This algebra-based Physics course is the equivalent to a first semester introductory college-level physics course. Students cultivate their understanding of Physics through inquiry-based investigations as they explore these topics: kinematics; dynamics; circular motion and gravitation; energy; momentum; simple harmonic motion; and torque and rotational motion. This course requires significant instructional time be spent in hands-on laboratory work, with an emphasis on inquiry-based investigations. The laboratory work is designed and implemented with increasing student involvement to help enhance inquiry learning and the development of critical-thinking and problem-solving skills and abilities. Students will progress from confirmation type labs to structured inquiry, guided inquiry, and then open inquiry where students develop the questions and design the inquiry. This approach provides students with opportunities to demonstrate the foundational physics principles and apply all seven science practices as they design plans for experiments, make predictions, collect and analyze data, apply mathematical routines, develop explanations, and report their work.