Unit 5: Electricity and Magnetism

STANDARD: S8P5   Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about gravity, electricity, and magnetism as major forces acting in nature.

ELEMENT: S8P5.a   Construct an argument using evidence to support the claim that fields (i.e., magnetic fields, gravitational fields, and electric fields) exist between objects exerting forces on each other even when the objects are not in contact.

LEARNING TARGETS:

1. I can identify forces that act at a distance, such as gravity, magnetism, and electrical. (Knowledge)
2. I can differentiate between magnetic fields, gravitational fields, and electric fields. (Knowledge)
3. I can explain how forces at a distance can be explained by fields. (Reasoning)
4. I can explain how magnets or electric currents cause magnetic fields, and how charges or changing magnetic fields cause electric fields. (Reasoning)
5. I can apply ideas about gravitational, electrical, and magnetic forces to explain why some materials attract each other while others repel. (Reasoning)
6. I can use a field model to explain the effects of forces that act at a distance. (Skill)
7. I can justify evidence to support claims that through fields, objects can exert forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact. (Skill)
8. I can construct an argument using evidence to support the claim that fields (i.e., magnetic fields, gravitational fields, and electric fields) exist between objects exerting forces on each other even when the objects are not in contact. (Product)