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title: "S8P3: Force, Mass, and Motion (Georgia Science standard)"
code: S8P3
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Science, S8P3
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grades:
  - grade-8
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# S8P3: Force, Mass, and Motion

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about cause and effect relationships between force, mass, and the motion of objects.

- Subject: Science
- Appears in: Grade 8, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/science/grade-8.md

## Expectations

- **S8P3.a**: Analyze and interpret data to identify patterns in the relationships between speed and distance, and velocity and acceleration.
- **S8P3.b**: Construct an explanation using Newton's Laws of Motion to describe the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
- **S8P3.c**: Construct an argument from evidence to support the claim that the amount of force needed to accelerate an object is proportional to its mass (inertia).

## Georgia Milestones coverage

- Science Grade 8 (EOG). Motion. Motion (about 15% of the test; 7 points)

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.