Class Demonstration
Materials:
to be a magician! For your first trick you will move the object on the table with no hands. Tada!! Then take the tablecloth off and show everyone how you did your trick. Show how we can move the object with the magnet close to the object, but not touching it. If your magnet has different polarity then you can show how magnets can push and pull away from each other.
- Magnets (big strong magnets)
- A magnetic object such as a can or tin car
- Tablecloth
- Table
to be a magician! For your first trick you will move the object on the table with no hands. Tada!! Then take the tablecloth off and show everyone how you did your trick. Show how we can move the object with the magnet close to the object, but not touching it. If your magnet has different polarity then you can show how magnets can push and pull away from each other.
Group Activity
Materials
items will make their object move faster and have more pull with the magnets. Afterwards have a race. All the students must move their object from one end of the room to the other without touching their object. If the magnets are large enough then you could use a long table for the race and put the magnets under the table to move them.
- Magnets (big strong magnets)
- Household items half magnetic half not (milk jug, paper, tin cans, spoon, ect…)
- Wheels
- Glue/tape
items will make their object move faster and have more pull with the magnets. Afterwards have a race. All the students must move their object from one end of the room to the other without touching their object. If the magnets are large enough then you could use a long table for the race and put the magnets under the table to move them.
Effective Questions to use
What could you use to make your object move faster?
Why do you think the magnets make the object move?
How could magnets be used by inventors?
Why do you think the magnets make the object move?
How could magnets be used by inventors?