STANDARD 5.7    (PHYSICS) ALL STUDENTS WILL GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF NATURAL LAWS AS THEY APPLY TO MOTION, FORCES, AND ENERGY TRANSFORMATIONS.

 

Descriptive Statement:  Basic principles of physics emerge in this standard, where the study of force and motion leads students to the concept of energy. All forms of energy are introduced and investigated, and principles of transformation and laws of conservation are developed.

 

 

Cumulative Progress Indicators

 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 6, students will:

 

A.     Motion and Forces

 1.         Recognize that an object at rest will remain at rest and an object moving in a straight line at a steady speed will continue to move in a straight line at a steady speed unless a net (unbalanced) force acts on it.

 2.         Recognize that motion can be retarded by forces such as friction and air resistance.

 3.         Recognize that everything on or near the earth is pulled toward the earth's center by gravitational force.

 

B.     Energy Transformations

 1.         Recognize that heat flows through materials or across space from warmer objects to cooler ones.

 2.         Show that vibrations in materials can generate waves that can transfer energy from one place to another.

 3.         Design an electric circuit to investigate the behavior of a system.

 

 

 

Link to Standard 5.7 Grade 3-4

 

Link to Standard 5.7 Grade 7-8

 

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