A complete, day-by-day schedule of how I teach energy, work, and power to high school students in my own classroom.
The complete Work, Energy, and Power unit can be found here.

If you have any questions, please email me – devon@teachwithfergy.com
Day 1:
Day 2:
Day 3:
- Lesson 2 – Work
- I’ve created a walkthrough video for some common questions. Please feel free to provide the link to your students. You can access it via this link – https://youtu.be/dTFnW20FPs4
Day 4:
Day 5:
- Lesson 3 – Kinetic and Gravitational Potential Energy (Day 1)
- I’ve created a walkthrough video for some common questions. Please feel free to provide the link to your students. You can access it via this link – https://youtu.be/yI4VzF998nU
Day 6:
- Lesson 3 – Kinetic and Gravitational Potential Energy (Day 2)
- I’ve created a walkthrough video for some common questions. Please feel free to provide the link to your students. You can access it via this link – https://youtu.be/yI4VzF998nU
Day 7:
Day 8:
Day 9:
- Lesson 4 – Conservation of Energy and Efficiency
- I’ve created a walkthrough video for some common questions. Please feel free to provide the link to your students. You can access it via this link – https://youtu.be/NM-a2TPVZ3k
Day 10:
- Quiz Lesson 1-4
- Lesson 5 – Thermal Energy (Day 1)
- I’ve created a walkthrough video for some common questions. Please feel free to provide the link to your students. You can access it via this link – https://youtu.be/0GijaDDObI0
Day 11:
- Lesson 5 – Thermal Energy (Day 2)
- I’ve created a walkthrough video for some common questions. Please feel free to provide the link to your students. You can access it via this link – https://youtu.be/0GijaDDObI0
Day 12:
Day 13:
- Lesson 6 – Power
- I’ve created a walkthrough video for some common questions. Please feel free to provide the link to your students. You can access it via this link – https://youtu.be/HWk8xoI5iCs
Day 13:
- Power Activity – This is usually due at the end of the period. It can be formative or summative.
- The data collection portion of this activity will take about 20-30 minutes
- Once they’ve collected their data, I give them the rest of the period to answer the questions
- I typically have my students submit this activity 3 days after I give it out
Day 14:
- Formula Sheet Prep for Unit Test (15 minutes)
- Test Review
Day 15:
Day 16:
- Energy, Work, and Power Test