21st Jan '26

Schemes of Work

6P
- 6P.1
  - Lesson 01 - How do magnets behave? Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - W: Magnets are strongest on their ends. - KS3.P.46
      - Suggested Activity:
        Play with some bar magnets.
        Equipment Required:
        bar magnets
    - T: The ends are called magnetic poles. - KS3.P.46
    - W: Opposite poles attract and similar poles repel. - KS3.P.46
      - Suggested Activity:
        Demo circular levitation magnets on stick.
        Equipment Required:
        floating circular (coloured ring magnets on a pole)magnets
    - D: Magnets can be made by stroking an magnetic material in the same direction with the same pole.
      - Suggested Activity:
        Research the history of magnets.
        
        Magnetise a test tube of iron by stroking it horizontally and testing with plotting compass:
        
        As: http://www.cmste.uregina.ca/Quickstarts/pdf/testtubemagnet.pdf
        Equipment Required:
        Test tubes iron filings
        magnets
        plotting compasses
        iron nails
    - T: Magnetic materials become magnetic when the domains inside are lined up in the same direction.
    - T: Magnetic domains are small regions within the material that act like a magnet.
    - T: Domains are created by the spinning electrons in particles.
    - H: SET HOMEWORK: Wordsearch - KS3.P.29
  - Lesson 02 - How do we map a magnet's effect? Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - T: The area around a magnet in which a magnetic object experiences a force is called a magnetic field. - KS3.P.47
    - W: The magnetic field has a shape based on the shape of the magnet and the magnetic objects abound it. - KS3.P.47
      - Suggested Activity:
        Bar magnets under paper with iron filings on top.
        
        Single magnet.
        Two magnets attracting.
        Two magnets repelling.
        Equipment Required:
        Bar magnets, pieces of card, wooden blocks,
        iron filings
    - T: Magnetic fields are represented by field lines. - KS3.P.47
    - W: The magnetic field is strongest where magnetic field lines are closest together (normally the poles). - KS3.P.47
    - T: Magnetic field lines can be plotted with a compass. - KS3.P.47
      - Suggested Activity:
        Demo plotting compasses around a bar magnet on OHP.
    - W: Magnetic field lines flow from North to South poles outside a magnet. - KS3.P.47
  - Lesson 03 - How do we use the Earth's magnetic field? Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - The Earth has a magnetic field with a similar shape to that of a bar magnet. - KS3.P.48
    - The Earth's has a magnet field is caused by the spinning of Iron and Nickel core. - KS3.P.48
    - The Earth's magnetic field will produce a force on compass needle, aligning the needle with the Earth's field and navigation - KS3.P.48
      - Suggested Activity:
        Make a survival compass:
        
        Unfold a paper clip, stroke in one direction with a bar magnet. Float the straight paper clip on a leaf or cork.
        Equipment Required:
        Straightened paper clips, bar magnets, petrie dishes, cork disks, water
- 6P.2
  - Lesson 04 - Skill focus: Planning Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - A: ENQUIRY: Planning
      
      - Aim: To find out which materials are magnetic.
      - Suggested Activity:
        Floating paper clip.
        
        http://www.sciwebhop.net/sci_web/science/ks3/year8/8j/sow.ht1.gif
        
        Material samples placed between paper clip and magnet, to classify them as magnetic or non-magnetic.
        Equipment Required:
        paper clips, cotton, magnets, material samples to disrupt magnetic force.
        (intray in racking)
  - Lesson 05 - Skill focus: Data collection & simple conclusions Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - A: ENQUIRY: Data collection & Conclsion
  - Lesson 06 - Skill focus: Inferred Conclusions Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - A: Magnetism flows more easily through a magnetic material and so magnetic materials change the location of magnetic field lines.
      - Suggested Activity:
        Draw diagrams to show the predicted flow of field lines.
- 6P.3
  - Lesson 07 - Halfway Review Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - A: Review of 6P.1
      - Suggested Activity:
        https://www.mrcorfe.com/Hamble/Questions/6P.1
    - H: SET HOMEWORK:
      Learn Definitions of keywords
      (Crossword) and revise (Flashcards)
- 6P.4
  - Lesson 08 - Why does a rubbed balloon stick to the wall? Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - T: Objects can become charged when objects are rubbed together. - KS3.P.44
      - Suggested Activity:
        Demo balloon rubbed on jumper sticking to wall.
        Equipment Required:
        1 X balloon
    - D: Charged objects create forces between themselves. - KS3.P.44
      - Suggested Activity:
        Play with clothes and rods.
        - Bend water
        - attract suspended charged rods
        - attract hole punches?
        repel a drinks can
        Equipment Required:
        static rods, cloths, paper hole punches
        drinks cans
    - W: Objects charged in the same way repel each other. - KS3.P.44
      - Suggested Activity:
        Two rods of same material rubbed with same cloth. Will repel each other.
    - D: Objects used to charge each other will attract each other. - KS3.P.44
      - Suggested Activity:
        Use the cloth to attract the rod.
    - A: Separation of positive or negative charges when objects are rubbed together. - KS3.P.44
      - Suggested Activity:
        Draw diagram showing the movement of negative charges, leaving a positive object.
        
        NB: Must be a movement of negative charges.
  - Lesson 09 - How does a Van de Graaff generator work? Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - The negative charges which are transferred are electrons. - KS3.P.44
      - Suggested Activity:
        Explain how a Van de Graaff generator works.
    - There are electrostatic forces between charged objects. - KS3.P.44
      - Suggested Activity:
        Use Van de Graaff to demo forces between
        Equipment Required:
        Van de Graaf
    - DESIRABLE:
      Electrons are able to be transferred because they are on the outer edge of an atom. - KS3.P.44
    - H: SET HOMEWORK:
      Revise keyword meaning and concepts for POO.
  - Lesson 10 - How do we map a charge's effect? Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - The area around a charged object in which a charged object experiences a force is called a electrical field. - KS3.P.45
    - Electrical fields are represented by field lines. - KS3.P.45
    - the idea of electric field, forces acting across the space between objects not in contact - KS3.P.45
- 6P.5
  - Lesson 11 - Progress Observation Opportunity Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - A: Progress Observation Opportunity - KS3.P.29
  - Lesson 12 - Progress Reflection Lesson Plan Lesson Title
    - W: Reflection - KS3.P.29