Performance expectationEvaluate the validity and reliability of claims in published materials of the effects that different frequencies of electromagnetic radiation have when absorbed by matter.
Emphasis is on the idea that photons associated with different frequencies of light have different energies, and the damage to living tissue from electromagnetic radiation depends on the energy of the radiation. Examples of published materials could include scientific journals, trade books, magazines, web resources, videos, and other passages that may reflect bias.
Assessment is limited to qualitative descriptions.
Every item written to HS-PS4-4 has to assess all three dimensions together, not the content alone. This is the structural change that made older practice material stop matching the exam.
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Phenomenon stimulus, connected items across the required types, answer key, rubric and figures drawn deterministically from a structured spec — in the format your students will sit.