MS-PS2-5 - Performance Expectation
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.
Middle School · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
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investigationexperimental designevidencefieldsobjectsforcescontact
Skills
- conduct (an investigation to provide evidence) #dok3
- evaluate (experimental design) #dok3
- provide evidence (for the existence of fields between objects) #dok2
- observe (forces exerted between objects not in contact) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can conduct an investigation to show that forces can act between objects not in contact. #dok3
- I can evaluate an experimental design used to detect fields between objects exerting forces on each other. #dok3
- I can provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other without contact. #dok2
- I can observe the effects of fields on the motion of objects. #dok2
Big Ideas
- Forces can act at a distance through fields even when objects are not touching.
- Investigations and careful experimental design help us gather evidence for phenomena we cannot directly see, such as invisible fields.
Essential Questions
- How can we detect and provide evidence for the existence of fields between objects?
- What kinds of forces can act between objects that are not in direct contact?
- How can investigations be designed to reveal interactions that are not directly observable?
- Why is the concept of a field important in understanding how forces work at a distance?
- What evidence supports that fields exist and can exert forces between objects?