FM&E as a Stand-Alone Course
FM&E before IPS
FM&E after IPS
FM&E and IPS as a 3-Semester Course
FM&E Chapter 1 Forces
FM&E Chapter 1 Forces
IPS Chapter 1
Volume and Mass
IPS Chapter 1
Volume and Mass
FM&E Chapter 2 Pressure
FM&E Chapter 2 Pressure
IPS Chapter 2
Mass Changes in Closed Systems
IPS Chapter 2
Mass Changes in Closed Systems
FM&E Chapter 3
Forces Acting in Different Directions
FM&E Chapter 3
Forces Acting in Different Directions
IPS Chapter 3
Characteristic Properties
IPS Chapter 3
Characteristic Properties
FM&E Chapter 4
Distance, Time, and Speed
FM&E Chapter 4
Distance, Time, and Speed
IPS Chapter 4
Solubility
IPS Chapter 4
Solubility
FM&E Chapter 5
Waves
FM&E Chapter 5
Waves
IPS Chapter 5
Separation
of Mixtures
IPS Chapter 5
Separation
of Mixtures
FM&E Chapter 6
Heating and Cooling
FM&E Chapter 6
Heating and Cooling
IPS Chapter 6
Compounds and Elements
IPS Chapter 6
Compounds and Elements
FM&E Chapter 7
Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy
FM&E Chapter 7
Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy
FM&E Chapter 1 Forces
IPS Chapter 7
Radioactivity
Other topics related to life science and earth science standards
IPS Chapter 1*
Volume and Mass
FM&E Chapter 2****
Pressure
IPS Chapter 8
The Atomic Model of Matter
IPS Chapter 2**
Mass Changes in Closed Systems
FM&E Chapter 3
Forces Acting in Different Directions
IPS Chapter 9
Sizes & Masses of Molecules and Atoms
IPS Chapter 3***
Characteristic Properties
FM&E Chapter 4
Distance, Time, and Speed
IPS Chapter 10
The Classification of Elements: The Periodic Table
 
IPS Chapter 4
Solubility
FM&E Chapter 5
Waves
FM&E Chapter 1
Forces
 
IPS Chapter 5
Separation
of Mixtures
FM&E Chapter 6
Heating and Cooling
FM&E Chapter 2****
Pressure
 
IPS Chapter 6
Compounds and Elements
FM&E Chapter 7
Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy
FM&E Chapter 3
Forces Acting in Different Directions
 
FM&E Chapter 4
Distance, Time and Speed
 
FM&E Chapter 5
Waves
 
FM&E Chapter 6
Heating & Cooling
 
FM&E Chapter 7
Potential Energy & Kinetic Energy
* Skip Section 1.3 - Reading Scales
** Skip Section 2.2 - Histograms and Section 2.3 - Using a Computer to Draw Histograms
*** Skip Section 3.3 - Graphing, Section 3.6 - Mass and Volume, and Section 3.7 - Density
**** Skip Section 2.2 - Mass, Volume, and Density