Physical Science
MS-PS1-6
Thermal-energy design project
Performance expectation
Undertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.
Clarification
Emphasis is on design, controlling energy transfer, testing, and modification.
Assessment boundary
Assessment is limited to amount, time, and temperature of a substance in testing the device.
SEP
Practice
- Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
DCI
Core idea
- PS1.B
- ETS1.B
- ETS1.C
CCC
Reasoning lens
- Energy and Matter
Evidence map
Rooms connected to MS-PS1-6.
“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.6–8.3, WHST.6–8.7
Mathematics: No specific code recorded.
California Environmental Principles and Concepts: No direct mapping recorded.
Verified 2026-07-29. Open the official California source.