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<p>Lesson 5.12 on Transparency and Magnetism has a clear set of objectives aimed at enhancing students' understanding of material properties. The lesson's primary goal is for students to compare and group a variety of everyday materials based on specific characteristics. These characteristics include the materials' hardness, solubility, degree of transparency, their electrical and thermal conductivity, as well as their magnetic properties. By examining these attributes, students will gain a deeper insight into the nature of different materials and how they can be categorized.</p>

<p>To assess their comprehension of the lesson, students will be asked a series of questions. These questions are designed to determine if they can successfully classify materials into categories such as transparent, translucent, or opaque based on how they interact with light. Additionally, students will be tasked with classifying materials according to their magnetic properties, specifically whether or not they are attracted to magnets. This evaluative approach ensures that students not only learn the theoretical aspects but also apply their knowledge practically.</p>

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Transparency and Magnetism - Lesson Plan

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Teacher Explanation

Transparency and Magnetism - Teacher Explanation

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Results Tables

Transparency and Magnetism - Results Tables

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Self Assessment

Transparency and Magnetism - Self Assessment

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Transparency and Magnetism - Presentation

<p>This lesson focuses on comparing and grouping everyday materials based on their properties of transparency and response to magnets. The objectives are to classify materials as transparent, translucent or opaque, and to classify materials based on whether they are attracted to magnets.</p> <h2>Previous Learning</h2> <p>The students have previously learned about everyday materials, the uses of everyday materials, rocks, forces and magnets, light, and states of matter. In Year 1, they have identified and named various everyday materials. In Year 2, they have found out how the shapes of solid objects can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching. In Year 3, they have compared and grouped rocks and everyday materials based on their appearance and physical properties and learned about light and shadows. In Year 4, they have compared and grouped materials based on whether they are solids, liquids, or gases.</p> <h2>Cross-Curricular Links</h2> <ul> <li>History: Pupils could learn about ancient cultures navigating the seas using lodestone.</li> <li>DT: Pupils could learn about soda glass manufacturing.</li> <li>Art: Pupils could learn about the meaning of 'pentimento' and its impact on galleries.</li> </ul> <h2>Misconceptions and Corrections</h2> <ul> <li>Transparent objects do not cast shadows - All objects, regardless of material, cast shadows to a greater or lesser degree.</li> <li>All metals are attracted to magnets - Only certain metals are attracted to magnets.</li> <li>All non-metals do not attract magnets - Liquid oxygen is attracted to magnets.</li> </ul> <h2>Important Lesson Guidance</h2> <p>The teacher is encouraged to provide a variety of materials for pupils to handle during the lesson. </p> <h2>Activity: Transparency Investigation</h2> <p>The students will work in groups of 4 and investigate the transparency of various materials using torches. They will hold the object up, note the material it is made of, and one student will stand on either side of the object. One student will hold the torch close to the object and turn it on, and the other student will observe if they can see all, some, or none of the light. They will repeat the process with various materials and use their results to classify the materials as transparent, translucent, or opaque. The goal is to obtain 20 results.</p> <h2>Science Explained</h2> <ul> <li>Objects are either transparent, translucent, or opaque.</li> <li>Opaque objects reflect light.</li> <li>Different types of the same material can have varying transparency.</li> <li>Gases tend to be transparent.</li> </ul>

Transparency and Magnetism

Science

Year 5

Properties and Changes of Materials

Transparency and Magnetism - Objectives Labels

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