{"id":2485,"date":"2010-03-20T19:42:21","date_gmt":"2010-03-21T00:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/2485"},"modified":"2010-03-20T19:42:21","modified_gmt":"2010-03-21T00:42:21","slug":"teaching-physical-science-with-childrens-literature-magnets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2010\/03\/20\/teaching-physical-science-with-childrens-literature-magnets\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Physical Science with Children’s Literature: Magnets"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Bring a magnet close to a steel spoon.\u00a0 The magnet pulls the spoon.\u00a0 This pull is called magnetic force.”<\/p>\n

Magnets<\/a>, written by Peter Riley and illustrated by Franklin Watts<\/a>, is a practical, hands-on book that can teach students the basics about magnets.\u00a0 The images depict young students experimenting with magnets and the text explains exactly what is pictured.\u00a0 A first or second grade student might read this book on his own.\u00a0 All lower elementary students would benefit from the way this book explains magnets.\u00a0 Terms are explained plainly within the text and a glossary is also located in the back.<\/p>\n

The book is written with questions for students to ponder throughout the text.\u00a0 The answers are listed in the back of the book.\u00a0 There is a teacher suggestion page in the front and resources listed in the back for continued learning about magnets.\u00a0 Concepts covered include magnetic force, magnetic and non-magnetic materials, and the magnetic poles.<\/p>\n

Curriculum Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n

This book introduces students to experiments with magnets.\u00a0 Students can see that magnets have a pull on some objects and not on others (K.3).\u00a0 It briefly mentions some practical uses of magnets.\u00a0 I would use this book as an introduction to magnets and then give the students an opportunity to experiment with magnets.<\/p>\n

Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

Teachers can utilize an entire unit of lesson plans on teaching about magnets in kindergarten.<\/a><\/p>\n

For an animated movie on magnets, check out the BrainPOP website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For songs about magnets, go to Songs for Teaching<\/a>.<\/p>\n

General Information<\/strong><\/p>\n

Book:\u00a0 <\/strong>Magnets<\/a>
\nAuthor:\u00a0 <\/strong>Peter Riley
\nIllustrator:\u00a0 <\/strong>Franklin Watts<\/a>
\nPublisher:\u00a0 <\/strong>Gareth Stevens Publishing<\/a>
\nPublication Date:\u00a0 <\/strong>2002
\nPages:\u00a0 <\/strong>31
\nGrade Range:\u00a0 <\/strong>K-2nd
\nISBN:\u00a0 <\/strong>0-8368-3250-7<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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