Electricity and Magnetism

Learning Context

Purpose/Rationale for Learning Experience:
To allow the students to feel confident in identifying the key vocabulary terms and concepts dealing with electricity and magnetism.
To have the students use prior knowledge of electricity and magnetism to develop an acrostic poem.

Enduring Understanding(s):
A force that acts on moving electric charge and magnetic materials that are near a magnet is called magnetism.
An electric current is an electric charge in motion.
Conductors, insulators, attraction, repulsion, types of charges, and types of circuits are key concepts of electricity and magnetism.

Essential Question(s):
What are the key concepts of electricity and magnetism?

Guiding Questions:
What are magnetism and electricity?
What types of electrical charges and circuits are there?
Which two types of electrical charges attract? Which two repel?
What are conductors and insulators, and what are some examples of them?

Overview of what students need to know/ be able to do in order to succeed-
Prior to Learning Experience:
Students will need to be familiar with the concepts of electricity and magnetism. The students will have been conducting experiments and identifying key vocabulary words related to electricity and magnetism prior to this lesson. The students will be familiar with important concepts related to electricity and magnetism before the start of this lesson.

The students will also need a sound understanding of the classroom rules in order to be successful in this lesson. The students are well aware of how they should behave in the classroom, and the implementation of the rules is necessary to successfully complete a review game.

During and After the implementation of LE:
During the implementation of the learning experience, the students will become more familiar with the key concepts related to electricity and magnetism. The Jeopardy review game will allow the students to begin with lower-level questions until they build up the confidence to answer higher-level questions. The Double Jeopardy questions also give the students the incentive to familiarize themselves with the concepts. These concepts will then be developed into an acrostic poem created by the students.

After the implementation of the learning experience, the students will be able to describe and give in-depth examples of concepts and vocabulary words relating to electricity and magnetism. The students will show their confidence in their knowledge of these concepts with the use of the post-test and acrostic poem.

Key Subject-Specific Vocabulary:
During the learning experience, the students will familiarize and review the following vocabulary words and concepts:
Electric current: an electric charge in motion
Series circuit: an electric charge can only travel in one path
Parallel circuit: an electric charge can travel in two or more paths
Electromagnet: a coil of wire with many loops through which an electric current passes
Magnetism: a force that acts on moving electric charge and materials near a magnet
Proton/neutron/electron: positive/neutral/negative charge
Conductor: material or object that allows electricity to pass through
Insulator: material or object that blocks the flow of electricity

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