Story-Based Middle School Physics

Yes, these materials are completely secular.

Not at this time, sorry.

These materials are all designed to be supplemental. They do cover a ton of topics and concepts, but they’re not comprehensive and they don’t include quizzes or tests.

Absolutely! Since the materials are all digital, you can use them with as many students as you’d like!

I just ask that, if someone else asks you about the materials, that you send them to my website rather than give them away.

My goal is to make learning physics fun at an affordable cost for as many people as possible, but purchases are the way I fund making more books and games :)

Yes! The paperbacks are widely available now. You can find them on Amazon or at your local library or independent bookstore. If your library or local bookstore doesn’t currently have them, you can ask if they’ll order them for you!

Not at the moment, sorry!

I’ve heard from some teachers who’ve had fun using the materials with their high school students, but they’re written with younger kids in mind.

The problems are mostly written with middle grade / conceptual physics in mind.

That being said, when I taught I worked mostly with high school students, and the way I cover concepts is designed to address common foundational misconceptions that we all have trouble with in physics. I think these would really help even high school students build a good understanding of concepts, as long as they aren’t put off by the writing style and illustrations, which are aimed at kids. Some students might find that fun, some might see it as overly simplistic.

Feel free to check out the demo on the games page or the samples on the books page and see if you think it might be a good fit for you.

All the materials have a mix of male and female characters.

In the newest book, the gravity fairy tale, all the characters except the two sisters and the real-world scientists (Newton, Kepler, etc.) are non-white.

The first three fairy tales, though, aren’t diverse, and that’s something I’ll be working on in future books.

Primarily for ages 8-12.

In the shop, you can filter the materials by suggested age.

Even within the books, though, my goal is to provide a big range of options for activities, so you can adapt them to the interests of your student(s).

Only for the worksheets!

The Fairy Tales, Fables, and games all combine explanations with practice and activities. So, you can learn as you go.

The worksheets are designed to be practice problems. They’re the typical types of problems assigned in physics classes, just worked into stories.

Almost everything can be read/played in any order.

The fairy tales can all be read in any order, too!

The only materials with “prerequisites” would be the worksheets, which are only intended to be practice problems, so they don’t explain the content.