An Active Attraction.

Burns, Joseph C.; Buzzelli, Cary

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ERIC Number: EJ469517

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Publication Date: 1992

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An Active Attraction.

Burns, Joseph C.; Buzzelli, Cary

Science and Children, v30 n1 p20-22 Sep 1992

Describes a unit on magnetism that utilizes hands-on activities in which students make hypotheses for discrepant behavior, discover whether a magnet attracts one object through another, measure the strength of magnets, explore levitating paper clips, and play a game dependent on magnetic attraction. (MDH)

Descriptors: Concept Formation, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education, Magnets, Manipulative Materials, Misconceptions, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Experiments, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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