Clarification Statement - S.MS.PS.3.6.CS:
Emphasis should be on arrangements of circuit components in series and parallel circuits

Assessment Boundary - S.MS.PS.3.6.AB:
Assessment will be limited to qualitative analysis and reasoning.

Science and Engineering Practices - 6-8.SEP3.2:
Collect data to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence to answer scientific questions or test design solutions under a range of conditions.

Disciplinary Core Ideas - S.MS.PS.3.6.DCI:
PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer •(NYSED) An electric circuit is a closed path in which an electric current can exist.

Crosscutting Concepts - CC5.7:
The transfer of energy can be tracked as energy flows through a designed or natural system.