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11th Grade homeschool science curriculum

All 36 weeks of 11th grade science, planned and ready, with the exact topic for every week below. Start with Week 1 free, no card needed.

Open the free Week 1 lesson See plans

How 11th grade science works

Every lesson has an on-page lab or model, diagrams, and a quiz. Grades 6–8 add a full lab notebook: hypothesis, variables, three trials, averages, a chart, and a claim-evidence-reasoning write-up.

The full 36-week scope & sequence

Topics and standards come straight from the live course. Standards codes are listed for reference; Life Academy is built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states.

Quarter 1 (weeks 1–9)

WeekTopicStandards
1Physics: position, displacement, constant velocity
2Vectors on a plane
3Newton’s three laws lab
4Forces and free-body diagrams
5Work and mechanical energy
6Conservation of energy lab
7Momentum and collisions
8Impulse and stopping distance
9Waves: frequency, wavelength, speed

Quarter 2 (weeks 10–18)

WeekTopicStandards
10Sound and light
11Electrostatics
12Physics quarter practical
13Circuits intro
14Magnetism
15Waves and optics project
16Physics mid-unit project
17Modern physics lite
18Energy policy physics

Quarter 3 (weeks 19–27)

WeekTopicStandards
19Data literacy in physics
20Physics midyear defense
21Physics engineering challenge
22Project data collection
23Project analysis
24Project CER final
25Catch-up physics labs
26Physics review maps
27Physics practice defense

Quarter 4 (weeks 28–36)

WeekTopicStandards
28Lab notebook final audit
29Physics concept clinic
30Physics board / poster
31Physics viva rehearsal
32Physics remediation
33Physics credit defense
34Physics viva
35Physics notebook polish
36Lab science credit summary

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FAQ

Is this 11th grade science curriculum free?

Week 1 is free with no card needed: open the Week 1 science lesson. Weeks 2–36 unlock with a Student plan ($35/month) or a Family plan for up to 4 students ($69/month).

How long is a 11th grade science lesson?

Plan on about 50–60 minutes a day for science. There is one lesson per week of the school year, broken into short daily steps.

Is Life Academy accredited?

No. Life Academy is not accredited. It's built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states, and parents are the school of record. Why that's usually fine.

Can I print it?

Yes. Every lesson prints as a worksheet with a separate parent answer key.

Does it count for high school credit?

Each full-year course is worth 1.0 credit on the parent-issued transcript. Colleges set their own admission rules, so check with the schools your teen is considering.


Life Academy is a parent-directed online K–12 curriculum, built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states. It is not accredited, and parents issue the homeschool transcript. Nothing here is legal advice. Check your state's law at HSLDA. Questions? Email david.dukes77102@gmail.com.