3-PS2-2: Predicting Future Motion
Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.
Clarification Statement: Examples of motion with a predictable pattern could include a child swinging in a swing, a ball rolling back and forth in a bowl, and two children on a see-saw.
Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include technical terms such as period and frequency.
Science Practices
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Disciplinary Core Ideas
PS2.A: Forces and Motion
Crosscutting Concepts
Patterns
Assessments
The Wonder of Science Assessments
Shared Assessments
The following assessments were shared by teachers implementing the NGSS. Many of these are drafts and should be used accordingly. Feel free to improve these assessments or contribute your own. Learn more here.
Instructional Resources
Mini Lessons
The Wonder of Science Resources
Shared Resources
Anchor Charts
Phenomena
Videos
Learning Plans
Storylines
Common Core Connections
ELA/Literacy
W.3.7 - Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
W.3.8 - Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
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