How Does a Magnet Work?

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Curiosity trigger

Students will construct magnetic material detectors and check which objects they will attract. Apart from that, they will carry out an experiment with magnetic needles in order to see magnetism, and they will also examine the functions of magnets in various devices.

Curriculum and Skills

Work and Life Skills:

Critical thinking and drawing conclusion
Creative problem-solving

In this lesson, you will cover:

NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS:
3-PS2-3. Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
3-PS2-4. Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.

You will need

Bar magnets, iron filings, magnetic needles and magnetic tape.

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Authors

Author: Piotr Konieczny
Methodology: Karolina Hanus
Translation: Paweł Fabrowicz
Producer: Marta Przywara

Source

This is a modified version of a lesson plan created by the Children’s University Foundation under the CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Photo Horseshoe magnet by Zureks taken by Zureks published on wikimedia.org under the CC-BY 2.0 license.

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