Grade 2 at Gordon: what sticks to magnets, magnetic field patterns, magnet pendulum, magnets through materials
Grade 3 at Carnarvon: what sticks to magnets, magnetic field patterns, magnet pendulum, magnets through materials. Ended with another force at a distance: electrostatic from balloons.
Grade 1/2 students with Mari and Monika initially had 6 stations (Magnets: what sticks to them?, Magnets: fishing game, Magnets: paper clip bridge, Magnets: force through different materials, Magnetic field patterns, Magnet pendulum), but then reduced to 5 (Force through different materials deleted). With only an hour available, we will reduce further to 4 (remove Paper clip bridge) to allow time for discussion of results, and summarizing of key magnet and force concepts.
Grade 1/2 class with Stephanie at Gordon did these activities: Magnets: what sticks to them?, Magnets: fishing game, Magnets: paper clip bridge, Magnets: force field patterns.
Grade 1/2 class with After School Program in New York City did these activities: Magnets: what sticks to them?, Magnets: paper clip bridge, Magnets: fishing game, Magnet strength, Magnet tower sculpture, Magnetic car race.
ingridscience (grade 4/5) did magnet stations (Magnet pendulum, Levitating magnets, Magnetic field patterns) then made a compass together before two electromagnet activities (Electromagnet, Speaker), then Magnetic Field Pattern Art - see lesson plan magnet stations and more magnets
Science Club I tried mixing the materials from different activities, but this was less satisfactory in terms of learning some more defined concepts about magnets and students even got bored a little more quickly. The structured compass activity was added to the end of this lesson.