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Magnetic Testing
Task with Student Directions
Contributed by: Illinois Science Teachers Association (ILS)

  1. Check the materials at this station:

    • Objects in a plastic bag:

      • washer
      • magnet
      • nail
      • penny
      • popsicle stick
      • rubber band


  2. Empty the objects in the plastic bag onto the table.

  3. Test the items with the magnet to find out which items the magnet attracts.

  4. Read the questions in the Student Response section to find out what you should do next.

  5. Answer all questions.

  6. When you are finished, put the boxes back in the plastic bag.

Student Response

  1. Place a check in the column to show what you discovered about each item's magnetic attaction.

    ITEM ATTRACT

    YES NO
    washer

    penny

    popsicle stick

    nail

    rubber band



  2. Look at your chart. Write a sentance about what you now know about magnets and what they attract.


    ___________________________________________________________________________________________________


    ___________________________________________________________________________________________________


    ___________________________________________________________________________________________________


  3. If you had a metal screw, do you predict it would be attracted to the magnet?


    Circle one: YES NO

 


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