HS-PS2-3

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Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision.

Clarification statement: Examples of evaluation and refinement could include determining the success of the device at protecting an object from damage and modifying the design to improve it. Examples of a device could include a football helmet or a parachute.

Assessment boundary: Assessment is limited to qualitative evaluations and/or algebraic manipulations.

Resources

Examples and discussion of resources for the learning, teaching, and assessment of HS-PS2-3.

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Assessment

What assessment of HS-PS2-3 might look like on a NY state exam.

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NGSS Dimensions

Performance expectation HS-PS2-3 was developed using the following elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education:

Science and engineering practices
Disciplinary core ideas
Crosscutting concepts

Connections to Other Standards

HS-PS2-3 connections to ELA, math, and other science standards as outlined by the NYS Education Department:



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