A student expectation is directly related to the knowledge and skills statement, is more specific about how students demonstrate their learning, and always begins with a verb. Student expectations are further broken down into their component parts, often referred to as “breakouts.”
Force, motion, and energy. The student knows that energy is everywhere and can be observed in cycles, patterns, and systems.
A knowledge and skills statement is a broad statement of what students must know and be able to do. It generally begins with a learning strand and ends with the phrase “The student is expected to:” Knowledge and skills statements always include related student expectations.
Glossary Support for S.5.8.C
a phenomenon when light is captured by an object and converted to energy
interval of time during which a sequence of a recurring succession of events or phenomena is completed; a course or series of events or operations that recur regularly and usually lead back to the starting point
a measurable quantity that describes how much change can occur within a system
a phenomenon of energy that involves electric and magnetic fields; can be given off or absorbed by objects
regular sequences that can be found throughout nature
a phenomenon that occurs when a wave is bounced off the boundary of a new medium and not absorbed
a phenomenon that occurs when a wave changes direction due to the change in speed when it enters a new medium at an angle; the wave still moves in a straight line, but the angle changes
a regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole