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Disciplinary Core Idea

MS-PS3-2 Energy

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.

Performance Expectation

Grade:

Middle School (6-8)

MS-PS3 Energy

DCI Arrangements

Grade:

Middle School (6-8)

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MS.Energy

Topic Arrangements

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Middle School (6-8)

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Work

Grade:

Middle School (6-8)

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Middle School (6-8)
High School (9-12)

Asking Questions and Defining Problems
Developing and Using Models
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

PS1A: Structure and Properties of Matter
PS1B: Chemical Reactions
PS1C: Nuclear Processes
PS2A: Forces and Motion
PS2B: Types of Interactions
PS3A: Definitions of Energy
PS3B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
PS3C: Relationship Between Energy and Forces
PS3D: Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life
PS4A: Wave Properties
PS4B: Electromagnetic Radiation
PS4C: Information Technologies and Instrumentation
LS1A: Structure and Function
LS1B: Growth and Development of Organisms
LS1C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
LS1D: Information Processing
LS2A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
LS2B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
LS2C: Ecosystems Dynamics, Functioning and Resilience
LS2D: Social Interactions and Group Behavior
LS3A: Inheritance of Traits
LS3B: Variation of Traits
LS4A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
LS4B: Natural Selection
LS4C: Adaptation
LS4D: Biodiversity and Humans
ESS1A: The Universe and its Stars
ESS1B: Earth and the Solar System
ESS1C: The History of Planet Earth
ESS2A: Earth Materials and Systems
ESS2B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale Systems
ESS2C: The Role of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes
ESS2D: Weather and Climate
ESS2E: Biogeology
ESS3A: Natural Resources
ESS3B: Natural Hazards
ESS3C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems
ESS3D: Global Climate Change
ETS1A: Defining and Delimiting and Engineering Problem
ETS1B: Developing Possible Solutions
ETS1C: Optimizing the Design Solution

Physical Sciences
Life Sciences
Earth and Space Sciences
Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

Patterns
Cause and Effect
Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
Systems and System Models
Energy and Matter
Structure and Function
Stability and Change
Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology
Influence of Engineering, Technology, and Science on Society and the Natural World