Lisa Finch Unit Plan Magnets Houghton

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Taught by Lisa Finch

 

 NCSCOS: Competency Goal 3: The learner will make observations and conduct investigations to build an understanding of magnetism and electricity.

 

Objectives 3.01 Observe and investigate the pull of magnets on all materials made of iron and the pushes or pulls on other magnets.

 

3.02 Describe and demonstrate how magnetism can be used to generate electricity.

3.03 Design and test an electric circuit as a closed pathway including an energy source, energy conductor, and an energy receiver.

3.04 Explain how magnetism is related to electricity.

 

Key Questions: (What do you expect your students to know and be able to do): How can you show and tell how they investigated the pull of magnets on materials made of iron and the pushes or pulls on other magnets? What are some ways that you can demonstrate how magnetism can be used to generate electricity? Can you design and test an electrical circuit as a closed pathway including an energy source, energy conductor and an energy receiver? Can you explain how magnetism is related to electricity?

 

Materials/Resources/Technology: Harcourt Science book Science Journals (individual student) Magnet Science Kit in Fourth Grade Classrooms Kits includes magnets, paper clips and numerous things for experiments. Active Board (Mrs. Hubb’s room)

 

Procedure: The first thing we will do is brainstorm as a class and create a KWL chart. This serves as a preassessment and helps to lead me in the way I need to plan future lessons. After the students share with me their ideas and comments, I will present vocabulary words to them that will be important in this unit. We will begin making a PowerPoint presentation from this information. We will sort the things we have discussed into the appropriate columns. I will hand out magnets and paper clips. The students will be allowed to experiment for about 10 minutes about the strength of the magnet and attempt to make a paper clip chain. Then they will be given two magnets and let them see what changes. Once they have completed this experiment, they will write in their Science journals the things they observed today. They will also document the number of paper clips held by one magnet and two magnets.

 

Differentiation: Today we will have worked largely as a whole group doing the KWL chart. If a student were to need help in documenting his/her experiment findings, I will be there to assist them. Assessment: How will I know students learned? I will be able to see what kind of learning took place by the journal writing. Their experiences today will be documented in their journals today and through this experiment. Their journal entries will be a part of their grade. Next Steps/ Follow up/ Enrichment: There will not be any homework tonight. This was just an introduction lesson. I will ask them to bring different kinds of magnets from home or from their parent’s work that they think might be different than what we have in our kits.  

Reflection: To be done after lesson is taught.