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Science and Technology/Engineering | Grade : 5

Discipline - Physical Science

Core Idea - Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

[5.PS.2.1] - Support an argument with evidence that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed toward Earth’s center. State Assessment Boundary: Mathematical representations of gravitational force are not expected in state assessment.

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Predecessor Standards:

  • 3.PS.2.1
    Provide evidence to explain the effect of multiple forces, including friction, on an object. Include balanced forces that do not change the motion of the object and unbalanced forces that do change the motion of the object. Clarification Statements: Descriptions of force magnitude should be qualitative and relative; Force due to gravity is appropriate but only as a force that pulls objects down; State Assessment Boundaries: Quantitative force magnitude is not expected in state assessment; State assessment will be limited to one variable at a time: number, size, or direction of forces.

Successor Standards:

  • 6.PS.2.4
    Use evidence to support the claim that gravitational forces between objects are attractive and are only noticeable when one or both of the objects have a very large mass. Clarification Statement: Examples of objects with very large masses include the Sun, Earth, and other planets. State Assessment Boundary: Newton’s law of gravitation or Kepler’s laws are not expected in state assessment.
  • 7.ESS.2.4
    Develop a model to explain how the energy of the Sun and Earth’s gravity drive the cycling of water, including changes of state, as it moves through multiple pathways in Earth’s hydrosphere. Clarification Statement: Examples of models can be conceptual or physical. State Assessment Boundary: A quantitative understanding of the latent heats of vaporization and fusion is not expected in state assessment.

Same Level Standards:

  • W.5.1
    Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
  • SL.5.4
    Report on a topic, text, procedure, or solution to a mathematical problem or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace and use appropriate vocabulary. (See grade 5 Language Standards 4-6 for specific expectations regarding vocabulary.)