7th Grade Science Guide

7.1: Field Forces 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 2

CSD Resources Phenomena: Electric Train

Objective

Overview

Materials

● I can use evidence to

● Have students watch the Electric Train through a copper coil video. Students should write what they think is making the train move, and make any other observations.

● Electric Train through Copper Coil Video ● Other options may

describe the nature of felds existing between objects that exert forces on each other.

include: Static Electricity, Bill Nye Balloon, Levitating Speaker

Activity: Compass Introduction

Objective

Overview

Materials

● Lesson Plan ● Magnets ● Compass

● I can create a model that shows forces exist between objects even when they are not touching.

● Students determine what causes a compass to work and describe the effect that a magnet has on the compass.

Activity: How does a compass work?

Objective

Overview

Materials

● I can create a model that shows forces exist between objects even when they are not touching.

● Students read an article about how a compass work, and then use

● Lesson Plan ● How Does a Compass Work Reading

information from the text to describe what they saw

in the Compass Introduction Lab

Gizmo: Magnets

Objective

Overview

Materials

● Determine that like poles repel and opposite poles attract. ● Understand that magnets exert force at a distance.

● Students utilize different types of magnets and iron flings to watch magnetic forces at work in a simulation.

● Gizmo