observe and identify how magnets are used in everyday life; and
A teaching presentation introducing the students to magnetism as a non-contact force.
A worksheet for recording data about magnetic flux lines observed in a classroom demonstration.
A simple, hands-on investigation which allows students to explore magnets and magnetism.
This Force, Motion, & Energy science unit investigates contact and non-contact forces. Demonstrations and experimental procedures are explored with particular attention given to the scientific method.
A 60-minute lesson in which the students investigate magnetism and the properties of its associated force.