"The Exciting World of Magnetism & Electricity!"

A Unit for 2nd-5th Grade Students

Unit Overview
Unit Introduction
Week 1 "Magnets!" Introduction: Magnetic Hunt Activity 1: Introduction to Magnets Activity 2: Making a Magnet Activity 3: Making a Compass Project: How Do We Use Magnets Everyday?	Week 2 "Introduction to Electricity" Introduction: Magic Schoolbus: Electric Storm Activity 1: History of Electricity Demonstration: Van de Graaf Activity 2: Static Electricity Activity 3: Static vs. Current Electricity
Week 3 "Circuits" Introduction: Electricity and Tennis Balls Activity 1: Making an Electrical Circuit Activity 2: Series & Parallel Activity 3: Conductors & Insulators Project: Making a Flashlight	Week 4 "Electricity In Our Lives" Introduction: Why Do We Need Electricity? Activity 1: (2 Days) Electricity Safety Activity 2: Energy Conservation Project: Morse Code
Unit Conclusion
Magnet Centers Does it Attract? Center 2 Center 3 Center 4	Electricity Centers Static Electricity Experiments Center 2 Center 3 Center 4
Assessments Unit Pre-Assessment Summary of Assessments Unit Post-Assessment	References Bibliography Teacher Background Information Standards Activity Sources Vocabulary

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