Magnets Lesson

Magnetism Hands-on day!

​Click here for the announcement page for expectations, test dates, how to informaiton, and more!

Word Cloud

What is magnetism?

In the words of Mrs. Frizzle- Take chances, make mistakes, and get messy!

Have these materials ready!

Video Response

Can you get your magnets to levitate?

Hop into a breakout room to brainstorm ideas and work together. We will start with 2 minutes let me know if you need more time.

What does participation look like: Unmute when you go into the room. Share ideas. Feel free to put your camera on as you experiment. Don't forget to talk it out! What did you use, what did you not need?

Open Video Recorder

Share with the group in chat, or on mic- were you successful?

Why were you successful? What happened to make you unsuccessful?



What did you learn?

Open Ended

Let's see about attraction. Grab these materials:

bar magnets

ring magnets

Hold the bar magnets one in each hand. Face the two Red sides together and try to make them touch. Now try the blue. Finally, try two different colors. Do this with the ring magnets as well.

Write down your results!

Atoms make up everything.

Atoms are made of subatomic particles that are responsible for magnetism.

Atoms

How do magnets work?

Hotspot

Magnets have 2 poles that always exist in a pair.

The North pole is positive and the South pole is negative.

Looking at the picture which do you think is the North Pole?

Open Ended

Let's see about attraction. Grab these materials:

bar magnet

ring magnet

colored chip

Now hold the bar magnet. Move the colored chip around the magnet. Where is the chip attracted to? Where is it repelled from?

• Protons (+) Positive particle in the nucleus

• Neutrons (0) Neutral particle in the nucleus
  Electron (-)

• Negatively charged in the electron cloud.

  • Magnets have electrons that spin in the same direction

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Subatomic particles

Poll

Materials:

bar magnet

2 metal washers

Place both metal washers with their edges attracted to the same pole of a bar magnet.

Use your fingers to squeeze the washers toward one another.

What happens?

• The washers pull together

  attracted

• The washers push apart

  repelled

• The washers spun around

• Something else- will put in the chat

Open Ended

Test it out!

Use your magnets in the area around you- keeping away from your computer. Write here or in the chat things that are or are not magnetic. Feel free to take a picture and put it here as well!