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title: "SPS8: Force, Mass, and Motion (Georgia Science standard)"
code: SPS8
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Science, SPS8
subject: science
grades:
  - high-school
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# SPS8: Force, Mass, and Motion

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to explain the relationships among force, mass, and motion.

- Subject: Science
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/science/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SPS8.a**: Plan and carry out an investigation to analyze the motion of an object using mathematical and graphical models.
- **SPS8.b**: Construct an explanation based on experimental evidence to support the claims presented in Newton's three laws of motion.
- **SPS8.c**: Analyze and interpret data to identify the relationship between mass and gravitational force for falling objects.
- **SPS8.d**: Use mathematics and computational thinking to identify the relationships between work, mechanical advantage, and simple machines.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

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