Georgia Standards Mapping

Direct alignments for Georgia educators using the Standards of Excellence (GSE).

I. Georgia GSE: Science

Grade / Code Standard Description (Exact Quote) Alignment to Toymaking
Grade 4
S4P3.b
"Plan and carry out an investigation to observe that the greater the force applied to an object, the greater the change in speed of the object." Testing how the speed of a pull-tab or lever affects the velocity of the toy's mechanical reaction.
Middle School
S8P3.c
"Construct an argument to support the claim that the motion of an object is the result of the sum of all the forces acting on it." Advanced mapping for "Walking Robots" where students must account for gravity and mechanical friction.
Middle School
S8P2.c
"Explain how simple machines (lever, pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane, screw, and wedge) change the amount of force, distance, or direction of force." Direct application of levers, wheels, and axles in Cardboard Toy World mechanical designs.
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