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| Level3 = 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. | | Level3 = 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. | ||
| Level2 = Given an investigation, identify the evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact. | | Level2 = Given an investigation, identify the evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact. | ||
| − | | Example2 = [[Questions:Forces and Fields#q1|Spring 2026 | + | | Example2 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ms">[[Questions:Forces and Fields#q1|Spring 2026 · Q15]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ms">[[Questions:Practical Applications of Magnetism#q3|Spring 2025 · Q44]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ms">[[Questions:Gravitational Forces#q3|Spring 2024 · Q30]]</span> |
| Level1 = Given an investigation and evidence, identify the argument from those provided, that supports the claim that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact. | | Level1 = Given an investigation and evidence, identify the argument from those provided, that supports the claim that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:45, 18 October 2026
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, and electrically-charged pith balls. Examples of investigations could include first-hand experiences or simulations. Emphasis should be on using arrows to represent the directions of forces.
Assessment boundary: Assessment is limited to electric and magnetic fields, and is limited to qualitative evidence for the existence of fields.
Grade 8 Science Test Questions
Released New York State Grade 8 science test questions that assess MS-PS2-5 are listed here by test and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.
Vocabulary
Terms from the Middle School Science Glossary that come from this standard or from the released Grade 8 Science Test questions that assess it.
- argument
- charged object
- claim
- direction of a force
- electric field
- electrically charged
- evidence
- experimental design
- field
- force
- forces at a distance
- gravitational field
- investigation
- magnet
- magnetic field
- pith ball
- qualitative evidence
- simulation
- test object
- attraction – Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024
- conveyor belt – Spring 2025
- electric charge – Spring 2026
- electric motor – Spring 2026
- equator – Spring 2024
- ferrous metal – Spring 2025
- friction – Spring 2025
- generator – Spring 2026
- geostationary – Spring 2024
- gravitational force – Spring 2024
- insulated – Spring 2026
- magnet separator – Spring 2025
- magnetic force – Spring 2025
- metal – Spring 2026, Spring 2025
- model – Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024
- negatively charged – Spring 2026
- oppositely charged – Spring 2026
- orbit – Spring 2024
- particle – Spring 2026
- plastic – Spring 2026
- positively charged – Spring 2026
- pulley – Spring 2026
- recycling – Spring 2025
- repulsion – Spring 2026
- satellite – Spring 2024
- non-contact force – implied by "forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact" and "Forces that act at a distance"
Performance Level Descriptions
Every Grade 8 Science Test question on MS-PS2-5 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.
Resources
Examples and discussion of resources for the learning, teaching, and assessment of MS-PS2-5.
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NGSS Dimensions
Performance expectation MS-PS2-5 was developed using the following elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education:
- Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
- 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.
- PS2.B: 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 ball, respectively)
- Cause and Effect
- Cause and effect relationships may be used to predict phenomena in natural or designed systems.