25x Physics: High School Edition, Second Edition NGSS & Texas TEKS Aligned 25 Complete Lessons
Second Edition — Completely Updated for Today’s Classroom
We listened to teacher feedback and rebuilt this workbook from the ground up. The Second Edition features all-new instructional articles, updated photographs and scientific illustrations, redesigned learning activities, and the addition of Case Study and Frontier Application activities that connect physics to modern science, engineering, medicine, transportation, energy, and space exploration.
Whether you’re teaching a full physics course, reinforcing key concepts, homeschooling, or providing review before exams, this workbook helps students understand not just what happens—but why.
What’s IncludedEach of the 25 lessons includes:
• High-interest instructional article
• Guided notes
• Reflection and critical thinking questions
• Real-world problem-solving scenarios
• Case Study activity
• Frontier Application highlighting modern technology and research
• Vocabulary practice
• Data analysis activities
• Crossword puzzle
• Word search
Companion slide decks are also available online, making classroom implementation simple.
Table of ContentsIntroduction• What Is Physics?
Unit 1: Motion and Forces• Describing Motion
• Acceleration and Free Fall
• Newton’s Laws of Motion
• Applying Newton’s Laws
• Gravity, Projectile Motion, and Circular Motion
Unit 2: Energy, Work, and Momentum• Work and Kinetic Energy
• Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
• Power and Efficiency
• Momentum and Impulse
• Collisions
Unit 3: Waves, Sound, and Light• Properties of Waves
• Sound Waves
• The Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Reflection and Refraction
• Lenses, Mirrors, and Optics
Unit 4: Electricity and Magnetism• Electric Charge and Coulomb’s Law
• Electric Fields and Electric Potential
• Electric Circuits
• Magnetism
• Electromagnetic Induction
Unit 5: Thermodynamics and Modern Physics• Temperature, Heat, and Heat Transfer
• Laws of Thermodynamics
• Atomic Structure and Spectra
• Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity
• Applications of Modern Physics
Built for Modern ClassroomsDesigned for high school students, this workbook emphasizes scientific reasoning, evidence-based thinking, and real-world applications. Students investigate how physics explains everything from vehicle safety and renewable energy to medical imaging, satellites, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and space exploration.
Perfect for:
• High school physics courses
• NGSS-aligned classrooms
• Texas TEKS-aligned instruction
• Homeschool programs
• STEM and college-prep courses
• Intervention, review, and enrichment
• Summer learning and independent study
Standards AlignedAligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS HS-PS) and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Physics (§112.45).
Whether you’re introducing new concepts, reinforcing classroom instruction, or preparing students for future STEM careers, 25x Physics: High School Edition, Second Edition provides an engaging, classroom-tested resource that helps students connect the laws of physics to the world around them.
