STANDARDS: MAGNETISM

Magnetism is focused heavily on 5th grade national standards, and focuses on the structure and property of matter, especially the particulate nature of matter. Below is information about how the material in the Magnetism module aligns with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), as well as the Framework for K-12 Science Education.

Next Generation Science Standards (2013) – 3rd-5th Engineering Design

5th grade – Structure and Properties of Matter

5-PS1-1: Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
5-PS1-3: Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties. [Clarification Statement: Examples of materials to be identified could include baking soda and other powders, metals, minerals, and liquids. Examples of properties could include color, hardness, reflectivity, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, response to magnetic forces, and solubility; density is not intended as an identifiable property.]

A Framework for K-12 Science Education (2012)

PS2.B: Types of Interaction (p. 117)

By the end of grade 5: Objects in contact exert forces on each other (friction, elastic pushes and pulls). Electric, magnetic, and gravitational forces between a pair of objects do not require that the objects be in contact – for example, magnets push or pull at a distance. The sizes of the forces in each situation depend on the properties of the objects and their distances apart and, for forces between two magnets, on their orientation relative to each other.

PS3.C: Relationship Between Energy and Forces (p. 127)

By the end of grade 5: When objects collide, the contact forces transfer energy so as to change the objects’ motions. Magnets can exert forces on other magnets or on magnetizable materials, causing energy transfer between them (e.g., leading to changes in motion), even when the objects are not touching.

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