MS-PS2-1

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Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.

Clarification statement: Examples of practical problems could include the impact of collisions between two cars, between a car and stationary objects, and between a meteor and a space vehicle.

Assessment boundary: Assessment is limited to vertical or horizontal interactions in one dimension.

Performance Level Descriptions

PLDs communicate the knowledge and skills expected of students to demonstrate proficiency in each Learning Standard. NYS assessments classify student performance into one of five levels.

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Plan and carry out an investigation, applying Newton’s Third Law, to design solutions to problems involving the motion of two colliding objects.

Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.

Given a problem, describe the motion of one of the objects when two objects collide applying Newton’s Third Law.

Given a problem and given possible solutions involving the motion of two colliding objects, determine the best solution by using Newton’s Third Law.

Resources

Examples and discussion of resources for the learning, teaching, and assessment of MS-PS2-1.

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Assessment

What assessment of MS-PS2-1 might look like on a NY state exam.

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NGSS Dimensions

Performance expectation MS-PS2-1 was developed using the following elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education:

Science and Engineering Practices

• Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
  • Apply scientific ideas or principles to design an object, tool, process, or system.

Disciplinary Core Ideas

• PS2.A: Forces and Motion
  • For any pair of interacting objects, the force exerted by the first object on the second object is equal in strength to the force that the second object exerts on the first, but in the opposite direction (Newton's third law).

Crosscutting Concepts

• Cause and Effect
  • Cause and effect relationships may be used to predict phenomena in natural or designed systems.

Connections to Other Standards

MS-PS2-1 connections to ELA, math, and other science standards as outlined by the NYS Education Department:

Page contributors: Caroline Leonard, Shirley Shameen

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