NGSS - Middle School - Physical Science
MS-PS1 Matter and Its Interactions
Performance Expectation
Concept
PocketLab Lessons
MS-PS1-4
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
MS-PS1-6
Design project on thermal energy release or absorption by chemical processes
MS-PS2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
Performance Expectation
Concept
PocketLab Lessons
MS-PS2-1
Newton's Third Law
MS-PS2-2
Object's motion depends on the sum of the forces and mass of the object
MS-PS2-3
Strength of electric and magnetic fields
MS-PS2-5
Fields exist between objects exerting forces even when not in contact
MS-PS3 Energy
Performance Expectation
Concept
PocketLab Lessons
MS-PS3-1
Kinetic energy relation to mass and speed
MS-PS3-2
Arrangement of objects interacting at a distance can affect the potential energy in a system
MS-PS3-3
Design a device that minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer
MS-PS3-4
Kinetic energy of particles measured by temperature
MS-PS3-5
Kinetic energy changes due to energy transfer to or from an object
MS-PS4 Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
Performance Expectation
Concept
PocketLab Lessons
MS-PS4-1
Amplitude and energy of waves
MS-PS4-2
Waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through materials