Orrin Hawke

Nov 23, 2015

PS1- Warner School
Grade:

2/3

Subject: Science

Goals/Key questions
Goals: Understand magnets have polarities. Rule: like poles repel and unlike poles
attract.
Objective (connected to PofS):
2, 3

Pre lesson Considerations

Materials needed/preset up required/logistical considerations needed
(seating arrangement):
-North and South hand out

-16 bar or round magnets -string

Content:
Introduct
ion
10 min

Transitio
n
considera
tions
Activity 1

What is the teacher

What are the students doing?
doing?
Review the types of
Large group answer
magnets
Horseshoe, round,
and bar
Although they come
in different shapes
they all serve the
same purpose
Ask class what they
think will happen
when they put the
face of two magnets
together?
Review that there is
a North and South
side to the magnets

Demonstrate how
you want the class

Large group discussion

25 min

Transitio
n

Conclusio
n

5 min

to do the activity
Have a string taped
to a chair with a
magnet hanging
from it
Hand out the
activity worksheet
(Master #9)
Explain that they
need to record all
that they see
What happens when
you bring the south
side to the north
side?
What about when
you bring the south
side to the south
side?
Draw what happens
Divide the class into
pairs
Have each pair set
up the apparatus
Have them
complete the
activity
Gather class
Macaroni and
Cheese, everybody
freeze
Ask class what
surprized them?
What did they
notice?
So what do we know
about the poles of
magnets?

Class hander-outers will hand

out Master #9 to class

Divide into groups

Set up experiment
Complete task, draw pictures
and fill in blanks of magnetic
rule

Put magnets on teachers

desk

Large group discussion

Assessment:
-Conversations with students take in work sheets large group discussions
Accommodations/Modifications:

-allow to work in groups if needed have some students do fewer questions if

needed have some do more if needed
Extension and extra time activity:

Have students write an N and an S on two separate sticky notes. Place them
one on each hand.
Have class interact with each other, being attracted or repelled from one
anothers hand.
Reflection on how the lesson went