Matter and Materials: Grade 3 - Magnetic and Charged Materials

1. demonstrate an understanding of the properties of materials that can be magnetized or charged and of how materials are affected by magnets or static electric charges;
2. identify and describe, using their observations, ways in which static electric charges are made in everyday materials, as well as different types of interactions that take place both between charged materials and between magnetized materials;
3. identify familiar uses of magnets and give examples of static electric charges that are created in the home or at school.

Site Name	Online	O.E.	Description
Lightning in a Pan		2	In this activity students will have the opportunity to make their own miniature version of a lightning bolt.
Magnetic Fields		2	Students will conduct an activity to observe the magnetic field around a magnet.
Magnetic Poles		2	Students will conduct an activity to discover polarity and the interaction of magnetic poles.
Static Electricity		2	Students will conduct an activity to observe static electricity.
Remote Control Roller		1	Students will explore and observe materials that produce a charge when rubbed together.
Super Sparker		2	Students will conduct an activity to explore static electricity.