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Middle School Physical Science
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Weighting distribution
19 categoriesWaves and Their Applications · Digital Information Signals
10%
Waves and Their Applications · Wave Energy Models
9%
Energy · Heat Transfer Design
7%
Energy · Potential Energy Models
6%
Waves and Their Applications · Wave Interactions
6%
Motion and Stability Forces and Interactions · Collisions and Forces
6%
Skills
The comprehensive taxonomy of middle school physical science — drill into a card to work its skills.
Matter and Its Interactions · Identifying Chemical Reactions
4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Chemical vs Physical ChangesRecommended
58 questions 253 flashcards Lesson available
2
Analyze Property ChangesAvailable
32 questions 272 flashcards Lesson available
3
Identify Chemical ReactionsAvailable
51 questions 251 flashcards Lesson available
Matter and Its Interactions · Conservation of Mass
4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Atoms Rearranged in ReactionsAvailable
44 questions 191 flashcards Lesson available
2
Check Atom ConservationAvailable
52 questions 271 flashcards Lesson available
3
Explain Conservation of MassAvailable
51 questions 262 flashcards Lesson available
Matter and Its Interactions · Chemical Heat Devices
4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Build Thermal Energy DeviceAvailable
36 questions 247 flashcards Lesson available
2
Improve Device DesignAvailable
56 questions 93 flashcards Lesson available
3
Set Design RequirementsAvailable
60 questions 261 flashcards Lesson available
Matter and Its Interactions · Synthetic Materials and Society
4 core skills3% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Choosing Materials for SocietyAvailable
32 questions 37 flashcards Lesson available
2
Impacts of Synthetic MaterialsAvailable
24 questions 92 flashcards Lesson available
3
Making Synthetic MaterialsAvailable
31 questions 225 flashcards Lesson available
Matter and Its Interactions · Atomic Structure Models
4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Compare Atomic StructuresAvailable
41 questions 133 flashcards Lesson available
2
How Atoms Shape SubstancesAvailable
37 questions 270 flashcards Lesson available
3
Model Simple MoleculesAvailable
32 questions 56 flashcards Lesson available
Matter and Its Interactions · Heat Particle Motion
4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Model States of MatterAvailable
37 questions 250 flashcards Lesson available
2
Particle Motion and HeatAvailable
59 questions 251 flashcards Lesson available
3
Predict State ChangesAvailable
44 questions 271 flashcards Lesson available
Energy · Potential Energy Models
4 core skills6% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Systems Acting at DistanceAvailable
20 questions 39 flashcards Lesson available
2
Compare Potential EnergyAvailable
68 questions 230 flashcards Lesson available
3
Forces and Potential EnergyAvailable
52 questions 37 flashcards Lesson available
Energy · Heat Energy and Temperature
4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Analyze Temperature DataAvailable
40 questions 256 flashcards Lesson available
2
Mass Material TemperatureAvailable
36 questions 253 flashcards Lesson available
3
Plan Temperature InvestigationAvailable
40 questions 274 flashcards Lesson available
Energy · Heat Transfer Design
5 core skills7% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Build and Test Heat DeviceAvailable
37 questions 37 flashcards Lesson available
2
Design for Heat TransferAvailable
40 questions 247 flashcards Lesson available
3
Evaluate Heat DeviceAvailable
59 questions 241 flashcards Lesson available
4
Improve Heat ControlAvailable
32 questions 249 flashcards Lesson available
Energy · Kinetic Energy Relationships
5 core skills3% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Energy Speed PatternsAvailable
0 questions 169 flashcards Lesson available
2
Energy Mass PatternsAvailable
0 questions 91 flashcards Lesson available
3
Explain Kinetic Energy ChangesAvailable
42 questions 246 flashcards Lesson available
4
Graph Energy and MassAvailable
31 questions 114 flashcards Lesson available
Energy · Energy Transfer
4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Evidence of Energy ChangeAvailable
23 questions 269 flashcards Lesson available
2
Explain Energy TransferAvailable
44 questions 199 flashcards Lesson available
3
Motion and Energy TransferAvailable
48 questions 37 flashcards Lesson available
Waves and Their Applications · Digital Information Signals
4 core skills10% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Waves Carry InformationAvailable
57 questions 266 flashcards Lesson available
2
Analog vs Digital SignalsAvailable
52 questions 37 flashcards Lesson available
3
Wave Technology UsesAvailable
31 questions 148 flashcards Lesson available
Waves and Their Applications · Wave Energy Models
4 core skills9% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Compare Wave EnergyAvailable
13 questions 37 flashcards Lesson available
2
Measure Wave AmplitudeAvailable
48 questions 95 flashcards Lesson available
3
Wave PatternsAvailable
48 questions 182 flashcards Lesson available
Waves and Their Applications · Wave Interactions
4 core skills6% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Predict Wave BehaviorAvailable
20 questions 33 flashcards Lesson available
2
Reflection Absorption v. Wave TransmissionAvailable
0 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
3
Waves at BoundariesAvailable
48 questions 33 flashcards Lesson available
Motion and Stability Forces and Interactions · Forces Through Fields
4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Model Force FieldsAvailable
46 questions 223 flashcards Lesson available
2
Evaluate Field InvestigationsAvailable
42 questions 94 flashcards Lesson available
3
Evidence of FieldsAvailable
44 questions 268 flashcards Lesson available
Motion and Stability Forces and Interactions · Electric and Magnetic Forces
4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Questions About Electric ForcesAvailable
27 questions 127 flashcards Lesson available
2
Force Strength PatternsAvailable
44 questions 30 flashcards Lesson available
3
Factors Affecting ForcesAvailable
26 questions 240 flashcards Lesson available
Motion and Stability Forces and Interactions · Collisions and Forces
5 core skills6% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Action Reaction ForcesAvailable
40 questions 261 flashcards Lesson available
2
Equal and Opposite ForcesAvailable
60 questions 33 flashcards Lesson available
3
Evaluate Collision DesignAvailable
34 questions 171 flashcards Lesson available
4
Predict Collision MotionAvailable
33 questions 73 flashcards Lesson available
Motion and Stability Forces and Interactions · Forces Mass and Motion
5 core skills6% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Balanced vs Unbalanced ForcesAvailable
46 questions 39 flashcards Lesson available
2
Describe Motion ClearlyAvailable
48 questions 206 flashcards Lesson available
3
Mass Affects MotionAvailable
20 questions 99 flashcards Lesson available
4
Net Force and MotionAvailable
33 questions 223 flashcards Lesson available
Motion and Stability Forces and Interactions · Gravity and Mass
4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Evidence for GravityAvailable
59 questions 38 flashcards Lesson available
2
Gravity Is AttractiveAvailable
42 questions 34 flashcards Lesson available
3
Gravity Depends on MassAvailable
42 questions 124 flashcards Lesson available
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