- Anchors Away!
- As Far As I Can Sea
- Bounce
- By All Indications
- Create a Crater
- Fossil Puzzler
- Get Cooking
- How's the Weather?
- Impact!
- It's All Relative
- Keep It Up
- Layers of Earth
- Let's Get Carried Away!
- Look Out Below!
- Motion In The Ocean
- Play Ball
- Sand Shake
- School of Rock
- Shaky Ground
- Smoke on the Water
- Super Soaked Soil
- Tragedy of the Commons
- Watching Weather
- Weathering Cubes
- What Lies Beneath?
- What Am I?
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Hands-on Activity
It's Magnetic
Summary
In this activity, students will create a simple electromagnet using a nail, a battery, and copper wire. They will attempt to pick up nails and pins using the magnet, and they will investigate how different variables affect the strength of the magnet.
Overview
Topic: Magnetism, electricity
Real World Science Topics:
Real World Science Topics:
- An exploration of the force of magnetism.
- An exploration of how electrical currents can induce magnetic fields.
Objective
Students will gain an understanding of magnetic fields and magnetic forces. They will also observe how electrical currents can create magnetic fields in certain materials.
Activity Difficulty Rating: 4 Each hands-on science activity has been ranked based on difficulty of set up and how difficult they are to perform. The rating scale is from 1 to 5, with 1 being the easiest and 5 being the most complicated.
5-MINUTE REFRESHER
TAKE FIVE
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