STANDARD 6 - Force and Motion
The competent science teacher understands and applies the concepts that describe force and
motion and the principles that explain them.

Knowledge Indicators: The competent science teacher
6A. Understands the concepts and interrelationships of position, time, velocity, and acceleration.
6B. Understands the concepts and interrelationships of force (including gravity and friction), inertia,
work, power, energy, and momentum.
6C. Understands the nature and properties of electricity and magnetism.
6D. Understands the nature and properties of mechanical and electromagnetic waves.

Performance Indicators: The competent science teacher
6E. Describes and predicts motions of bodies in inertial and accelerated frames of reference, in one
and two dimensions in a physical system with association to the basic theories of force and
motion.
6F. Analyzes and predicts motions and interactions involving forces, within the context of
conservation of energy and/or momentum.
6G. Describes the effects of gravitational, electromagnetic, and nuclear forces in real life situations.
6H. Analyzes and predicts the behavior of mechanical and electromagnetic waves under varying
physical conditions.
6I. Demonstrates abilities to use instruments or to explain functions of the technologies used to study
force and motion.
Illinois Content-Area Standards – Science (Core Standards) 139