Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning behind the idea that electromagnetic radiation can be described either by a wave model or a particle model, and that for some situations one model is more useful than the other.

Authority Status:

Original Statement

Indexing Status:

Yes

Education Level:

9, 10, 11, 12

Subject:

Science

Statement Notation:

HS-PS4-3

Statement Label en-US: Performance Expectation

Description en-US: Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning behind the idea that electromagnetic radiation can be described either by a wave model or a particle model, and that for some situations one model is more useful than the other.

Comment en-US: Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on how the experimental evidence supports the claim and how a theory is generally modified in light of new evidence. Examples of a phenomenon could include resonance, interference, diffraction, and photoelectric effect.

Comment en-US: Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include using quantum theory.

Language:

English

Concept Term:

Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation

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http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471784

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http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471788

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http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471796

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