Mississippi Science P.6.6.4
The Standard
- P.6.6
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of Newton’s laws of motion using real world models and examples.
Compare and contrast magnetic, electric, frictional, and gravitational forces.
2026 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Science · Motions, Forces, and Energy
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What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify the force acting in a familiar situation. They compare which forces need objects to touch and which can act across a gap. They describe when a force pulls, pushes, or slows motion.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a dropped ball, a magnet pulling a clip, a rubbed balloon attracting paper, and a sliding book, students name the force in each case. They explain that friction needs touching, while the other three can act across a gap.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think magnets attract every metal, including aluminum. They may mistake a rubbed balloon's pull on paper for magnetism. They may think friction only stops motion, rather than also giving shoes grip.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Name the force in each case: a dropped ball, a magnet pulling a clip, a rubbed balloon attracting paper, and a book slowing on a desk. Circle the force that requires touching.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Have pairs test a magnet with clips, a balloon rubbed on a sleeve near paper bits, a block on sandpaper, and a dropped ball.
Ask students to explain why a paper clip falls to the floor but can also move toward a nearby magnet.
Give pairs cards of a sliding shoe, falling apple, charged balloon attracting paper, and repelling magnets; race to label force and contact.
Show a fridge magnet on a vertical door; ask which force pulls it down, which holds it against the door, and which prevents sliding.
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