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# 4.P4U1.3

Develop and use a model to demonstrate magnetic forces.

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- [Developing and using models](https://www.knowatom.com/developing-and-using-models)
- [Planning and carrying out investigations](https://www.knowatom.com/planning-and-carrying-out-investigations)
- [Constructing explanations and designing solutions](https://www.knowatom.com/constructing-explanations-and-designing-solutions)
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- [Weather and Climate](https://www.knowatom.com/weather-and-climate)
- [Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer](https://www.knowatom.com/conservation-of-energy-and-energy-transfer)

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- [Patterns](https://www.knowatom.com/patterns)
- [Cause and Effect](https://www.knowatom.com/cause-and-effect)

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## Browse 4.P4U1.3 Lesson Plans

Grade Ranges All K-2 3-5 6-8

<https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/4th-grade-science/engineering-electric-cars>

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## [Engineering Electric Cars In this unit, students explore the science phenomena of how energy is transferred in a circuit to do work. In this lesson, students figure out the phenomena affecting the left and right movement of an electric car. This page is a high-level extract of this lesson. ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/4th-grade-science/engineering-electric-cars)

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<https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/3rd-grade-science/magnets-and-magnetic-fields>

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](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/3rd-grade-science/magnets-and-magnetic-fields)

## [Magnets and Magnetic Fields In this unit, students explore the science phenomenon of how materials can attract or repel other materials without touching them. In this lesson, they investigate how magnets can attract or repel certain objects within their magnetic field. This page highlights the key components of this lesson. ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/3rd-grade-science/magnets-and-magnetic-fields)

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<https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/3rd-grade-science/engineering-pick-and-place-devices>

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## [Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices In this unit, students focus on science phenomena related to electric and magnetic forces. First, students explore how materials can become electrically charged and then attract or repel other materials without touching them. ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/3rd-grade-science/engineering-pick-and-place-devices)

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## [Magnets and Motors In this unit, students explore the science phenomenon of electric currents and electrical energy. In this lesson, students figure out energy transfers, electricity, and circuits in the context of an electromagnetic motor system. This page showcases each key section of this lesson.](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/5th-grade-science/magnets-and-motors)

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Standards citation: NGSS Lead States. 2013. *Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By State*s. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.

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