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Interactive Science | Interactive Notes- Magnetism
| In this set of interactive notes students observe: 1.a
paper clip quietly defying gravity, 2.some things can and cannot be magnetized, 3.a room full of bar magnets just
"happen" to all turn exactly the same way, and 4.iron filings reveal
invisible magnetic lines of force.
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►A strong 6-page set of
Teacher Notes
full of illustrations and details (shown left):
- Page 1 is divided into 3 easy-to-follow sections: How To Use
Interactive Notes, Student Materials (linked to a science supply
company), and Beforehand.
- Pages 2-5 each focuses on one of the four student-performed demonstrations. They begin with a screenshot and a paragraph describing how students do the demo. The rest of the page contains more information you need to know, like- advice on how the demo works best, links/resources, cautions, different ways of doing the demo, and things you might say.
- The last page explains how to get the materials cleaned up and ready for your next science class most efficiently. Students do all the work!
►A clear 6-slide
PowerPoint (shown right) that leads you and your students through the 4 demonstrations. There are 4 parts to each slide: the drawing, what we did, what we saw, and what's happening. As each appears, it cues students to write it on their handout.
►A
student handout that follows the same format that the PowerPoint uses, which makes it easy for students to follow.
►A
document that explains how the Interactive Notes system works.
►13
pictures and drawings you can use any way you like to reinforce concepts.
►This lesson also comes with a
bonus activity we threw in that we think your students will enjoy. It's a page of key statements about magnetism that's been encrypted with symbols instead of letters. Challenging? Yes. Fun?
Definitely.
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Really Good
What’s a good way to measure how effective a lesson is? There are many ways, but an easy one is to ask yourself if it has “last day of school” status. What that means is on the last day of school, will students still remember it? Our hope is that all of our lessons will be in that category as you use them. Sure, students may only remember the demonstration at first, but then other thoughts should trigger- the law associated or a term and its definition.
All Fun?
Being interactive is important, but we want to do more than just entertain your students. The neat thing is that after experiencing a good demonstration, students actually crave a good explanation. That’s why our teacher notes strongly emphasize you being mentally prepared. You should never walk into your classroom not having a clue what you’re doing that day. If that’s your habit, you might occasionally have a good day of learning, but you and your students are missing out on many more.
Step 1, then, is going in with knowing what you’re doing. And step 2 then would be deciding what kinds of things you’ll say during the lesson. If you seldom give thought to your words before a lesson, try it and see what happens. Many of our lessons include an example back-and-forth dialogue between the teacher and students (based on actual words said when the lesson was presented) and other reminders about getting your mind ready. Everyone wants to be part of a great lesson, but often it’s the unseen work and mental preparation that make it successful.
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