Week: 6
Topic: What is Magnetism?
Objectives:
What are the properties of a magnet?
How do magnetic poles interact?
What is the shape of a magnetic field?
Essential Question:
Why do magnets float?
This week the kids will discover the magnetic field of a magnet by using iron filings.
Dinner table discussion: Have your son or daughter show you their magnetic field discoveries.
How does the field react when there is only one magnet.
What happens when there are like poles and when there are unlike poles?
What happens to the field lines when the magnetic strength weakens?
Upcoming:
Next week we will go inside the magnet to see how it works.
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