Celebrate what worked well.

Subject: Science

Level: P3

Lesson Topic/Concept: Making Magnets

Lesson Objectives: To investigate how we can make a magnet using the stroke method

1. Describe what happens when a magnetic material is stroked with a magnet.

2. Investigate and create a simple magnet using the stroke method.

3. Predict and test the effectiveness of their magnets.

Focus on P.L.A.Y.

Y - using questioning techniques for inquiry based learning

Brief Lesson Outline:

Show an object (paperclip stuck to a metal rod) and ask: “How do you think this was made?”
Watch a short SLS video of the stroke method.

Teacher demonstration of the stroke method
(one direction, first with 0 strokes, then 20 strokes). Students note observations.

In groups of 4/5 (mixed ability), students try making a magnet using stroke method. Then, determine the strength of their magnets by varying number of strokes and recording the number of steel clips that their magnet attracts.

Class Discussion on findings: What worked? What didn’t?
What are the possible reasons why the magnet could not attract the paper clips?