Magnetism and Electricity Unit

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Activity Magnets and Force of Induced Breaking the Lighting a Parallel and Open and Building
Name Test Objects Attraction and Magnetism Force lightbulb Series closed Electromagnets
Force of circuits circuits with
Repulsion switches
Objectives Students will Students will Students Students Students will Students will Students will Students will
be able to be able to will be able will be able be able to be able to be able to be able to
determine describe the to describe to break the create a build parallel create open create an
what objects force of induced force of circuit to and series and closed electromagnet.
stick to attraction and magnetism attraction. light a light circuits with circuits using
magnets and the force of and bulb. a lightbulb. switches.
what objects repulsion. temporary
do not. magnets.
Activity Students will Students will Students use Students Students will Students Students will Students will
Description test a variety explore with objects that will use a receive a D- explore how make a motor use electricity
of objects and two magnets stick to balance and Cell, wires to make run and then to turn a
categorize by and discover magnets to washers to and a parallel and add a switch magnet “on
if they stick to the force of explore break the lightbulb. series circuits in order to and off.”
magnets or if attraction and temporary force of They will use with a D- turn the motor
they do not. the force of magnets and attraction them to light Cell, wires on and off.
Students will repulsion. induced between two a bulb. and a
learn what magnetism. magnets. lightbulb.
types of Students
objects will chain
magnets stick objects from
to. a magnet.