HS-PS4-5 Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

Students who demonstrate understanding can:

HS-PS4-5.

[Clarification Statement: Examples could include solar cells capturing light and converting it to electricity; medical imaging; and communications technology.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessments are limited to qualitative information. Assessments do not include band theory.]

The performance expectation above was developed using the following elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education:

Science and Engineering Practices

Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information in 9–12 builds on K–8 and progresses to evaluating the validity and reliability of the claims, methods, and designs.

Communicate technical information or ideas (e.g. about phenomena and/or the process of development and the design and performance of a proposed process or system) in multiple formats (including orally, graphically, textually, and mathematically).

Disciplinary Core Ideas

Crosscutting Concepts

Cause and Effect

Systems can be designed to cause a desired effect.

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Connections to Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology

Science and engineering complement each other in the cycle known as research and development (R&D).

Influence of Engineering, Technology, and Science on Society and the Natural World

Modern civilization depends on major technological systems.

Connections to other DCIs in this grade-band:

HS.PS3.A

Articulation of DCIs across grade-bands:

MS.PS4.A ; MS.PS4.B ; MS.PS4.C

Common Core State Standards Connections:

ELA/Literacy -
WHST.9-12.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes. (HS-PS4-5)

Students who demonstrate understanding can:

HS-PS4-5.

The performance expectation above was developed using the following elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education:

Science and Engineering Practices

Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information in 9–12 builds on K–8 and progresses to evaluating the validity and reliability of the claims, methods, and designs.

Communicate technical information or ideas (e.g. about phenomena and/or the process of development and the design and performance of a proposed process or system) in multiple formats (including orally, graphically, textually, and mathematically).

Disciplinary Core Ideas

PS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes

Solar cells are human-made devices that likewise capture the sun’s energy and produce electrical energy. (secondary)

PS4.A: Wave Properties

Information can be digitized (e.g., a picture stored as the values of an array of pixels); in this form, it can be stored reliably in computer memory and sent over long distances as a series of wave pulses.

PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation

Photoelectric materials emit electrons when they absorb light of a high-enough frequency.

PS4.C: Information Technologies and Instrumentation

Multiple technologies based on the understanding of waves and their interactions with matter are part of everyday experiences in the modern world (e.g., medical imaging, communications, scanners) and in scientific research. They are essential tools for producing, transmitting, and capturing signals and for storing and interpreting the information contained in them.

Crosscutting Concepts

Cause and Effect

Systems can be designed to cause a desired effect.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Connections to Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology

Science and engineering complement each other in the cycle known as research and development (R&D).

Influence of Engineering, Technology, and Science on Society and the Natural World

Modern civilization depends on major technological systems.

Connections to other DCIs in this grade-band:

HS.PS3.A

Articulation of DCIs across grade-bands:

MS.PS4.A ; MS.PS4.B ; MS.PS4.C

Common Core State Standards Connections:

ELA/Literacy -
WHST.9-12.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes. (HS-PS4-5)

Students who demonstrate understanding can:

HS-PS4-5.

The performance expectation above was developed using the following elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education:

Science and Engineering Practices

Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information in 9–12 builds on K–8 and progresses to evaluating the validity and reliability of the claims, methods, and designs.

Communicate technical information or ideas (e.g. about phenomena and/or the process of development and the design and performance of a proposed process or system) in multiple formats (including orally, graphically, textually, and mathematically).

Disciplinary Core Ideas

PS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes

Solar cells are human-made devices that likewise capture the sun’s energy and produce electrical energy. (secondary)

PS4.A: Wave Properties

Information can be digitized (e.g., a picture stored as the values of an array of pixels); in this form, it can be stored reliably in computer memory and sent over long distances as a series of wave pulses.

PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation

Photoelectric materials emit electrons when they absorb light of a high-enough frequency.

PS4.C: Information Technologies and Instrumentation

Multiple technologies based on the understanding of waves and their interactions with matter are part of everyday experiences in the modern world (e.g., medical imaging, communications, scanners) and in scientific research. They are essential tools for producing, transmitting, and capturing signals and for storing and interpreting the information contained in them.

Crosscutting Concepts

Cause and Effect

Systems can be designed to cause a desired effect.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Connections to Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology

Science and engineering complement each other in the cycle known as research and development (R&D).

Influence of Engineering, Technology, and Science on Society and the Natural World

Modern civilization depends on major technological systems.

Connections to other DCIs in this grade-band:

HS.PS3.A

Articulation of DCIs across grade-bands:

MS.PS4.A ; MS.PS4.B ; MS.PS4.C

Common Core State Standards Connections:

ELA/Literacy -
WHST.9-12.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes. (HS-PS4-5)

HS-PS4-5 Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

Science and Engineering Practices

Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

Disciplinary Core Ideas

PS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes

PS4.A: Wave Properties

PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation

PS4.C: Information Technologies and Instrumentation

Crosscutting Concepts

Cause and Effect

Connections to Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology

Influence of Engineering, Technology, and Science on Society and the Natural World

Science and Engineering Practices

Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

Disciplinary Core Ideas

PS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes

PS4.A: Wave Properties

PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation

PS4.C: Information Technologies and Instrumentation

Crosscutting Concepts

Cause and Effect

Connections to Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology

Influence of Engineering, Technology, and Science on Society and the Natural World

Science and Engineering Practices

Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

Disciplinary Core Ideas

PS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes

PS4.A: Wave Properties

PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation

PS4.C: Information Technologies and Instrumentation

Crosscutting Concepts

Cause and Effect

Connections to Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology

Influence of Engineering, Technology, and Science on Society and the Natural World

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