Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking

Use mathematical representations of Newton’s Law of Gravitation and Coulomb’s Law to describe and predict the gravitational and electrostatic forces between objects.

Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system.

Use mathematical representations to support the claim that atoms, and therefore mass, are conserved during a chemical reaction.

Use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over time.

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.

Describe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.

Measure and graph quantities to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or mixing substances, the total weight of matter is conserved.