Turn That Magnet Off!

In this lesson, students will observe a video of a junkyard magnet and write down their observations. From those observations they develop two or more questions to guide their investigation. The next portion of this lesson involves the engineering of an electromagnet for use in the Explore portion of the lesson. Students will use their questions from the Engage as well as questions that they develop during the Engineering portion of their lesson to guide their inquiry in the Explore portion of the lesson. Students will use the electromagnet and a permanent magnet to compare the uses and strengths of electromagnets and magnets. Next students will read the article selection and also find other sources to gather information about magnets and electromagnets to describe differences and uses of each type of magnet. Students will extend their learning by evaluating factors that affect the strength of electromagnets. Students will continue their recycling and repurposing of magnets campaigns and efforts in this lesson for the environmental stewardship portion of the lesson. The Kahoot! quiz will formatively assess basic content knowledge. The summative assessment is a final argument that provides multiple sources of evidence (from Engineer, Explore, Explain, and Extend) to compare and contrast the purposes and functions of temporary and permanent magnets. The reteaching involves a group activity with electromagnets and compasses to identify patterns in the function. The individual remediation involves the use of the CK12 platform with text and videos followed by questions.