Physical Science
MS-PS1-3
Synthetic materials and society
Performance expectation
Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Clarification
Emphasis is on natural resources undergoing chemical processes to form new materials.
Assessment boundary
Assessment is limited to qualitative information.
SEP
Practice
- Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
DCI
Core idea
- PS1.A
- PS1.B
CCC
Reasoning lens
- Structure and Function
Evidence map
Rooms connected to MS-PS1-3.
“Primary” means the chapter includes an observable performance and assessable artifact for this expectation; “supporting” builds context.
Connections recorded in the official model
ELA/literacy: RST.6–8.1, WHST.6–8.8
Mathematics: No specific code recorded.
California Environmental Principles and Concepts: II
Verified 2026-07-29. Open the official California source.