Induced Magnets

Investigation 1 The Force

Lesson Plan
Teacher: Mrs. Trotter
Fourth Grade

Grade Level:

I. Content and Standards:

PA State Standards
3.2.4.B2 Identify types of energy and their ability to be stored
and changed from one form to another
3.2.4.B6 Give examples of how energy can be transformed from
one form to another
National Standards
3-PS2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
o 3-PS2-3 Ask questions to determine cause and effect
relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between
two objects not in contact with each other
II. Prerequisites:
Students will need:
- to be familiar magnets
- to know magnets only stick to iron or steel (cobalt and nickel
not shared)
- to be familiar with magnetic force
III. Instructional Objective:
Students will:
- be able to create a temporary magnet through induced
magnetism.
IV. Instructional Procedures: BDA
Before: Teacher will ask students to summarize investigative results to
date. Teacher will show All About Magnets from Safari Montage
(recap). Teacher will pose two questions to initiate lesson activities: 1)
How do magnets and iron objects work together? 2) Can the force of
Magnetism go through materials?
During: Students will explore magnetism in small groups. As teacher
circulates around groups, students will share discoveries. Teacher will
initiate further discovery asking addition questions such as: 1) Does
an iron object have to touch a magnet to become a temporary
magnet? 2) Can magnets attract steel through all kinds of material? 3)

Can a magnet attract a paper clip through a thin sheet of metal like
copper or aluminum? or other materials? 4) Can a magnet attract a
paper clip through a large, thick sheet of steel, like the side of a file
cabinet?
Small groups will share with whole class their findings such as: 1)
Magnetic force acts through all objects except those with a large
surface area made of iron. 2) When the distance between the magnet
and the steel object is large enough, the magnetic force is not strong
enough to attract the object. 3) Other iron objects acted like a magnet
to pick up other things. Teacher will introduce term Induced
Magnetism: When a magnet touches an iron object, that object
becomes a temporary magnet. Iron objects are not magnets
themselves but can become magnetized easily induced magnetism.
After: Students will complete Response Sheet Magnets in Lab
Manual. Students will define Temporary Magnet and Induced
Magnetism in their Lab Manual.
V. Materials and Equipment:
Teacher
- magnets
- test objects
Students
- pencil and eraser
- lab book for recording
VI. Assessment/Evaluation:
Informal assessment will be monitored while students engage in
individual discovery and small group discussion of magnet
characteristics. Formative assessment will be monitored via
completion of lab manual, small group and whole class discussion, and
individual responses via Connect It and/or whiteboards.
VII. Differentiation: Individualized Activities:
Students with IEPs or ELL support will receive additional teacher
assistance with recording characteristic findings.
VIII. Technology:
Technology will be utilized for introductory review of All About Magnets
via Safari Montage.
IX. Self-Assessment:
The lesson will be successful if:
- students are engaged

students can create a temporary magnet through induced

magnetism
students can describe induced magnetism