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Activity'Title:'Introducing'the'science'of'magnetism'(Adapted*from*Stuck*on*You*by*McNeice,*2005)*
Outcomes'&'Indicators:!
ST2D7PW!describes!everyday!interactions!between!objects!that!result!from!contact!and!non6contact!forces!
Carry!out!tests!to!investigate!the!forces!of!attraction!and!repulsion!between!magnets!
Key'Scientific'Knowledge'(KSK)'
Magnets!are!materials!that!carry!a!static!magnetic!field!around!it!(Tom,!2006).!'
Typical!magnets!are!called!permanent!magnets,!which!consist!of!distinctive!metals,!such!as!
iron,!or!a!mixture!(Tom,!2006).!
Other!types!of!magnets!require!electricity!to!flow!through!coiled!wires!to!generate!a!
magnetic!field!(Tom,!2006).!
A!magnetic!field!is!a!region!in!which!there!is!a!force!that!may!attract!or!repel!other!materials!
(Borges,!Tecnico!&!Gilbert,!1998).'
!
Resources'and'Equipment:!
iPads/!Interactive!Whiteboard!(IWB)'
Paper'
Coloured!pens/pencils'
'
Description'of'Activity'
Throughout!this!experience,!the!students!will!be!introduced!to!and!extend!on!their!previous!knowledge!of!
magnets!and!magnetism.!The!teacher!will!identify!the!students!prior!knowledge!of!magnets!and!the!uses!of!
magnets!as!a!class!through!a!brief!presentation!using!the!IWB!(see!SMART!notebook!file!attached!below).!!
The!students!will!then!create!a!mind!map,!using!the!IWB.!The!teacher!will!prompt!the!students!through!
guided!questioning!which!may!include:!!!
What!do!magnets!have!at!both!ends?!
What!are!magnets!are!attracted!to?!And!what!are!they!no!attracted!to?!
How!are!magnets!are!used!in!devices?!
After!this,!the!students!will!be!separated!into!groups!of!three!and!create!a!mind!map!extending!on!what!
they!know!about!magnets.!Each!group!will!be!encouraged!to!use!an!iPad!to!research!and!will!be!provided!a!
piece!of!A3!paper!to!write!on.!!The!students!will!discuss!and!represent!through!a!mind!map:!
What!are!magnets!used!for?!
What!are!some!different!types!of!magnets?!
What!is!a!magnetic!field?!
What!are!the!properties!of!a!magnet?!
Name!three!things!that!are!attracted!to!magnets!
Name!three!things!that!will!not!be!attracted!to!a!magnet!
What!industries!would!use!magnets?!
Write!down!anything!else!you!know!about!magnets!
The!students!will!then!present!their!findings!as!a!group.!The!class!will!then!discuss!what!they!found!the!
most!interesting!about!magnets!and!the!new!information!that!they!gained.!
After!this,!the!students!will!be!shown!a!brief!video!clip!on!the!history!of!magnets.!!
!
Simplify'
Extend'
Visual!prompts!will!be!provided!for!
Name!more!than!three!things!that!
students,!using!the!IWB'
are/are!not!attracted!to!magnets'
'
'
To!conclude,!the!teacher!will!gather!the!students!onto!the!floor!for!a!whole!class!discussion.!The!students!
will!discuss!what!they!found!most!interesting!about!the!activity!and!one!new!piece!of!information!that!they!
learnt!throughout!the!experience.!

