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Contributed by: Illinois Science Teachers Association (ILS)
- Check the materials at this station:
- Objects in a plastic bag:
- washer
- magnet
- nail
- penny
- popsicle stick
- rubber band
- Empty the objects in the plastic bag onto the table.
- Test the items with the magnet to find out which items the magnet
attracts.
- Read the questions in the Student Response section to find out
what you should do next.
- Answer all questions.
- When you are finished, put the boxes back in the plastic bag.
Student Response
- Place a check in the column to show what you discovered about
each item's magnetic attaction.
| ITEM |
ATTRACT |
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YES |
NO |
| washer |
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| penny |
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| popsicle stick |
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| nail |
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| rubber band |
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- Look at your chart. Write a sentance about what you now know
about magnets and what they attract.
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- If you had a metal screw, do you predict it would be attracted
to the magnet?
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