Grade 06 Science - EC: S6.C.3.2.1
Grade 06 Science - EC: S6.C.3.2.1
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Grade Levels
6th Grade
Course, Subject
Science
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- Define magnetic force.
- Define electric force.
- Define attraction and repulsion.
- Why do some magnets attract, while others repel?
- How is distance related to the strength of an electric force?
- Describe the concept of electromagnetism.
- How do moving electric charges create a magnetic force?
- How can a moving magnet create an electric force?
Answer Key/Rubric
- A magnetic force is an attraction or repulsion that occurs between electrically charged particles due to their motion.
- An electric force is an attraction or repulsion that occurs between charged particles.
- Attraction is when a force causes objects to move together. Repulsion is when a force causes objects to move away.
- Magnets have a North and a South pole. Like poles (North/North or South/South) repel, and opposites (North and South attract each other).
- As distance increases, the strength of the electric force decreases.
- Electromagnetism is the flowing of electric current through wires, which creates a magnetic field.
- Sample response: Electrons are surrounded by a force called an electric field. When an electron moves, it creates a second, a magnetic field. When electrons flow in a current through a conductor, such as metal or a wire, the conductor becomes a temporary magnet, an electromagnet.
- Sample response: If a magnet is moved back and forth along a wire, the changing magnetic field produces an electric current in the wire.