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Activity'Title:'Exploring'the'force'of'magnets*
Outcomes'&'Indicators:!
ST237PW!describes!everyday!interactions!between!objects!that!result!from!contact!and!non6contact!forces!
Carry!out!tests!to!investigate!the!forces!of!attraction!and!repulsion!between!magnets!
SSS2.7!Describes!how!and!why!people!and!technologies!interact!to!meet!needs!and!explains!the!effects!of!these!
interactions!on!people!and!the!environment.!
Describes!how!changes!in!technology!have!affected!lifestyles!and!the!environment,!eg!media!technologies!
Examines!a!variety!of!systems!that!have!been!designed!to!meet!needs!in!communities!and!identifies!the!
advantages!and!disadvantages!of!their!use,!eg!sewerage!treatment!works,!postal!system,!electricity!system!
Resources'and'Equipment:'
!
[Station!2]!*
[Station!1]!*
[Station!3]!*
Clear!glass!and!water!
Compass!!
2!bar!magnets!
Shape!magnets!!
1!small!and!large!bar!
2!nails!(made!of!zinc,!iron!
Magnet!
magnet!
or!steel,!but!not!aluminum)!!
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Masking!tape!
Paper!clips,!wood,!fabric,!
'
metal!pieces!
'
Key'Scientific'Knowledge'(KSK)'
'
Magnetic!poles!are!regions!that!create!forces!of!attraction!and!repulsion,!which!are!located!at!the!ends!of!
'
each!magnet.!Poles!repeatedly!exist!in!pairs!in!magnetized!bodies!and!cannot!be!separated!(Cullity!&!
'
Graham,!2009).!
'
The!parallel!alignment!of!magnetic!movement!is!a!type!of!magnetic!order,!which!occurs!when!the!atomic!
'
moments!form!two!equivalent!but!incompatibly!positioned!magnetic!sublattices!(Coey,!2009).!
'
Hard!magnetic!materials!are!appropriate!for!permanent!magnets,!as!after!magnetized!they!persist!in!a!
'
magnetized!state.!Temporary!magnets!without!hesitation!lose!their!magnetization!as!soon!as!the!magnetic!
'
field!is!removed!(Coey,!2009).!
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Description'of'Activity*
The!students!will!briefly!recap!on!the!previous!lesson!of!magnets!in!pairs!and!then!share!back!to!the!class.!The!teacher!
will!then!introduce!the!three!stations!and!the!objective!of!each!station.!After,!the!students!will!be!divided!into!groups!
of!four!and!guided!to!their!stations.!!
Station*1:!Magnetic!Pole!Identification!(Adapted*from*CSIRO,*2011)*
Objective:!Identify!which!is!the!north!pole!and!which!is!the!south!
Method:!Using!the!small!magnet!and!compass!establish!which!pole!of!the!large!magnet!is!the!N!pole!and!which!is!the!S!
pole.!After,!record!findings!in!science!book!(see!appendix!B).!
*
Station*2:!Rescuing!the!fallen!shapes!(Adapted*from*Stuck*on*You*by*McNeice,*2005)!
Objective:!Will!magnets!work!in!water?!
Method:!first,!fill!the!glass!with!water!and!place!the!magnetic!shapes!inside.!Then!attempt!to!rescue!the!shapes!
without!putting!anything!in!the!water!or!removing!the!water.!
Questions:!
Can!you!think!of!ways!magnets!are!used!in!society?!
Are!magnets!harmful!to!the!environment?!
Station*3:!Make!Your!Own!Magnet!(Adapted*from*CSIRO,*2011)*
Objective:!Are!magnets!attracted!to!all!objects?!
First,!place!all!the!materials!(wood,!paper!clips!and!metals)!on!the!table.!Then!rub!the!magnet!against!the!nail!in!one!
direction.!After!this,!place!the!nail!over!each!object!and!record!what!happens!in!science!book!(see!appendix!A).!
Second,!demagnetize!the!nail!by!dropping!it!from!a!height!onto!the!floor.!Check!if!nail!is!demagnetized!by!placing!it!
over!the!same!materials!and!observe!what!happens.!!
The!teacher!will!have!prompting!questions!for!extension:!
If!you!could!make!the!nail!a!more!intense!magnet!using!the!materials!you!currently!have?!
How!will!you!test!your!idea?!
!Demagnetize!the!nail!when!you're!finished.!Which!is!the!N!pole!of!the!large!magnet,!pole!1!or!2?!
Simplify'
Extend'
Peer!scaffolding!through!small!group!tasks'
Extension!questions'
To!conclude!the!lesson,!the!class!will!come!together!as!a!whole!and!discuss!their!findings!and!what!they!found!
the!most!difficult!and!the!easiest!concerning!each!task.!The!follow!up!activity!will!focus!on!the!attraction!and!
repulsion!forces!of!magnets.!

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http://aluratek.com/cms/blog/aluratekFfunctionalityFconveninceFipad/!
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Coey,!J.!M.!D.!(2009).!Magnetism'and'Magnetic'Materials.!New!York:!Cambrigde!
University!Press.!
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CSIRO.!(2014).!Blogs'@'CSIRO.!Retrieved!October!22,!2014,!from:!
https://blogs.csiro.au!
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Cullity,!B.!D.!&!Graham,!C.!D.!(2009).!Introduction'to'Magnetic'Materials.'New!
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Appendix(

Lesson!1:!Appendix!A!
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Science&Book&

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Station!1!
What!do!you!think!will!happen?!(Prediction)!
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North!Pole:!
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South!Pole:!
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Draw!what!happened!and!label!

Station!2!
Aim:!
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Method:!
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Prediction:!
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Station!3!

Magnet!

Paper!
clips!

Wood!

Metal!!

Rub!

Not!
rubbed!