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FOSS AND CALIFORNIA STANDARDS

The Balance and Motion Module supports the following Physical Sciences Content Standards for grade 2.*

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

PS1. The motion of objects can be observed and measured.

As a basis for understanding this concept, students know

PS1a. the position of an object can be described by locating it in relation to another object or to the background.

PS1b. an object’s motion can be described by recording the change in position of the object over time.

PS1c. the way to change how something is moving is by giving it a push or a pull. The size of the change is related to the strength, or the amount of force, of the push or pull.

PS1d. tools and machines are used to apply pushes and pulls (forces) to make things move.

PS1e. objects fall to the ground unless something holds them up.

PS1f. magnets can be used to make some objects move without being touched.

PS1g. sound is made by vibrating objects and can be described by its pitch and volume.

 

*Science Content Standards for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve (Sacramento: California Department of Education, 2000).