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STANDARDS/BENCHMARKS ADDRESSED
Science
The Physical Setting (Motion)
- Grade 6-8 (Benchmark 3 of 5)
"An unbalanced force acting on an object changes its speed or path
of motion, or both. If the force acts toward a single center, the object's
path may curve into an orbit around the center."
- Grade 9-12 (Benchmark 1 of 6)
"The change in motion of an object (the acceleration) is proportional
to the applied
force and inversely proportional to the mass."
- Grade 9-12 (Benchmark 2 of 6)
"All motion is relative to whatever frame of reference is chosen, for
there is no
motionless frame from which to judge all motion."
- Grade 9-12 (Benchmark 4 of 6)
"Whenever one thing exerts a force on another, an equal amount of force
is
exerted back on it."
The Nature Of Technology (Design and Systems)
- Grade 6-8 (Benchmark 1 of 4)
"Design usually requires taking constraints into account. Some constraints,
such
as gravity or the properties of the materials to be used, are unavoidable.
Other
constraints, including economic, political, social, ethical, and aesthetic
ones, limit
design choices.
- Grade 9-12 (Benchmark 1 of 6)
"In designing a device or process, thought should be given to how it
will be
manufactured, operate, and disposed of and who will sell, operate, and take
care of it. The costs associated with these functions may introduce yet
more
constraints on the design."
- Grade 9-12 (Benchmark 5 of 6)
" The more parts and connections a system has, the more ways it can
go wrong.
Complex systems usually have components to detect, back up, bypass, or
compensate for minor failures."
MATH
- Problem Solving. Grade 5-8. Generalize solutions to apply strategies
to new situations.
- Communication. Grade 5-8. Model situations in mathematics and other
disciplines through communications.
1. Explore problems and describe results by using multiple representations.
2. Use mathematics to solve problems and model situations in other disciplines.
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