Lesson Plan: Magnets and Transportation
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to model and describe a floating magnet and explore the use of magnets to improve transportation.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- describe how to create a floating magnet,
- explain why the magnet is floating using the key terms repel and magnetic field,
- explain how a maglev train works,
- describe the advantages and disadvantages of maglev trains,
- explain how a hyperloop train works,
- describe the advantages and disadvantages of hyperloop trains.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- magnets,
- magnetism,
- different types of magnets.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- the specific types of magnets used in the maglev train and the hyperloop train.