Regional Webinar of Trainers on Cross Specialization in Teaching Elementary Science

Name: RESA C. MAGUSARA District: NUMANCIA WEST DISTRICT

School: JAMOYAON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Activity 2: Let’s Simulate!

Objective: Perform a simulation to determine how different factors affect the

strength of the electromagnet.

Materials: Downloaded activity sheet, laptop with internet connection

Procedures: Using your laptop with internet connection, type the link
directing to the simulation for the activity.

https://iwant2study.org/lookangejss/05electricitynmagnetism_21electromagnetism/ejss_model_EM
Strengthpaperclips/EMStrengthpaperclips_Simulation.xhtml

1. The link will bring you this simulation. Make sure to press reset setup
and check the box of Enable Data Logger.

2. Set the material of rod to iron and the size of rod to large. Make sure to
click play before dragging the rod towards the paper clips. Then to start
again, just click reset setup to change your inputed data.

Science 5 – Strength of Electromagnets

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Learning Facilitator: Jeremaeh G. Delosa
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3. Manipulate the simulation to fill in the table of collected data below.

Data Collection

Test 1: Number of paper clips picked up using iron rod with varying
number of coils and different number of batteries used.

Electromagnet 1 battery 3 batteries 5 batteries

Description
Iron rod with 0 2 3
3 coils
Iron rod with 1 3 5
5 coils
Iron rod with 1 4 5
9 coils

Test 2: Number of paper clips picked up using plastic rod with varying
number of coils and different number of batteries used.

Electromagnet 1 battery 3 batteries 5 batteries

Description
Iron rod with 0 0 0
3 coils
Iron rod with 0 0 0
5 coils
Iron rod with 0 0 0
9 coils

Analyze Data

1. Based on the collected data, which combination of variables made your

electromagnet pick up the most paper clips?
- Using Iron rod with 5 Coils and 5 batteries pick up the most paper clips.
2. Based on the collected data, which combination of variables made your
electromagnet pick up the fewest paper clips?
- Using Iron rod with 5 Coils and only 1 battery pick up the fewest paper
clips.
3. Which variable affected the results more – number of coils or number of
batteries? Why do you think this variable is so important?

Science 5 – Strength of Electromagnets

Force, Energy, and Motion
Learning Facilitator: Jeremaeh G. Delosa
 Regional Webinar of Trainers on Cross Specialization in Teaching Elementary Science

-The number of coils is likely to affect the results more than the number of
batteries. When more coils are added around the core of the electromagnet, more
atoms in the nail become polarized, resulting in a stronger magnet.

Draw Conclusions

1.Did the electromagnet work when you use plastic rod as the core material? Why?

-Iron being ferromagnetic, it increases the net magnetic induction several hundred
times as compared to plastics which are almost nonmagnetic and have induction
value close to vacuum. The word electromagnet in principle can be used for
solenoid, but it will be weaker than ferromagnetic core. So, yes.

2.How did the electric current from the battery cause the nail to act as a magnet?
-The electric current from the battery caused the nail to have a magnetic field
around it. This magnetic field made the nail act as a magnet (an effect).

3. How would you make an electromagnet that is stronger than any of the ones
used in this activity?
-Electromagnets are made of coils of wire with electricity passing through them.
Moving charges create magnetic fields, so when the coils of wire in an
electromagnet have an electric current passing through them, the coils behave like
a magnet.

Science 5 – Strength of Electromagnets

Force, Energy, and Motion
Learning Facilitator: Jeremaeh G. Delosa