4th grade Science:
Physical Science - Electricity & Magnetism
These flashcards should be used to review key terms.
Science: Physical Science- Magnetism & Electricity Module
" The Magnetism and Electricity Module consists of five sequential investigations conducted to help students understand the effects and transfer of energy in various forms.
January - February Science Schedule
Week 1 - Investigation into Static Electricity: Students will explore positive and negative charges and transfer energy to a lightbulb.
Week 2 - Magnets: Students will explore how charges attract and repel each other in a magnetic field.
Week 3 - Circuits: Students will classify and build parallel and simple circuits to understand the flow of energy.
Week 4 - Electromagnets: Students will investigate the transfer of energy in electromagnets.
Week 5 - Telegraph: Students will learn how he telegraph works using circuits to transfer energy.
California Content Standards:
1. Electricity and magnetism are related effects that have many useful applications in everyday life. As a basis for understanding this concept:
Key vocabulary words: energy, light, electricity, moving object, energy source, Sun, convert, chemical energy fossil fuel, motion, battery, wave, electric current, circuits, tranfer, repel, attract.
" The Magnetism and Electricity Module consists of five sequential investigations conducted to help students understand the effects and transfer of energy in various forms.
January - February Science Schedule
Week 1 - Investigation into Static Electricity: Students will explore positive and negative charges and transfer energy to a lightbulb.
Week 2 - Magnets: Students will explore how charges attract and repel each other in a magnetic field.
Week 3 - Circuits: Students will classify and build parallel and simple circuits to understand the flow of energy.
Week 4 - Electromagnets: Students will investigate the transfer of energy in electromagnets.
Week 5 - Telegraph: Students will learn how he telegraph works using circuits to transfer energy.
California Content Standards:
1. Electricity and magnetism are related effects that have many useful applications in everyday life. As a basis for understanding this concept:
- a. Students know how to design and build simple series and parallel circuits by using components such as wires, batteries, and bulbs.
- b. Students know how to build a simple compass and use it to detect magnetic effects, including Earth’s magnetic field.
- c. Students know electric currents produce magnetic fields and know how to build a simple electromagnet.
- d. Students know the role of electromagnets in the construction of electric motors, electric generators, and simple devices, such as doorbells and earphones.
- e. Students know electrically charged objects attract or repel each other.
- f. Students know that magnets have two poles (north and south) and that like poles repel each other while unlike poles attract each other.
- g. Students know electrical energy can be converted to heat, light, and motion.
Key vocabulary words: energy, light, electricity, moving object, energy source, Sun, convert, chemical energy fossil fuel, motion, battery, wave, electric current, circuits, tranfer, repel, attract.