Magnets

Standard/Benchmark:	Learning Goals What should students know?	Formative Assessment What do students already know?	Learning Performances What do you want students to do to show they’ve learned?
Physical Science: Content Standard B: Light, Heat, Electricity and Magnitism Magnets attract, repel certain other materials.	My goal: How the temperature affects the strength of the magnets?	Have students take a pre-quiz with questions concerning how the temperature affects the strength of magnets.  The questions would be: 1.     Does the temperature affect the strength of the magnets? If yes or no, explain why. 2.     Do you think it will be stronger with a colder temperature or a hotter temperature? 3.     Explain why you think your answer to question 2 is right.	Performing labs, experimentation and check for understanding.  Have the students test out the different temperatures with one magnet.  Have the students perform hands on activities by putting the magnet in three different temperatures: room temperature, freeze it and put it in boiling water. (Safety is important with boiling water). Then see how strong they are by seeing how many tacks the magnets can pick up and record for each temperature.  Repeat. Create a table with the results.    After the lab, check for understanding and see if the students understood their results and produced their own answer.  Have the students take the pre quiz again to see if the students learned the material and have understood why temperature affects the strength of the magnets.

 2.Explain how the learning performance you chose would help you understand what students know about the standard you identified  (learning goals: what students should know)

This will help me understand what my students know about the standard because this will let me see if their misconceptions about magnets are cleared up.  I would give the students the pre quiz again and see if the students actually understand the material and have learned that temperature does affect the strength of magnets.  I would be able to see who really knows the material and who still needs more time to grasp the concept.