| Newton - GRADE 08 SCIENCE AND TECH/ENG |
| ITEM INFORMATION | | PERCENT OF DISTRICT'S POSSIBLE POINTS |
| ITEM | TYPE | REPORTING CATEGORY | STANDARD | ITEM DESC | | POSSIBLE POINTS | NEWTON | STATE | DISTRICT-STATE DIFFERENCE |
| 1 | SR | ES | 6.ESS.1.5 | Use a model to order a planet, a solar system, a galaxy, and the universe from smallest to largest. | | 1 | 83% | 71% | 12 |
| 2 | SR | ES | 7.ESS.3.2 | Interpret a map to determine where an earthquake is most likely to occur. | | 1 | 86% | 67% | 19 |
| 3 | SR | PS | 7.PS.2.3 | Compare the strengths of the electric forces between charged particles at different distances to determine which two particles have the greatest attractive electric force. | | 1 | 66% | 49% | 17 |
| 4 | SR | ES | 8.ESS.1.2 | Analyze mass and distance data of planets to determine the planet that has the greatest gravitational force acting on it. | | 1 | 77% | 64% | 13 |
| 5 | CR | PS | 7.PS.3.1 | Compare the kinetic energy of two students when given their speed and mass and explain the reasoning; identify the graph that shows the relationship between speed and kinetic energy and explain the reasoning. | | 2 | 50% | 39% | 11 |
| 6 | SR | ES | 8.ESS.3.5 | Interpret a model to show how thermal energy that causes global warming moves through Earth's systems. Identify activities that will reduce greenhouse gas production. | | 2 | 76% | 59% | 17 |
| 7 | SR | TE | 7.ETS.3.5 | Determine whether parts of a system are inputs, processes, or outputs. | | 1 | 74% | 50% | 24 |
| 8 | SR | TE | 7.ETS.3.3 | Determine whether parts of a vehicle are structural, propulsion, or control subsystems. | | 1 | 75% | 54% | 21 |
| 9 | SR | TE | 6.ETS.2.3 | Select the appropriate safety equipment and tools needed to construct a prototype. | | 1 | 66% | 59% | 7 |
| 10 | SR | ES | 8.ESS.2.5 | Analyze data to determine the causes of a change in weather. | | 1 | 55% | 59% | -4 |
| 11 | SR | PS | 7.PS.3.4 | Explain how mass affects the amount of heat energy that one object can transfer to another. | | 1 | 42% | 35% | 7 |
| 12 | SR | LS | 7.LS.2.2 | Analyze a food web to describe how the ecological relationships among organisms influence populations in an ecosystem. | | 1 | 86% | 73% | 13 |
| 13 | SR | LS | 7.LS.2.3 | Use a food web to determine which organisms in an ecosystem transfer energy from sunlight into food molecules. | | 1 | 87% | 76% | 11 |
| 14 | SR | LS | 7.LS.2.4 | Determine what data should be collected to study how overfishing one population affects another population. | | 1 | 63% | 40% | 23 |
| 15 | CR | LS | 7.LS.2.1 | Analyze a food web to describe and explain the ecological relationship between two organisms and explain how changes to the populations of organisms affect the population sizes of other organisms. | | 3 | 66% | 50% | 16 |
| 16 | SR | ES | 7.ESS.2.4 | Analyze a water cycle model to determine what would cause an increase in evaporation. | | 1 | 57% | 42% | 15 |
| 17 | CR | PS | 6.PS.1.6 | Analyze the results of an investigation to determine whether a reaction was endothermic or exothermic, and show how the results should be organized in a lab notebook. | | 3 | 53% | 39% | 14 |
| 18 | SR | TE | 7.ETS.3.1 | Interpret a model of a communication system to determine its source and storage. | | 2 | 77% | 65% | 12 |
| 19 | SR | TE | 7.ETS.1.7 | Describe the function of a prototype. | | 1 | 42% | 33% | 9 |
