HS-PS2-4: Gravitational and Electrostatic Forces Between Objects
Use mathematical representations of Newton’s Law of Gravitation and Coulomb’s Law to describe and predict the gravitational and electrostatic forces between objects. (Patterns)
Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on both quantitative and conceptual descriptions of gravitational and electric fields.
Assessment Boundary: Assessment is limited to systems with two objects.
Science Practices
Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Disciplinary Core Ideas
PS2.B: Types of Interactions
Crosscutting Concepts
Patterns
Assessments
The Wonder of Science Assessments
Shared Assessments
The following assessments were shared by teachers implementing the NGSS. Many of these are drafts and should be used accordingly. Feel free to improve these assessments or contribute your own. Learn more here.
Instructional Resources
Mini Lessons
The Wonder of Science Resources
Anchor Charts
Phenomena
Videos
Learning Plans
Storylines
Common Core Connections
Mathematics
HSA-SSE.A.1 - Interpret expressions that represent a quantity in terms of its context.
HSA-SSE.B.3 - Choose and produce an equivalent form of an expression to reveal and explain properties of the quantity represented by the expression.
HSN-Q.A.1 - Use units as a way to understand problems and to guide the solution of multi-step problems; choose and interpret units consistently in formulas; choose and interpret the scale and the origin in graphs and data displays.
HSN-Q.A.2 - Define appropriate quantities for the purpose of descriptive modeling.
HSN-Q.A.3 - Choose a level of accuracy appropriate to limitations on measurement when reporting quantities.
MP.2 - Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MP.4 - Model with mathematics.
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