Science
Current Science Unit - Energy and Electromagnetism
FOSS provides a general exposure to many aspects of the natural world in ways that are cognitively appropriate for children and in an environment that encourages creative and complex thinking in a dynamic social structure. Our current unit is a life science unit titled - Energy and Electromagnetism.
The Energy and Electromagnetism Module is designed to introduce and reinforce concepts in physical science dealing with energy and change. Students experience electricity and magnetism as related effects and learn useful applications of electromagnetism in every day life. In this module, students will
The Energy and Electromagnetism Module is designed to introduce and reinforce concepts in physical science dealing with energy and change. Students experience electricity and magnetism as related effects and learn useful applications of electromagnetism in every day life. In this module, students will
- Ask questions that can be answered about electricity and magnetism.
- Plan and conduct investigations about electromagnetism; record and organize data using appropriate tools for the task.
- Analyze observations; build reasonable explanations; discuss and justify the merits of explanations.
- Conduct an experiment to determine how the force of attraction between two magnets changes with the distance between the magnets.
- Conduct an experiment to determine how the number of winds in an electromagnet coil affects the strength of the magnetism.
- Use tools and techniques to make observations and build explanations about light