Physical Science: Unit 5: Forces and Motion
Included Standards: SC.912.P.12.2, SC.912.P.12.3, SC.912.P.12.4, SC.912.12.7, SC.912.P.10.10,
Score 4.0
In addition to Score 3.0, in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond what was taught.
o Plan and execute an experiment that tests all three laws of motion with relation to speed, velocity and
acceleration.
Score 3.0
The student will be able to interpret and apply Newton’s laws of motion in order
to
analyze the motion of an object in terms of its position, velocity, and acceleration
(with respect to a frame of reference) as functions of time.
 Performs complex skills:
o Analyze the motion of an object in terms of its position, velocity, and acceleration (with respect to a
frame of reference) as functions of time. (P.12.2)
o Create graphs and differentiate between speed, velocity and acceleration. (P.12.2)
o Solve problems involving velocity and other quantities that can be represented by vectors. (P.12.2)
(CCSS Connections: MACC.912.N-VM.3)
o Interpret and apply Newton's three laws of motion. (P.12.3)
o Describe how the gravitational force between two objects depends on their masses and the distance
between them. (P.12.4)
o Differentiate patterns between objects masses and the distances between them. (P.12.4)
o Describe Newton’s law of universal gravitation in terms of the attraction between two objects, their
masses, and the inverse square of the distance between them. (P.12.4)
o Compare the magnitude and range of the four fundamental forces (gravitational, electromagnetic,
weak nuclear, strong nuclear). (P.10.10)
o Differentiate between the four types of forces and determine their magnitude and ranges. (P.10.10)
The student exhibits no major errors or omissions regarding the score 3.0 content.
Physical Science: Unit 5: Forces and Motion
January 2014
Score 2.0
The student:
 Recognizes or recalls specific terminology:
Motion, position, speed, velocity, acceleration, vector, frame of reference, distance,
displacement, inertia, mass, weight, force, Newton’s Laws of Motion, net force, magnitude,
gravitational force, speed of light, vacuum, fundamental forces, electromagnetic force,
weak force, nuclear force, strong nuclear force

Score 1.0
Score 0.0
Performs basic skills:
o Describe the motion of an object in terms of its position, velocity, and acceleration (with respect
to a frame of reference) as functions of time. (P.12.2)
o Solve problems involving distance, velocity, speed, and acceleration. (P.12.2)
o Graph motion graphs related to speed, velocity, and acceleration. (P.12.2)
o Create and interpret graphs of 1-dimensional motion, such as position versus time, distance
versus time, speed versus time, velocity versus time, and acceleration versus time where
acceleration is constant. (P.12.2)
o Explain how objects move according to Newton’s three laws of motion. (P.12.3)
o Describe Newton’s three laws of motion and apply the principles to examples. (P.12.3)
o Identify Action/Reaction pairs of forces. (P.12.3)
o Describe how light travels and explain why its speed is independent of the source. (P.12.7)
o Recognize that nothing travels faster than the speed of light in vacuum which is the same for all
observers no matter how they or the light source are moving. (P.12.7)
o Recognize that regardless of the speed of an observer or source, in a vacuum the speed of light is
always c. (P.12.7)
o Describe and give examples of the four fundamental types of force. (P.10.10)
o Describe the magnitude and range of the four fundamental forces (gravitational,
electromagnetic, weak nuclear, strong nuclear). (P.10.10)
o Calculate the gravitational force of attraction between two objects. (P.10.10)
o Recognize and discuss the effect of each force on the structure of matter and the evidence for it.
(P.10.10)
No major errors or omissions regarding the score 2.0 content.
With help, I know some of 2.0 and 3.0.
Even with help, I am unable to understand.
Physical Science: Unit 5: Forces and Motion
January 2014
Physical Science: Unit 6: Work, Energy, and Power
Included Standards: SC.912.P.10.1, SC.912.10.3
Score 4.0
In addition to Score 3.0, in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond what was taught.
o Critique a scenario in which types of energy are being wasted and create a solution for that waste which
results in a practical use for that conserved energy.
Score 3.0
The student will understand that energy is found in the universe in different forms
and can be transformed from one form to another based on the given system.
 Performs complex skills:
o Differentiate among the various forms of energy and recognize that they can be transformed from
one form to others. (P10.1)
o Predict how different forms of energy will flow in a given system. (P.10.1)
o Differentiate between kinetic and potential energy. (P.10.1)
o Compare and contrast work and power qualitatively and quantitatively. (P.10.3)
o Synthesize information given in various scenarios to determine work and power used or produced.
(P.10.3)
Score 2.0
The student exhibits no major errors or omissions regarding the score 3.0 content.
The student:

Recognizes or recalls specific terminology:
Energy, transformation, kinetic energy, potential energy, heat, thermal energy, light energy,
electrical energy, sound energy, chemical energy, mechanical energy, nuclear energy,
electromagnetic energy, work, power, joules, watts, open system, closed system, isolated
system, qualitative, quantitative

Performs basic skills:
o Identify and give examples of various forms of energy. (P.10.1)
o Describe the Law of Conservation of Energy and define items related to it such as Open, closed
and isolated systems. (P.10.1)
o Recognize that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed. (P.10.1)
Physical Science: Unit 6: Work, Energy, and Power
January 2014
o Identify examples of transformation of energy. (P.10.1)
o Define, give examples, and solve problems related to work and power. (P.10.3)
No major errors or omissions regarding the score 2.0 content.
Score 1.0
Score 0.0
With help, I know some of 2.0 and 3.0.
Even with help, I am unable to understand.
Physical Science: Unit 6: Work, Energy, and Power
January 2014