The Curriculum Corner
Welcome to the Curriculum Corner!
The Curriculum Corner consists of a collection of downloadable PDF files designed to complement the resources at The Physics Classroom. The PDF files come in two basic forms - as an entire packet (collection of pages) or as individual pages. PDF files are available for every unit covered at The Physics Classroom Tutorial. The files serve as classroom-ready handouts to be used by teachers with their classes. To view the files, a current version of Adobe Reader is required. The Adobe Reader plug-in is available free of charge at the Adobe website.
Uses of The Curriculum Corner
The pages at The Curriculum Corner are designed to support students as they progress through topics at The Physics Classroom Tutorial. Each page in a given unit is linked to a page (or two or ...) at the Tutorial. The URL of the corresponding Tutorial page is listed at the top of the packet page.
Pages at The Curriculum Corner can be printed and distributed to classes and assigned as homework. Students can use the listed URLs of The Physics Classroom Tutorial to support them in the completion of the homework. Some teachers may prefer to simply assign the readings from the Tutorials as homework and then use the packet pages during class as cooperative group activities or during guided practice sessions. However they are used, the pages at The Curriculum Corner are designed to lead students through an understanding of basic principles in a developmental manner. Questions on a given page tend to build upon previous questions so that a conceptual understanding of the topic is gradually developed.
Acceptable and Unacceptable Uses:
Permission to print and copy the PDF files is granted to teachers, provided that the copyright statement (found at the bottom of the page) is included on the copies. Inclusion of a handout or handouts within a teacher's existing curriculum is also granted provided that either the copyright statement (found at the bottom of the page) is included OR that the www.physicsclassroom.com website is somewhere referenced as a source from somewhere within the curriculum. Inclusion of graphics or text in teacher PowerPoint files is permitted provided that they are used by that teacher and not for wider distribution. Forbidden uses of the graphics and text on these pages include: placement upon a teacher web page or course management system, inclusion upon a CD-ROM for distribution or sale, and any for-profit use of the materials.