3-PS2-4 | Solving a Problem with Magnets · NYS standard · Grade 5 test questions

Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.

Clarification statement: Examples of problems could include constructing a latch to keep a door shut and creating a device to keep two moving objects from touching each other.

Grade 5 Science Test Questions

Released New York State Grade 5 science test questions that assess 3-PS2-4 are listed here by test and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.

Exam	Cluster	Question
Spring 2024 Grade 5 Test	Magnets	Question 32

Vocabulary

Terms from the Elementary Science Glossary that come from this standard or from the released Grade 5 Science Test questions that assess it.

From this standard

constraint
cost
criteria for success
design problem
device
engineering design process
latch
magnet
material
refine
scientific idea
simple design problem
system

From released test questions

design – Spring 2024
investigation – Spring 2024
mass – Spring 2024
refrigerator magnet – Spring 2024
strength of a magnet – Spring 2024
weight – Spring 2024

Performance Level Descriptions

Every Grade 5 Science Test question on 3-PS2-4 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.

Level 1: Given a simple design problem, identify the appropriate object or tool needed to solve this problem, which includes scientific ideas about magnets.

Level 2: Identify a simple design problem, from those given, that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets. Spring 2024 · Q32

Level 3: Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.

Level 4: Using the engineering design process, solve a simple design problem by developing an object, tool, process, or system that includes several criteria for success. Include scientific ideas about magnets, and constraints on materials, time, or cost and refine the design after testing.

Resources

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