3rd Grade (SCI) Science Standards [PS2] Motion and Stability: Forces and Interaction
SCI-03.PS2.03 Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of static
electricity or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact
with each other.
Clarification Statement: Examples of static electricity are the force on hair from an electrically charged balloon, a charged rod and
pieces of paper; examples of a magnetic force are the force between two magnets, the force between an
electromagnet and steel paperclips. Examples of cause and effect relationships could include how the
distance between objects affects strength of the force and how the orientation of magnets affects the
direction of the magnetic force. Disciplinary Core Ideas Electric, and magnetic forces between a pair
of objects do not require that the objects be in
contact. The sizes of the forces in each
situation depend on the properties of the
objects and their distances apart and, for
forces between two magnets, on their
orientation relative to each other
Student Learning Targets:
Knowledge Targets
I can
Reasoning Targets
I can
Skills (Performance) Targets
I can
Product Targets
I can
Proficiency Scale
The Student ...
1 Beginning
... with help, demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
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2 Developing
... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
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3 Proficient
“The Standard.” ... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and processes that were end of instruction expectations.
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4 Advanced
... demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding more complex material that go beyond end of instruction expectations.
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3rd Grade (SCI) Science Standards