New Jersey Standards Mapping

Direct alignments to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S).

I. NJSLS-S: Motion and Stability

Grade / Code Standard Description (Exact Quote) Alignment to Toymaking
Grade 3
3-PS2-2
"Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion." Predicting toy movement based on the geometric cycle of a cam or rocker arm.
Middle School
MS-PS2-1
"Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects." Visualizing equal and opposite reactions within a mechanical linkage system.
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