Student Exploration Sheet: Magnetism

Name: ______________________________________ Class: ________________ Date: __________________

Prior Knowledge Questions

1. a) What happens when you place two magnets close together? _____________________________________

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b) What objects do magnets stick to? Make a list. _________________________________________________

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c) What do these objects have in common? _______________________________________________________

2. Look at the materials provided (iron filings, copper, glass & wood). Which ones do you think will stick to a
bar magnet? ______________________________________________________________________________

Activity A:
Check that the magnets are placed side by side as shown.
Attract or repel?

a) Observe: Drag two bar magnets onto the paper. Change one of the magnets (either from N-S to S-N, or vice-
versa).
i. What happened the first time? ___________________________________________

ii. What happened the second time? ________________________________________

b) Form hypothesis based on your observation:

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c) Predict: Based on your hypothesis, which pairs of magnets will be attracted to each other? Which will be
repelled? Record your predictions below. (Leave the result blank for now.)

Prediction Result
Left magnet Right magnet
(Attract or repel?) (Attract or repel?)

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 Activity B:
Drag all objects off the paper.
Magnetic field Select the MAGNETIC FIELD LINES tab.
lines

3. Question: If you scatter iron filings (little slivers of iron) around a magnet, you will see a pattern of magnetic
field lines. What do these lines show you?
A) Observe: Drag one magnet onto the paper. Sprinkle filings and then
Tap table five or six times. Sketch the pattern you see in the box:
What do you notice about the iron filings?

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b) Observe: Drag a second magnet next to the first. Sprinkle filings

and then Tap table several times. Sketch what you see.

Will these magnets be attracted or repelled?

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c) Observe: Now switch one of the magnets. Sprinkle filings and then
Tap table several times. Sketch what you see.

Will these magnets be attracted or repelled?

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d) Draw conclusions: Compare the magnetic field lines you have sketched. How can you use the field lines to
tell if magnets will be attracted or repelled?

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4. Question: Why do magnets attract certain materials?

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 WORKSHEET FOR MIXED SPICES PROJECT
JSS1

NAME: _____________________________________________

CLASS: ____________________________________________

TITTLE: MIXED SPICES

OBJECTIVES:
To eat healthy spices and avoid the use of unhealthy food additives such as
MSG (Monosodium glutamate) and salt.

TIPS:
i. Mention 2 benefits derived from the project.

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ii. Explain in 2 lines the effect of some food additives.

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