Click Kindergarten: Magnets and Materials to access the lesson for the Kindergarten—Force and Motion strand.

Gather the materials necessary to do the Explore activity. Read through the Teacher Note and Content Builder sections in the Explore portion of the lesson. Follow the directions in Advance Preparation and Teacher Instruction to work through the activity.

Keep the following questions in mind as you work.

• What would you call the items that are attracted, or stick, to the magnetic wand?
• What would you call the items that are not attracted, or do not stick, to the magnetic wand?
• What kinds of materials are magnetic?
• Are all metals magnetic?

View the video to review the activity.

Remember to record this activity for Kindergarten: Explore on the Force and Motion Lesson Summaries page.

Click Grade 1: Magnets Push and Pull to access the lesson for the Grade 1—Force and Motion strand.

Gather a variety of magnets and follow the Teacher Instructions in the Explore section of the lesson.

Keep the following questions in mind as you work through the activity.

• What did you observe when the ends of two bar magnets were pushed together? Two ring magnets? Two horseshoe magnets?
• What observations can be made about the pull of magnets and their location to other magnets?

View the video to review the activity.

As a safety note, caution your students about the use of magnets around computers and electronic equipment. Magnets can alter how some computer monitors or televisions display images. Magnets can also damage credit cards.

Remember to record this activity for Grade 1: Explore on the Force and Motion Lesson Summaries page.

Click Grade 2: Magnets in Everyday Life to access the lesson for the Grade 2—Force and Motion strand.

Gather the materials needed to do the Explore activity. Follow the directions under Advance Preparation and Teacher Instruction.

Keep the following questions in mind as you work through the activity.

• What do you observe when you place the wires into the metal supports and hold the coil in place with the shiny sides down?
• What happens if you flip the magnet over?
• Does the motor work if you remove either the magnet or the battery?

View the video to review the activity.

Remember to record this activity for Grade 2: Explore on the Force and Motion Lesson Summaries page.

Click Grade 3: Forces at Work to access the lesson for the Grade 3—Force and Motion strand.

Gather the materials needed to do the Explore activity. You will only fill out the columns for Push, Pull, Magnetism, and Gravity. Leave the Work column blank for now.

When considering pushing and pulling forces, focus on the action you are doing to make that determination. Some students may be able to recognize that the force of gravity affects all actions while others may not. This can serve as a discussion point during the activity debrief. Students should also consider whether the force of magnetism is affecting any of the objects.

View the video to review the activity.

Remember to record this activity for Grade 3: Explore on the Force and Motion Lesson Summaries page.

Click Grade 4: Effects of Force to access the lesson for the Grade 4—Force and Motion strand.

Gather the materials needed to do Experiments A–C. Read through the Teacher Note and Advance Preparation before beginning the experiments.

When doing these experiments with students, be sure to explain the layout or structure of the experiments on RM 1–RM 3. The explanation can be found in the lesson within the Teacher Instruction section.

While working through Experiments A–C, keep the following questions in mind.

• What were you testing?
• What was the only difference in your experiment?
• What things stayed the same in your experiment?
• Why is it important to have only one difference in an experiment?
• Why did you repeat the experiment?

View the video to review the activity.

Remember to record this activity for Grade 4: Explore on the Force and Motion Lesson Summaries page.