MOTION AND STABILITY: FORCES AND INTERACTIONS Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist Performance Expectation between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact. Examples of this phenomenon could include the interactions of magnets, electrically-charged strips of tape, Clarification Statement or electrically-charged pith balls. Examples of investigations could include first-hand experiences or simulations designed to provide qualitative evidence for the existence of fields. Science & Engineering Practices Disciplinary Core Ideas Crosscutting Concepts Asking questions and defining problems TYPES OF INTERACTIONS CAUSE AND EFFECT Forces that act at a distance (electric, magnetic, Cause and effect relationships may be used to Developing and using models and gravitational) can be explained by fields that predict phenomena in natural or designed systems. 3. Planning and carrying out investigations: extend through space and can be mapped by their Planning and carrying out investigations to answer effect on a test object (a charged object, or a ball, questions (science) or test solutions (engineering) respectively). (MS.PS2B.c) to problems in 6–8 builds on K–5 experiences and progresses to include investigations that use multiple variables and provide evidence to support explanations or solutions. Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to produce data to as the basis for evidence that can meet the goals of the investigation. Analyzing and interpreting data mathematics and computational thinking Constructing explanations and designing solutions Engaging in argument from evidence Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information Diocese of Rouge Science Standards: Grade 6 July, 2017 Page 6
MOTION AND STABILITY: FORCES AND INTERACTIONS Performance Expectation Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact. Clarification Statement Examples of this phenomenon could include the interactions of magnets, electrically-charged strips of tape, or electrically-charged pith balls. Examples of investigations could include first-hand experiences or simulations designed to provide qualitative evidence for the existence of fields. Science & Engineering Practices Disciplinary Core Ideas Crosscutting Concepts Asking questions and defining problems Developing and using models 3. Planning and carrying out investigations: Planning and carrying out investigations to answer questions (science) or test solutions (engineering) to problems in 6–8 builds on K–5 experiences and progresses to include investigations that use multiple variables and provide evidence to support explanations or solutions. Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to produce data to as the basis for evidence that can meet the goals of the investigation. Analyzing and interpreting data mathematics and computational thinking Constructing explanations and designing solutions Engaging in argument from evidence Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information TYPES OF INTERACTIONS Forces that act at a distance (electric, magnetic, and gravitational) can be explained by fields that extend through space and can be mapped by their effect on a test object (a charged object, or a ball, respectively). (MS.PS2B.c) CAUSE AND EFFECT Cause and effect relationships may be used to predict phenomena in natural or designed systems. Diocese of Rouge Science Standards: Grade 6 July, 2017 Page 6
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