Students will use “A & D” (agree and disagree) statements to analyze a set of true or false statements. Part one is students choosing whether to agree, disagree, or identify whether they need more information to decide. Part two asks them to decide they could test their ideas to investigate the statements. These are best used at the beginning of a learning cycle to determine students’ prior knowledge and ideas. It is important to provide follow-up experiences for the students to investigate, particularly when their ideas and the facts don’t mesh.

This is a sorting activity in which students group a set of cards with pictures or words on them in the categories of current electricity, static electricity or applies to both. It's a great formative assessment! These can be printed and cut. They can also be pasted to index cards and laminated for durability, if desired.

Card sort activity to compare and contrast electricity and magnetism. Great formative assessment! Cards can be printed on card stock and/or laminated for durability.