Best MYP Physics Revision Timetable

A good MYP Physics revision timetable is not the one with the most hours. It is the one that repeatedly brings you back to the right weaknesses.

For most students, a useful structure is five focused sessions each week: three 45-minute topic sessions, one 45-minute investigation session, and one 60-minute mixed review. Every session should combine recall, application, correction, and a scheduled retest.

That balance matters because MYP Physics is not only about remembering equations. Within the MYP sciences framework, students are assessed through knowing and understanding, inquiring and designing, processing and evaluating, and reflecting on the impacts of science. Your timetable needs to train all four kinds of thinking.

Your MYP Physics revision timetable at a glance

Use this as a starting template, then adjust the topics to match your school's unit plan.

Keep Friday free or use it as a catch-up day. One missed session should not cause the whole plan to collapse.

Start using the timetable today

You do not need a perfect spreadsheet or colour-coded notes. You need one honest diagnosis and one completed session.

Choose one weak topic

Open your school unit list and label each topic:

• Green: I can explain and apply it independently.
• Amber: I understand parts of it but make mistakes.
• Red: I cannot yet explain or apply it confidently.

Choose one red or amber area and make it specific. “Forces” is too broad; “drawing force diagrams” or “applying Newton's second law” is useful. The MYP Physics resource hub can help you break the course into manageable topics.

Run a 45-minute diagnostic session

Use this sequence:

1. Five minutes: On blank paper, write everything you remember.
2. Ten minutes: Check your recall against concise Study Notes or a lesson.
3. Fifteen minutes: Attempt three to five questions without looking at the explanation.
4. Ten minutes: Mark your work and record each error precisely.
5. Five minutes: Create two or three flashcards and schedule a retest in two days.

If forces are causing trouble, use the MYP Physics forces and motion resources. For wave types or particle motion, review the longitudinal and transverse waves notes.

Record the reason for every mistake

Do not write “careless.” Use categories such as missing knowledge, wrong equation, algebra error, unit conversion error, graph interpretation error, weak command-term response, or incomplete scientific reasoning. Your next session should address the cause, not merely repeat the chapter.

Why this timetable works for MYP Physics

A timetable controls when you study. Your revision technique controls what your brain does during that time. Both matter.

Research on learning supports retrieval practice, where students attempt to recall or apply information instead of only rereading it. Spacing those attempts across different days can support more durable learning. Physics adds another requirement: you must transfer an idea into calculations, graphs, experiments, and unfamiliar situations.

This is why Wednesday is a delayed test of Monday's learning, not another long reading session. A correct answer immediately after reading a worked example may reflect imitation. A correct answer two days later is stronger evidence that the method is becoming usable.

RevisionDojo supports this cycle in one place. Use MYP Physics Study Notes to repair a narrow gap, MYP Physics Flashcards to retrieve key relationships, and the MYP Physics Questionbank to test independent application. AI feedback and AI Chat can clarify why a method failed, but close the explanation and solve another question yourself.

Rotate the four MYP science demands

Many students revise as though every assessment were Criterion A. They memorize definitions, equations, and examples, then struggle with tasks asking them to design an investigation, process data, evaluate a method, or discuss scientific impacts.

A complete timetable should rotate these demands.

Knowledge and application

Use Monday and Tuesday for concepts, equations, diagrams, and problem-solving. Work in small units such as pressure, energy efficiency, current and voltage, or the wave equation.

For a relationship such as v = fλ, reciting it is only the beginning. Define each symbol, state suitable units, rearrange the equation, and decide when the model applies.

Investigation and data skills

On Thursday, practise identifying independent, dependent, and controlled variables; writing a testable hypothesis; designing a repeatable method; constructing or interpreting a graph; describing patterns with evidence; and evaluating limitations with specific improvements.

You do not need laboratory equipment every week. A data table, graph, or hypothetical investigation can still train the reasoning. RevisionDojo's MYP Physics lessons provide a structured route through topics before you attempt these applications.

Impacts of science

Every second week, replace part of Thursday's session with a Criterion D response. You might examine energy resources, electromagnetic imaging, electricity generation, or radiation.

Do more than list benefits and disadvantages. Explain how the physics addresses a real problem, consider different implications, use scientific language, and document sources required by your teacher.

Use effective MYP Physics revision techniques

The most useful timetable is built around actions rather than vague labels. “Revise waves” invites procrastination. “Draw both wave types from memory, answer five questions, and correct every explanation” creates a finish line.

Use this repeatable pattern:

• Retrieve: Begin without notes.
• Repair: Review only the missing concept.
• Apply: Answer unfamiliar questions.
• Correct: Explain why each error occurred.
• Retest: Return to the skill after two or three days.

Mix question types once the foundations are secure. A short set could contain a definition, calculation, graph, and explanation. The MYP revision guide offers a wider framework for connecting command terms, criteria, practice, and reflection across subjects.

Adapt the plan as an assessment approaches

Three or more weeks before an assessment, spend most sessions building individual topics. During the final two weeks, shift toward mixed and timed work because you must recognize the relevant idea without being told which chapter it comes from.

Use this progression:

• Foundation phase: roughly 60% concept repair, 30% questions, 10% reflection.
• Practice phase: roughly 30% concept repair, 50% questions, 20% investigation and data work.
• Final phase: roughly 20% targeted repair, 60% mixed timed practice, 20% correction and retesting.

These percentages are guides. If your assessment emphasizes an investigation, give Criteria B and C more time. If it is a classroom test focused on recent content, follow the scope supplied by your teacher.

Make the timetable sustainable

A revision plan fails quietly before it fails visibly. Sessions become too long, missed work accumulates, and the student starts planning more than practising.

Protect consistency with three rules:

• Set a minimum session of 20 minutes for busy days.
• Leave one catch-up day each week.
• Plan the next week from your error log, not from guilt.

RevisionDojo brings the Questionbank, Study Notes, Flashcards, AI Chat, grading tools, and exam builder into one feedback loop. As students progress through the IB journey, Mock Exams, Predicted Papers, the Coursework Library, and Tutors provide additional support when relevant.

The best timetable does not predict every future difficulty. It notices today's mistake and makes sure you meet it again. Start with one weak topic, complete one 45-minute cycle, and schedule the retest before you stop. That small decision turns revision from a promise into a system.