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Ni Made Putri Patrisia White Magnet 4 weeks

8th Grade

Lesson: Introduction to Magnets

Unit Overview
Main Idea (Claim) Summative Assessment
- There are several properties of - Case Study (how compasses work)
magnets
- There are several ways to create
magnets
Biblical Worldview
- Humans can create magnets to
fulfill the Cultural Mandate

Guiding Questions Objectives (know/understand/do/value)

- What is a magnet? - The student will be able to identify the
- What are the properties of definition and properties of magnets
magnets? - The student will be able to classify
- How to know that something is which metals are ferromagnetic and
magnetic? which ones are not
- How can we create magnets?
- Are magnets important?
- How can we use magnets?
Time Instructional Procedures and Strategies
Beginning the Lesson
(7-8
mins) - Game: Each student will be given a card and they all have pairs that

belongs to another student. For example, one student will receive

sword while the other receive shield. The students then have to roam

around to find their pairs by using their body language. If theres still

time, the teacher may give them another round by shuffling the cards.

Developing the Lesson

(1-2
mins) - The teacher will show a magnet and a nail and ask the students why
(1-2 the nail was pulled by the magnet
mins) - The teacher then will ask the students what is the definition of

magnets. After compiling several answers, the teacher will conclude.

(5 - The teacher then divide the students to pairs and let them discuss
mins)
what are the properties of magnets
- They will discuss their findings to the rest of the class and create a
(5
mins) conclusion
- The teacher will then divide the students into groups of 4 and give
(15
mins)
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Ni Made Putri Patrisia White Magnet 4 weeks
8th Grade

each group a magnet, 5 types of metals (iron, copper, nickle, steel,

aluminum), and a worksheet. They need to test the metals to see

which ones are ferromagnetic and which ones are not. They fill the

worksheet to prepare for their group presentation.

- Each group will then present their findings to the class

(8 Closing the Lesson

mins)
- Each student will receive a blank card, then they will write their name

(5 and their questions for the day is or anything they have learned from
mins)
the class.
- That is their ticket to end the lesson
Formative Assessment Differentiation
- Worksheets - Visual: Illustration by the teacher
- Group presentations on the usage - Auditory: discussion
of magnets - Kinesthetic: experiment with
magnets and the different kinds of
metals
Resources

- Magnet
- Nail
- Aluminum, iron, steel, copper, nickle
- worksheets
- Pens
- Textbook
- Blank cards
- Powerpoint
- boardmarkers
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