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Pre-Physics

Name: Pre-Physics
SKU: FILIPEK-PPHY
Price: 249.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Christine Filipek

Tuesday 1PM - 2:30PM (ET) - Spring 2026

Original price was: $340.00.Current price is: $249.00.

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SKU: FILIPEK-PPHY Category: Science Courses Tags: Middle School, Spring 2026

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Pre-Physics Course Description

A stapler may not seem like a remarkable physics tool, but through it, we have the opportunity to observe several types of simple machines that can assist us when doing work.

This is just one of the many interesting concepts students will explore in Pre-Physics. Beginning with the characteristics of matter and motion, students will learn about famous scientists like Newton, Galileo, and Kepler. Students will study the four types of simple machines and how they make work easier. Students will even get to build their own simple machine. They will go on to study electricity, magnetism, light, heat, sound and explore an introduction to nuclear physics. Grades will be based on reading assignments, lab assignments and tests.

This course will not only build a solid foundation of understanding in the field of physics, but will also help students learn how to produce quality lab reports, take notes over reading, and prepare for exams. They will turn in a minimum of three lab reports as assignments on labs chosen by the teacher. Importance will be placed on the students’ understanding of scientific inquiry, the scientific method, and the resulting science lab reports.

Grade Levels

6th – 9th grade

Prerequisites

None

Pre-Physics Course Outline

Motion
Laws of Motion
Gravity
Simple Machines
Energy
Heat
States of Matter
Wave Motion
Light
Electricity
Magnetism
Electromagnetism
Nuclear Energy
Future Physics

Curriculum

Exploring the World of Physics, From Simple Machines to Nuclear Energy, by John Hudson Tiner, © 2006 John Hudson Tiner, ISBN 978-0-89051-466-5
Lab materials and supplies are provided by the family. A list of needed supplies is made available to families upon enrollment through the class page.
As this is an introductory, 1 semester course, an emphasis has been placed on using supplies that are easy to find and cheap to purchase.

Estimated Workload

1-2 hours per week

Testimonials / Reviews

“Thank you for making such hard concepts reachable for young minds!”

Christine Filipek

Christine Filipek lives on a small farm in southeast Michigan with her wonderful family. Her husband, who is a music teacher, and Christine homeschooled their children for over 20 years. They LOVE animals, have 2 horses, a goat, tons of chickens, 3 turkeys (named Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter), a bunny, several cats, a parrot, a lovebird and 3 dogs, Pete, Gus and Tucker. Christine and her family have had the opportunity to raise many domestic and wild animals. She loves making pottery, gardening, reading, sewing, watching movies (going to the drive-in), and hanging out with her family!

Christine graduated from Pensacola Christian College with a major in education, minoring in Bible and psychology. She taught for several years before having her own children. Besides teaching her children over the years, Christine also helped several families in her home by sharing her love for science. She loves the hands-on aspect of science. It helped her family understand more about what they were learning and was so much FUN!

Christine owns and operates REACH Tutorial, teaching a variety of science classes and Latin to all ages. She has taught science online for over a dozen years and enjoys seeing her students learn the love of science. She and her husband were active in our local and state homeschool groups. They served on the boards of two local homeschool groups for over 15 years. Education is important to Christine Filipek and her family, and their children's right to homeschool is very dear to their hearts. Christine looks forward to helping other homeschool families continue on this awesome journey.

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