Electricity and Magnetism

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Electricity and Magnetism

• Lesley-Anne Kasperczyk
• April 30, 2009

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Purpose of the Lesson

• 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.

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District and School

• This Learning Experience was implemented at
  Thomas Edison Elementary School, located in the
  Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda UFSD. The cooperating
  teacher was Dean Judy.

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Grade Level of Students

• Fourth grade classroom with 21 students
• Two students diagnosed with ADHD one student
  with anger management issues one student with a
  short term memory disorder

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Time Frame

• This lesson was implemented during a one hour
  time period. It was the last lesson in a
  two-week unit on electricity and magnetism.

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Objectives

• 1.0 SWBAT explain key concepts related to
  electricity and magnetism.
• 1.1 Describes key concepts in a written
  acrostic poem using relevant examples.

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Essential/Guiding Questions

• Essential Question
• 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?

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Enduring Understanding

• 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.

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Student Tasks

1. Review key concepts of electricity and
   magnetism unit as a class.
2. Play the Jeopardy review game in teams of five or
   six students.
3. After the conclusion of the Final Jeopardy round,
   complete a unit post-test individually.

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Student Tasks cont.

1. Create a rough draft of an electricity and
   magnetism acrostic poem.
2. If time allows, begin the final draft of the
   acrostic poem.
3. Complete ticket-out-the door activity.

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Differentiated Instruction

• Electricity and Magnetism Who Wants to Be a
  Millionaire? or Hangman
• The Magic School Bus Gets Charged Video

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Developing Student Work
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Developing Rubric
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Proficient Student Work
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Proficient Rubric
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Distinguished Student Work
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Distinguished Rubric
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Teacher Exemplar
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NYS Science Core Curriculum

• Standard Standard 4-The Physical Setting
• Level Elementary (Grade 4)
• Key Ideas 4 and 5
• Performance Indicators
• 4.1e Electricity travels in a closed circuit.
• 5.1e Magnetism is a force that may attract or
  repel certain materials

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Assessments

• Pre-test prior to beginning electricity and
  magnetism unit
• Informal assessment during Jeopardy review game
• Formal/summative assessment with post-test and
  acrostic poem

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Modification Table
Modification Rationale Benefit
Visual representation of the poem is presented to the students Students are provided with a concrete, visual model of what they are expected to complete. Students are confident in completing their own task because they can see what is expected of them.
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Reflection

• I would like to thank Group JELLA for all of
  their help and suggestions during the peer review
  process.
• Overall, I think my lesson was a success, and I
  learned to make my rubric more student-friendly!

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