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.

Authority Status:

Original Statement

Indexing Status:

Yes

Education Level:

6, 7, 8

Subject:

Science

Statement Notation:

MS-PS2-5

Statement Label en-US: Performance Expectation

Description en-US: 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.

Comment en-US: 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.

Comment en-US: Assessment Boundary: Assessment is limited to electric and magnetic fields. Assessment is limited to qualitative evidence for the existence of fields.

Language:

English

Concept Term:

Forces and Interactions

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471247

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471260

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471228

Align To:

http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RST/6-8/3