5
Experiment
6
Experiment
3
Experiment
4
Experiment
Try to get closer to the iron fillings.
Try to get closer to the compass.
*Test the iron fillings without
taking them out of the bag.
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Name
*Keep other magnets away from your surroundings as you conduct your experiment.
What are the properties of a magnet?
Water
Water
Press the claw
to remove the
lid and lift it.
Properties of the poles of a magnet
Put the two bar magnets close together
and check the response to or
•
Fill the case with water, and see what happens when a bar magnet or a round
magnet is placed on a small yellow float.
•
Find out what happens when the nail attached to
the magnet is slowly released, as shown in the
diagram on the right.
•
As shown in the figure on the right, rub the
iron rod with a magnet in the same
direction and then bring it closer to the
iron fillings or compass.
•
Insert an iron rod rubbed with a
magnet into Styrofoam and
examine it in the same way as
Experiment 4.
•
Try to hold the released nail close to the iron
fillings or the compass.
•
Put a pencil on the tray
and check what happens
when you pass a round
magnet through it.
•
Put bar magnets close to each other,
check the poles by pulling or pushing
them apart, and put N/S stickers on
them.
•
Place one bar magnet on the small yellow float
and bring the other bar magnet closer.
•
A
B
C
Investigate which part of the attached bar
magnet, the nail sticks well.
•
To find out if you can cut a rubber
bar magnet to make two rubber
bar magnets.
•
Investigate what happens when a U-shaped magnet is
hung with a thread.
•
Let's find out if there is a
difference in movement
compared to the compass.
•
Take out the magnetic
needle and rub the
opposite side (S-pole) of the
red needle with the N-pole
side of the bar magnet two
or three times, as shown in
the figure.
•
The compass's needle is
magnetic and stops when it
points north and south.
•
Turn the compass to align
the "north" with the north
pole of the compass and
check the direction.
•
A
B
C
A
B
C
A
B
C
Small
yellow
float
Small
yellow
float
Tray
Rubber bar magnet
Nail
Round
magnet
Round
magnet
Pencil
N/S stickers
Magnets were made to move freely.
How to use the compass
If the compass is incorrect
Thread
U-shaped magnet
Case
Is the iron attached to the magnet a magnet?
Iron on a magnet
Lid
Claw
Magnetic
needle
Making magnets
Nails
Iron rod
Styrofoam
(Things around you)
How to check the poles of a magnet
