By Marc Reif, looking at 2025-2026 released exams and scoring guidelines
| FRQ 1 Mathematical Routines (MR) 10 pts | ||
| Likely Commands | ||
| P1/P2 | CM/CE | |
| A. i. | Create a representation Points A1- A2 | Multistep Derivation Points A1-A3 OR Create a representation Points A1- A2 |
| A ii. | Multistep Derivation Points A3, A4 | Multistep Derivation or Determine Points A4-A5 |
| A iii.(optional) | Multistep Derivation OR Create Points A5-A7 | Create Points A6-A7 |
| B i. | Indicate Point B1 Justify Points B2-B3 | Multistep Derivation Points B1-B3 |
| FRQ 2 Translation Between Representations (TBR) 12 pts | ||
| P1/P2 | CM/CE | |
| A | Create a representation Points A1- A4 | Create a representation Points A1- A4 |
| B | Multistep Derivation Points B1-B3 | Multistep Derivation Points B1-B3 |
| C | Sketch a graph(s) Points C1-C3 | Sketch a graph(s) Points C1-C3 |
| D | Indicate Points D1-D2 | Indicate Points D1-D2 |
| FRQ 3 Experimental Design and Analysis (LAB) 10 pts Greg Jacobs’ Blog Post | ||
| P1/P2 | CM/CE | |
| A i. | Indicate appropriate measured quantities Point A1 | Indicate appropriate measured quantities Point A1 |
| A ii. | Describe method that reduces uncertainty Point A2 | Describe method that reduces uncertainty Point A2 |
| B i. | Indicate quantities to graph to create linear graph Point B1 | Indicate quantities to graph to create linear graph Point B1 |
| B ii. | Describe relationship of best-fit to points to physical quantity Point B2 | Describe relationship of best-fit to points to physical quantity Point B2 |
| C i. | Students are given data table Indicate how to plot given data linearly Point C1 | Students are given data table Indicate how to plot given data linearly Point C1 |
| C ii. | Label Axes of graph and indicate units Point C2 Plot graph Point C3 | Label Axes of graph and indicate units Point C2 Plot graph Point C3 |
| C iii. | Draw best-fit linePoint C4 | Draw best-fit linePoint C4 |
| D | Correctly relate slope of best-fit line to physical quantity Point D1 Using slope of best-fit line, calculate numerical value of physical quantity Point D2 | Correctly relate slope of best-fit line to physical quantity Point D1 Using slope of best-fit line, calculate numerical value of physical quantity Point D2 |
| FRQ 4 Quantitative-Qualitative Translation (QQT) 8 pts | ||
| P1/P2 | CM/CE | |
| A | Indicate comparison of two quantities (typically <, =, >) Point A1 Justify your response Points A2-A3 | Indicate comparison of two quantities (typically <, =, >) Point A1 Justify your response Points A2-A3 |
| B | Multistep Derivation Points B1-B3 | Multistep Derivation Points B1-B3 |
| C | Indicate comparison of two quantities (typically <, =, >) Point C1 Compare functional dependence of your derived equation in B to your answer for point C1 Point C2 | Indicate comparison of two quantities (typically <, =, >) Point C1 Compare functional dependence of your derived equation in B to your answer for point C1 Point C2 |
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