Overview
The concepts in PS.6 build upon several science standards from previous grades, including 4.2, 4.3, 6.2, and 6.4. These standards introduce and develop basic ideas about states and forms of energy. At the sixth-grade level, this sequence culminates with the idea about energy transformations. In PS.6, concepts about energy forms, energy transformations, and potential and kinetic energy continue to be expanded and treated in greater depth, including more mathematical application. It is intended that students will actively develop scientific investigation, reasoning, and logic skills, and the nature of science (PS.1) in the context of the key concepts presented in this standard.
PS.6 The student will investigate and understand forms of energy and how energy is transferred and transformed. Key concepts include a) potential and kinetic energy; and b) mechanical, chemical, electrical, thermal, radiant and nuclear energy.
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Essential Understandings |
Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Processes |
The critical scientific concepts developed in this standard include the following:
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In order to meet this standard, it is expected that students will
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