MS-PS1-6 | Thermal Energy Transfer · NYS standard · Grade 8 test questions

Undertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy during a chemical and/or physical process.

Clarification statement: Emphasis is on the design, controlling the transfer of energy to the environment, and modification of a device using factors such as type and amount of a substance. Examples of designs could include combining vinegar and baking soda, activating glow sticks at various temperatures and dissolving ammonium chloride or calcium chloride.

Assessment boundary: Assessment is limited to the criteria of substance amounts, reaction time, and observed temperature changes.

Grade 8 Science Test Questions

Released New York State Grade 8 science test questions that assess MS-PS1-6 are listed here by test and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.

Exam	Cluster	Question
Middle school sample clusters	Investigating Chemical Reactions	Question 5

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.

From this standard

absorb energy
change in temperature
chemical process
chemical reaction
criteria
design project
device
dissolving
energy transfer
environment
glow stick
physical process
reaction time
release energy
thermal energy

From released test questions

claim – Sample
data – Sample
gas – Sample
investigation – Sample
observation – Sample
temperature – Sample

Implied by this standard

exothermic reaction – implied by "a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy during a chemical and/or physical process" and "Some chemical reactions release energy, others absorb energy"
endothermic reaction – implied by the same wording: a process that "absorbs thermal energy"

Performance Level Descriptions

Every Grade 8 Science Test question on MS-PS1-6 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.

Level 1: Given a project design, test a device to determine whether it releases or absorbs thermal energy during a chemical or physical process. Sample Investigating Chemical Reactions Question 5

Level 2: Given a project design, test and identify one modification to the device that would improve the release or absorption of thermal energy during a chemical and physical process.

Level 3: Undertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy during a chemical and/or physical process.

Level 4: Undertake design projects to construct, test, and modify devices – one that will release thermal energy and one that will absorb thermal energy during a chemical and/or physical process.

Resources

Examples and discussion of resources for the learning, teaching, and assessment of MS-PS1-6.

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NGSS Dimensions

Performance expectation MS-PS1-6 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
- Undertake a design project, engaging in the design cycle, to construct and/or implement a solution that meets specific design criteria and constraints.

Disciplinary Core Ideas

PS1.B: Chemical Reactions
- Some chemical reactions release energy, others absorb energy.

Crosscutting Concepts

Energy and Matter
- The transfer of energy can be tracked as energy flows through a designed or natural system.

Page contributors: Caroline Leonard, Conrad Richman, Shirley Shameen

MS | MS. Chemical Reactions