Georgia S5P3

S5P3 is a Georgia science standard. These are the elements under it.

• S5P3.a

  Construct an argument based on experimental evidence to communicate the differences in function and purpose of an electromagnet and a magnet.

• S5P3.b

  Plan and carry out an investigation to observe the interaction between a magnetic field and a magnetic object.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students investigate magnetic attraction, repulsion, and which materials magnets attract. They use observations and reliable sources to explain how electric current can produce a magnetic field.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students correctly predict how magnet poles interact and classify tested objects using recorded evidence. They can diagram a simple electromagnet and explain how electricity makes it magnetic.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think all metals are magnetic or that every pair of magnet poles attracts. They may think the battery is magnetic instead of recognizing that current in the wire creates a magnetic field.

04

How to Assess It

Show a bar magnet diagram and a battery-powered nail electromagnet. Ask students to predict each effect, then justify both predictions with one sentence each.

1. 01

   Wrap insulated wire around an iron nail, connect it briefly to a battery, and count paper clips lifted with different coil numbers.

2. 02

   Write a claim explaining how electricity and magnetism are related, then support it with two observations from the nail electromagnet test.

3. 03

   Sort object and pole-interaction cards into magnetic, nonmagnetic, attract, or repel categories, then check answers with a partner.

4. 04

   Give students a doorbell diagram and have them label where electric current creates magnetism and where magnetic force causes movement.

• S1P2

  Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to demonstrate the effects of magnets on other magnets and other objects.

• S8P5

  Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about gravity, electricity, and magnetism as major forces acting in nature.

• S5P2

  Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to investigate electricity.

• S2P1

  Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the properties of matter and changes that occur in objects.