| 20 | SR | LS | 8.LS.1.7 | Describe how digested food molecules are used by a person's body. | | 1 | 74% | 58% | 16 |
| 21 | SR | TE | 7.ETS.1.2 | Interpret a decision matrix to determine the best design solutions. | | 1 | 76% | 67% | 9 |
| 22 | SR | PS | 6.PS.4.2 | Determine which model shows how light is transmitted through a material. | | 1 | 51% | 41% | 10 |
| 23 | SR | LS | 8.LS.3.4 | Complete a model to show the pairs of alleles that code for a trait in an offspring and its parents. | | 1 | 56% | 44% | 12 |
| 24 | SR | TE | 6.ETS.1.1 | Determine a constraint of a design solution for a manufacturer. | | 1 | 81% | 75% | 6 |
| 25 | SR | TE | 6.ETS.1.5 | Calculate the length of a scaled drawing and select the correct scaled drawing by measuring its length. | | 1 | 68% | 45% | 23 |
| 26 | SR | TE | 6.ETS.2.1 | Determine which property of a metal blade allows it to cut other materials. | | 1 | 66% | 65% | 1 |
| 27 | CR | TE | 8.ETS.2.5 | Identity which manufacturing processes are used to make a product and explain an advantage of using computer-controlled machines for some manufacturing steps. | | 3 | 64% | 52% | 12 |
| 28 | CR | ES | 6.ESS.1.4 | Identify and explain the relative ages of rock layers, explain how fossils of a species can be found in a different environment from where the species lived, and explain why fossils of a species may be found in only one rock layer. | | 3 | 55% | 47% | 8 |
| 29 | SR | ES | 8.ESS.1.1 | Complete a model to show the Sun-Earth system and describe the daylight hours in the Southern Hemisphere for a certain month. | | 2 | 70% | 54% | 16 |
| 30 | SR | PS | 8.PS.1.1 | Compare the properties of two molecules by interpreting models of the molecules. | | 1 | 89% | 71% | 18 |
| 31 | SR | PS | 8.PS.2.2 | Use information about the motion and speed of an object to determine if the forces on the object are balanced or unbalanced. | | 1 | 77% | 62% | 15 |
| 32 | SR | LS | 8.LS.1.5 | Analyze data to determine that an environmental factor influenced the growth of organisms. | | 1 | 85% | 72% | 13 |
| 33 | SR | ES | 8.ESS.2.1 | Use a model to draw a conclusion about oceanic crust near a mid-ocean ridge. | | 1 | 76% | 60% | 16 |
| 34 | SR | PS | 6.PS.4.1 | Compare wave models and determine which two have the same amplitude. | | 1 | 35% | 29% | 6 |
| 35 | SR | LS | 8.LS.3.2 | Explain why sexual reproduction helped a species survive an environmental change. | | 1 | 43% | 39% | 4 |
| 36 | CR | LS | 8.LS.4.4 | Identify whether an inherited trait will increase in a population over time and explain the reasoning. | | 2 | 50% | 39% | 11 |
| 37 | SR | PS | 7.PS.3.3 | Explain how an insulated cooler can keep its contents cold. | | 1 | 36% | 31% | 5 |
| 38 | SR | LS | 6.LS.4.1 | Analyze fossil record data to determine how the fossil record changed and explain why the change occurred. | | 1 | 66% | 56% | 10 |
| 39 | SR | PS | 6.PS.1.7 | Use a data table with mass , volume, and physical state to determine which material has the greatest density. | | 1 | 45% | 28% | 17 |
| 40 | SR | ES | 6.ESS.1.1 | Describe how Earth would appear from the Moon when Earth is experiencing a lunar eclipse. | | 1 | 59% | 46% | 13 |
| 41 | SR | LS | 8.LS.3.3 | Explain why different types of cells in an organ can have different functions. | | 1 | 35% | 35% | 0 |
