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Brandon Flatt
Learning Target: 3-PS2-3: I can determine cause and effect relationships between two magnets.
Lesson Directions:
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Read the passage Magnetism
Answer multiple choice questions related to the passage.
Students will answer 4 out of 5 answers correctly for proficiency.
Sample/Example/Tip: Practice this test-taking strategy: Read the
questions BEFORE reading the passage. (This helps prepare you for
what details you need to look for as you read.)
Technology-based Alternate Assignment Options:
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View Brain Pop resource below and answer the questions after the video. (Write the 10 questions and answers out
on notebook paper and return to your teacher.)
Students will answer 7 out of 10 questions correct for proficiency.
For Supplemental Resources and Support:
Brain Pop Magnetism Video
To Contact School/Teacher for Support:
School Phone (9:00 AM-3:00 PM): (270) 866-6197
Teacher Email (12:00-6:00 PM): [email protected]
*Students will be contacted by a teacher on each NTI Day using the phone number provided on the
Student Data Sheet. Please ensure that any changes in phone numbers are reported to the school
throughout the year.
Reminder: Remember that these assignments are due back to the teacher within 2 school days.
ReadWorks
Non-fiction: Magnetism
Magnetism
Has anyone ever told you that you have a magnetic personality? Well, if someone ever says
that to you, thank him or her. It is a compliment.1 Having a magnetic personality means that people
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are drawn to you, just like how some metal objects may be drawn to magnets.
Magnetism is the force that electric currents2 exert on other electric currents. This force can
be created by the motion of electrons in the atoms of certain materials, which are called magnets.
The force may also be produced when an electric current flows through a coil of wire around a piece
of metal, magnetizing the metal. The coil of wire and the metal together are called an electromagnet.
In either case, the force can cause an attraction or a repulsion5 of two magnets. It may pull them
together or push them apart.
Some objects are natural magnets. Many of the planets in our solar system are magnetic. For
example, the planet Earth is a gigantic magnet. Some scientists think that the earth's electric currents
push away solar wind from the sun. Certain rocks and minerals are natural magnets, too.
For living things, some animals might naturally be able to detect Earth's electric currents. For
example, some scientists believe that dolphins and pigeons can sense the magnetism in the earth.
They use the magnetism to find their way when traveling, especially for long distances.
1 compliment
- something good said about someone
- flows of electricity through a wire
3 exert - to thrust forth
4 electrons - a tiny particle that carries a negative charge and moves around the nucleus of an atom
5 repulsion - the act of driving or forcing something back
2 currents
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Questions: Magnetism
1. What is magnetism?
-a. the force that attracts an object toward any physical body that has mass
b. the force that electric currents exert on the neutrons of atoms
c. the force that electric currents exert on other electric currents
d. the force that electric currents exert on planets, their moons, and the sun
2. What does the passage list?
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b.
c.
d.
different technologies that use magnets
different ways magnetism can be measured
different physical forces
different types of magnets
3. A magnetic force is created when electric currents exert force on other electric currents. This can
cause an attraction or repulsion of two magnets. The planet Earth is a gigantic magnet. Some
scientists think that the earth's electric currents push away solar wind from the sun.
Based on this information, what can be concluded about the solar wind?
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b.
c.
d.
The solar wind is cooler than the Earth.
The solar wind does not have electric currents.
The solar wind does not have a magnetic force.
The solar wind has a magnetic force.
4. Based on the passage, how might some animals be able to benefit from their ability to detect
Earth's electric currents?
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b.
c.
d.
They can locate their prey.
They can locate their predators.
They can sense when powerful storms are headed their way
They can find their way around.
5. What is this passage mainly about?
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b.
c.
d.
ways magnetism is created and natural magnetic objects
how the Earth's electric currents impact living things
how a coil of wire can be used to magnetize metal
how magnetism in the solar system affects the planets and the sun
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