Grades K - 4
Educational experiences in Grades K - 4 will assure that students:
- demonstrate (in Grades K-2) that the position or motion of
objects can be changed by pushing or pulling;
- recognize (in Grades K-2) that the motion of objects can be
compared by describing the general direction or type of motion
(straight line, zigzag, vibrating or circular) and the relative
speed;
- demonstrate (in Grades K-2) that magnets can move some objects
without touching them;
- recognize (in Grades K-2) that magnets attract or repel each
other and attract a few kinds of metals;
- demonstrate (in Grades K-2) that objects fall to the ground
unless supported;
- give examples of some forces (e.g., magnetism, gravity) that
can change the motion of objects without touching them;
- recognize that the motion of an object can be de-scribed as
a change in the position of the object with respect to another
object or background; and
- demonstrate that magnetic and electrostatic forces may both
attract and repel.
Grades 5 - 8
Educational experiences in Grades 5 - 8 will assure that students:
- identify evidence that waves (e.g., light, sound, radiant)
can transfer energy between two points;
- demonstrate that objects have inertia and momentum;
- recognize that the motion of one object can be de-scribed
by measuring its position, direction and speed relative to another
object;
- illustrate that changes in the speed and direction of an object
are due to forces which have magnitude and direction;
- recognize that electric currents and magnets can exert a force
on each other; and
- understand that a complete circuit is necessary in order for
electric current to flow.
Grades 9 - 12
Educational experiences in Grades 9 - 12 will assure that students:
- explain how the interactions between various energy forms
and matter can produce physical, chemical and nuclear transformations;
- observe, measure and represent mathematically the changes
in the various energy forms taking place during the physical
and chemical transformation of substances;
- describe how energy changes can be related to structural processes
and modifications at the atomic and molecular levels;
- recognize that energy changes in atoms and molecules occur
in fixed increments;
- recognize that energy and new particles are released when
the nuclei of heavy atoms (e.g., uranium, plutonium) split;
- explain how radiation and matter interact in terms of the
absorption and emission of energy by individual atoms, molecules
and their aggregates;
- recognize that waves may interact with the materials they
enter;
- recognize the types of radiation (e.g., light, radio, microwave,
X-ray) which comprise the electromagnetic spectrum;
- understand the differences in the flow of electrical energy
in conductors, semi-conductors and insulators; and
- recognize that accelerating electrical charges produce electromagnetic
waves.
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The following GEMS Guides address this Standard:
Liquid Explorations
Grades 1-3
Secret Formulas Grades 1-3
Mystery Festival Grades 2-8
Crime Lab Chemistry
Grades 4-8
Fingerprinting
Grades 4-8
Microscopic Explorations
Grades 4-8
Of Cabbages and Chemistry
Grades 4-8
Oobleck: What Do Scientists Do?
Grades 4-8
Vitamin C Testing
Grades 4-8
Bubble-ology
Grades 5-8
Paper Towel Testing
Grades 5-8
Acid Rain
Grades 6-8
Chemical Reactions
Grades 6-8
Discovering Density
Grades 6-8
Dry Ice Investigations
Grades 6-8
Invisible Universe
Grades 6-8
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