Unpacked Content
Scientific and Engineering Practices
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Knowledge
Students know:
- Magnetic forces between a pair of objects do not require that the objects be in contact with each other.
- The sizes of the forces in a magnetic situation depend on the properties of the objects, the distances apart, and their orientation relative to each other.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Define a problem that can be solved with magnets.
- Apply scientific ideas about magnets.
- Solve a problem with scientific ideas about magnets through an engineering design project.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- Scientific discoveries about the natural world, such as magnets, can often lead to new and improved technologies, which are developed through the engineering design process.
Vocabulary
- Magnet
- Properties
- Engineering Design Process (Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve)
- Attract
- Repel
- Forces
