Physics

Physics

Grades 5-8

The study of physics from the Waldorf perspective is one of experience and observation followed by explanation, review and lesson work. Lessons are delivered with demonstrations. The apparatus is then quickly removed and the demonstration is explained by the teacher as the student relives the demonstration through the imagination. The lesson experience lives within the student until the following day when the lesson is revisited and finally written down which also includes artwork. 

Get an exclusive sneak peek at the Physics video series here! Take a look inside the course page to see all the resources available to you.

This video course series includes dozens of videos for physics with topics ranging from Acoustics, Optics, Thermodynamics, Electricity and Magnetism and Mechanics.

This course includes information on how to set up a physics lesson, materials to perform physics demonstrations, additional books, biographies and resources, and dozens of physics video demonstrations. Be sure to check out the video previews to see what’s included and get a sneak peek at the richness of this course.

This video series is self directed. Lessons can be done in any order if you wish. Each topic area includes a video explaining and showing the resources used for that subunit. The course page includes links to the products we’ve used. Course page also includes two haul videos with science materials from Ward’s Science and Educational Innovations.

Explore the amazing world of physics with us! I have a Physics video series for Grades 5th-9th in which we explore Acoustics, Optics, Thermodynamics, Electricity and Magnetism and Mechanics. The video series includes dozens and dozens of video demonstrations and tutorials to help you recreate these projects on your own, or for you to use as part of your lessons.

Physics

  • Resources

    As there are many sub-topics in our Physics main lesson block and because physics is taught in Grade 6, 7 and 8, I have several resources and videos. However, the majority of the videos are only available for purchase at the moment.

  • Lessons

    Explore some of the lessons in our physics main lesson block. The majority of these lessons are from the final time we did our Physics main lesson block.

  • Projects & Activities

    Our Projects & Activities for physics are included here as well as in the Physics Course where I share over 30 video tutorials.

Physics Resources

Physics Resources

  • Physics Supplies and Unit Study

    I'm really excited to dive into this Waldorf Physics main lesson block. This is the first time we are getting materials from the science vendor Ward's Science. While I'm more familiar with vendors that cater to the natural sciences, I'm excited to explore these vendors and start to build our physics and chemistry units.

  • Physics Lab Materials

    I've assembled a number of supplies for us to use for our upcoming physics lessons. For physics main lesson block involves doing a demonstration each lesson, followed by drawing and writing about it in the following lessons.

  • How to Do a Waldorf Physics Lesson

    The study of physics from the Waldorf perspective is one of experience and observation followed by explanation, review and lesson work.

  • Books & Resources

    Our Physics Main Lesson Block consists of several topic areas for Grade 6 and 7: Acoustics, Optics, Thermodynamics, Magnetism, Electricity and Mechanics

  • Materials for Physics Lessons

    Explore the amazing world of physics with us! I have a Physics video series for Grades 5th-9th in which we explore Acoustics, Optics, Thermodynamics, Electricity and Magnetism and Mechanics. The video series includes dozens and dozens of video demonstrations and tutorials to help you recreate these projects on your own, or for you to use as part of your lessons.

  • Physics Acoustics | Books, Resources and Lesson Ideas

    What do you hear when there is no sound? A soft ringing? Nothing at all? Does the silence get to you? Maybe if you grew up in a bustling city, the quiet country night would feel unsettling. Or what if you've never been to a big city and all of sudden it's none stop noise?

  • Physics Optics & Light | Books, Resources and Lesson Ideas

    How different would our life be if we didn't have light? Our life depends on it and as we learn about it, our fascination grows. I've added a few additional resources in our study of light by adding in Quantum Physics and the Theory of Relativity.

  • Physics Thermodynamics | Curriculum, Books and Demonstrations

    Have you watched a candle burn? It's glowing light is one beautiful sight we can enjoy, and if you are looking at it through science colored glasses then you'll see so much more! In our thermodynamics Physics lessons during our main lesson block, we are going to explore heat transfer, burning, expansion and more.

  • Physics Electricity And Magnetism | Books, Project Kits and Hands On Projects

    Have you used a lemon to create electricity? Bent water with a plastic rod or made a balloon stick to a wall after rubbing it on your head? It won't work if you're bald! But rubbing a balloon over hair will cause the electrons to become imbalanced, just like storm clouds.

  • Physics Mechanics | Forces and Loads, Buildings and Structures, Machines and Tools

    We use physics everyday, even when you are not expecting it. Using machines, or tools as we commonly refer to them, to help us move loads horizontally or vertically isn't something we give a second thought to.

  • Books for a Science Unit

    I’m sharing some of the books that complement a science unit. I have other books (in addition to these) that make up the bulk of a physics or astronomy unit, but I was asked specifically for fiction or read-alouds for a physics unit and while these are only very loosely based on physics (except for a few like Alice in Quantumland), I think they make good additions.

Physics Lessons

  • Physics Lesson 1 | The Formation of the Universe

    In our first lesson in the Waldorf curriculum The Introduction of Physics: Heat, Light and Sound by Live Education, we chose to replace the verses provided in the main lesson book and include ones from the Qur'an.

  • Physics Lesson 2 The Sounds of Nature

    For our Introduction to Physics, not every lesson has a main lesson book entry from me (the teacher), in some cases, the student is doing a main lesson book entry based on the lesson in which I have not presented written or illustrated work for her to copy or refer to.

  • Physics Lesson 3 | The Speed of Sound Through Various Media

    In this lesson, we conclude or lessons on an introduction to acoustics with a lesson the speed of sound through various mediums. For many of the lessons we do demonstrations to experience the lesson and not all demonstrations are included in the main lesson book.

  • Physics Intro to Color

    Now that we've completed our lessons on light and shadow, we move into color. For this lesson we explored color in light and color in pigment. If you have a prism, you can see the rainbow emerge when sunlight hits the prism.

  • Physics Lesson | On Shadow and Light

    This physics lesson accompanies our previous lesson on the introduction of light and shadow. For this less