Electricity and Magnetism
Lesley-Anne Kasperczyk
April 30, 2009
Purpose of the Lesson
 To allow the students to feel confident in
identifying the key vocabulary terms and
concepts dealing with electricity and
magnetism.
 To have the students use prior knowledge
of electricity and magnetism to develop an
acrostic poem.
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District and School
This Learning
Experience was
implemented at
Thomas Edison
Elementary School,
located in the
Kenmore-Town of
Tonawanda UFSD.
The cooperating
teacher was Dean
Judy.
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Grade Level of Students
Fourth grade classroom with 21
students
Two students diagnosed with ADHD;
one student with anger management
issues; one student with a short term
memory disorder
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Time Frame
This lesson was implemented during a
one hour time period. It was the last
lesson in a two-week unit on
electricity and magnetism.
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Objectives
1.0 SWBAT explain key concepts
related to electricity and
magnetism.
1.1 Describes key concepts
in a written acrostic
poem using relevant
examples.
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Essential/Guiding Questions
Essential Question:
 What are the key concepts of electricity
and magnetism?
Guiding Questions:
 What are magnetism and electricity?
 What types of electrical charges and
circuits are there?
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Enduring Understanding
 A force that acts
on moving electric
charge and
magnetic materials
that are near a
magnet is called
magnetism.
 An electric current
is an electric
charge in motion.
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Student Tasks
1. Review key concepts of electricity
and magnetism unit as a class.
2. Play the Jeopardy review game in
teams of five or six students.
3. After the conclusion of the Final
Jeopardy round, complete a unit
post-test individually.
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Student Tasks cont.
4. Create a rough draft of an
electricity and magnetism acrostic
poem.
5. If time allows, begin the final draft
of the acrostic poem.
6. Complete “ticket-out-the door”
activity.
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Differentiated Instruction
1. Electricity and Magnetism Who Wants to
Be a Millionaire? or Hangman
2. The Magic School Bus Gets Charged
Video
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Developing Student Work
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Developing Rubric
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Proficient Student Work
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Proficient Rubric
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Distinguished Student Work
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Distinguished Rubric
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Teacher Exemplar
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NYS Science Core Curriculum
 Standard: Standard 4-The Physical
Setting
 Level: Elementary (Grade 4)
 Key Ideas: 4 and 5
 Performance Indicators:
4.1e Electricity travels in a closed
circuit.
5.1e Magnetism is a force that may
attract or repel certain materials
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Assessments
 Pre-test prior to beginning electricity and
magnetism unit
 Informal assessment during Jeopardy
review game
 Formal/summative assessment with posttest and acrostic poem
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Modification Table
Modification
Visual
representation
of the poem is
presented to
the students
Rationale
Students are
provided with
a concrete,
visual model
of what they
are expected
to complete.
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Benefit
Students are
confident in
completing
their own task
because they
can see what
is expected of
them.
Reflection
I would like to thank Group JELLA for
all of their help and suggestions
during the peer review process.
Overall, I think my lesson was a
success, and I learned to make my
rubric more student-friendly!
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