3-PS2-3 | Electric and Magnetic Interactions · NYS standard · Grade 5 test questions
Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
Clarification statement: Examples of an electric force could include the force on hair from an electrically charged balloon and the electrical forces between a charged rod and pieces of paper; examples of a magnetic force could include the force between two permanent magnets, the force between an electromagnet and steel paperclips, and the force exerted by one magnet versus the force exerted by two magnets. Examples of cause and effect relationships could include how the distance between objects affects strength of the force and how the orientation of magnets affects the direction of the magnetic force.
Assessment boundary: Assessment is limited to forces produced by objects that can be manipulated by students, and electrical interactions are limited to static electricity.
Grade 5 Science Test Questions
Released New York State Grade 5 science test questions that assess 3-PS2-3 are listed here by test and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.
Vocabulary
Terms from the Elementary Science Glossary that come from this standard or from the released Grade 5 Science Test questions that assess it.
- cause and effect relationship
- charged object
- direction of a force
- distance
- electric force
- electric interaction
- electrically charged
- electromagnet
- force
- investigation
- magnet
- magnetic force
- magnetic interaction
- orientation
- permanent magnet
- static electricity
- strength of a force
- battery – Spring 2024
- coil – Spring 2024
- data – Spring 2024
- design – Spring 2024
- diagram – Spring 2024
- direct contact – Spring 2024
- electric charge – Spring 2025
- electric current – Spring 2024
- electric motor – Spring 2024
- electricity – Spring 2024
- energy – Spring 2024
- energy transfer – Spring 2024
- force of gravity – Spring 2024
- gravity – Spring 2024
- interaction – Spring 2025
- magnetic property – Spring 2025
- motion – Spring 2025, Spring 2024
- strength of a magnet – Spring 2024
- variable – Spring 2025
- voltage – Spring 2024
- wire – Spring 2024
Performance Level Descriptions
Every Grade 5 Science Test question on 3-PS2-3 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.
Resources
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