Texas has adopted curriculum standards that are to be used in all the state's public schools. The current standards, which outline what students are to learn in each course or grade, are called Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). The standards are adopted by the State Board of Education, after extensive input from educators and other stakeholders.
IPC integrates the disciplines of physics and chemistry in topics such as force, motion, energy, and matter. The use of technology and laboratory investigations is a primary focus in instruction. Student investigations will emphasize accurate observations, collection of data, data analysis, and the safe manipulation of laboratory apparatus and materials in the lab.
Unit 1: Types of Motion
Unit 2: Forces, Mass, and Acceleration
Unit 3: Momentum and Impulse
Unit 4: Fundamental Forces
Unit 5: Gravitational and Electrical Forces
Unit 6: Electrical Energy and Circuits
Unit 7: Conservation of Energy
Unit 8: Thermal Energy Transfer
Unit 9: Waves
Unit 10: Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources
Unit 11: Elements and the Periodic Table
Unit 12: Using Properties of Substances
Unit 13: Atomic Emission Spectra
Unit 14: Investigating Reaction and Solution Rates
Unit 15: Changes in Chemical Reactions
Unit 16: Balancing Reactions
Unit 17: Nuclear Reactions
Unit 18: Chemistry's Impact on the Environment