Magnets Curriculum Map

The activities in this book have two intentions:

They not only teach students about magnets, but they also teach them general science and technology curriculum objectives through the theme of magnets.

Contents Include:

• At A Glance – Skill List

• Teacher Rubric

• Student Rubric

• Introduction

• Materials List

Activities and Experiments fall under these eight topics:

In each section, you will find teacher notes designed to provide you guidance with the materials needed, as well as provide some insight on what results to expect when the experiments are conducted, plus an answer key.

1. Magnets and Magnetic Materials

• What do you know about magnets? Pre-assessment Quiz

• Introducing Magnets – Activity

• Magnetic Scavenger Hunt – Activity

• Pick It Up! - Experiment

• What Is In My Cereal? - Experiment

• Magnetic Money – Experiment

• A Natural Magnet – Activity

• Detective Story – Activity

2. Temporary and Permanent Magnets

• A Spoonful of Paperclips – Experiment

• Make a Magnet – Experiment

• Can a Ruler Become a Magnet? - Activity

3. Magnetic Poles

• Where’s the North Pole? - Activity

• North and South – Activity

• Donut Magnets – Activity

• Floating Donut Magnets – Activity

4. Magnetic Strength and Repeat Trials

• Strong Magnets – Experiment

• Try and Try Again Magnet – Experiment

• What did you learn about magnets? - Post-Assessment Quiz

5. Magnetic Fields

• Magnetic Strength – Experiment

• Magnetic Artwork – Activity

• Can Magnets be Blocked? - Experiment

6. Magnets and Compasses

• Where’s the Hidden Magnet? - Experiment

• What Is a Compass? - Activity

• Find Your Way – Activity

• Compass and Magnet – Activity

• Activity Challenge

• Make a Little Earth – Activity with Template

• Make a Compass – Activity

• Adventure Story - Activity

7. Magnets and Electricity

• There’s Electricity in the Air! - Experiment

• Electro - Magnet – Activity

• Electro – Magnet Design – Activity

• Cross Word Puzzle – Activity

• Write a Book - Activity

8. Inventions with Magnets

• Be a Magnet Inventor – Activity

• Magnetic Magic – Activity

• Invent a Magic Trick – Activity

• Magnet Guessing Game – Teacher Directed Activity

• A Magnetic Levitation Train – Activity

• Build a Magnetic Levitation Train – Activity

• Magnetic Word-search – Activity

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