In this Form 2 Physics study guide, students will learn about the power of magnets, the invisible lines of force surrounding them, why a compass always points north, the difference between permanent and temporary magnets (electromagnets), and that almost everything that is electronic and moves most likely has a magnet in it.

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This study guide accompanies the living book Magnets by Rocco V. Feravolo. Buy a newly reprinted copy of this book from Living Library Press, or for a used copy search, try used.addall.com.

61 pages
Reading Level: 4-7 grade
Prerequisites: none

Author Bio:

Rocco Vincent Feravolo was born May 12,1922 in Newark, NJ. He grew up enjoying writing, painting, and swordsmanship. Rocco served in the U.S. Army during WW2, was distinguished as a student at university and won medals internationally as a fencer with sabre and foil. Science was a love for him and he went on to become a science teacher. But he wanted science to provide a true “work experience” for young people and that they would be active participants in their learning. This care for how children relate with science shows when you read his works.

Mr. Feravolo authored more than 12 science books, a science textbook, and a math book. He succeeded in doing what he set out to do: making sure that his books were practical for children. Books that would involve young people in whichever branch of science they were learning about. If he was going to write about flight then you can be sure he was getting his pilot’s license. He wrote the way he likes to live: “active in many fields”. (source)

Other Necessary Items to Complement This Course

Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock
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Necessary Titles to Complement This Course

Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock

Schedule:

This study guide includes 33 morning lessons, three per week, each requiring 20-30 minutes. Each week will include the following science lessons:

Weekly Lesson 1: Nature Lore
Weekly Lesson 2: Natural History Science Reading and sometimes an activity
Weekly Lesson 3: Special Studies Reading or Natural History Activity

Other necessary science and nature study should be done during afternoons or evenings, and may include the following:

Daily work outside exploring and investigating, making notes or drawings of observations.
Additional reading on this science topic and nature topics according to individual desire and interest.

This guide uses the following tools and prompts: