Semester of the Physics and Pre-AP Physics courses, you will see what is covered after the Winter Break and begin to get an idea of the scope of the course. In this semester, your student might hit you up for some help to create a fully electric structure, building palm pipes, or in putting together a Rube Goldberg Machine among a few other things...
If your student is in AP Physics, the following two links will connect you to an overview of AP Physics B and of the AP Objectives required by the College Board. Treat your student kindly. (S)he will be working hard and thinking more than they ever have before!
If there are other resources you might be interested in, just contact me and I will do whatever I can to provide them for you.
I look forward to meting each one of you! Once again, I encourage you to contact me anytime via e-mail and we can "talk" or set up a time to meet face-to-face.