Science Court: Magnetism Activity

• You are going to watch the first half of the video that sets up the case

• You will answer a set of questions before watching the second half of the video, so make sure you are paying attention/taking good notes

• You are not to open any additional tabs while completing this assignment

• You will only get one attempt on this assignment, there will be no redos

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Instructions:

Multiple Choice

What were the windchimes made out of?

• Iron

• Steel

• Plastic

• Ceramic

Multiple Choice

How do the atoms in metals normally face

• All pointed North

• All Pointed South

• All Pointed East

• All Pointed West

• In Random Directions

Multiple Select

What are the names we give to the two ends of a magnet?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Drag and Drop

The North end of a magnet will move towards the​

Placeholder

end of another magnet and move away from the​

Placeholder

end of the same magnet.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

South

North

East

West

Up

Down

Stronger

Weaker

Open Ended

What do you think happened to cause the windchimes to stick together the way they did? Answer it at least 3 full sentences

Multiple Choice

What causes an iron object to become magnetized?

• Being rubbed against a magnet so the atoms line up in the same direction

• Rubbing against another iron object to create a magnetic field

• Nothing, an object is either always a magnet or never a magnet

• Water causes other items to stick to the iron, creating a magnetic field

Multiple Choice

What has to happen to make an iron object no longer a magnet?

• The atoms have to become disorganzed

• The atoms have to become organized

• The atoms have to be heated up

• Enough time has to pass for the magnetic field to just disappear

Multiple Choice

What caused the chimes to no longer be magnetized?

• Penny's boss shaking the box

• Rubbing them against the magnet again

• Penny throwing the Chimes on the ground

• The ink from the pen spilled on them and disrupted the magnetic field

Open Ended

What are some applications of magnetism that you see? List at least 2.