Lesson 78 of 84 · Forces

Lesson⭐ 30 XP⚡ Spark Lab

Magnet Poles: North and South (Part 3)

🧪Lab Brief #78

Magnet Poles: North and South (Part 3).

🎯 Your mission

Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.

⚡ The twist

Speed isn't the same as force. Don't mix them up.

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Mind = Blown

⚡ Static electricity is the same physics as lightning, just smaller.

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Make a hypothesis first

Guess: where does the energy go?

What You'll Learn

A magnet can push or pull another magnet without touching it. That is amazing!

Key Words

ramp
pulley

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Read the introduction. What is this lesson about?

Step 2 — Do

Test a magnet on 10 objects around your house. Make a list of what sticks and what doesn't.

Step 3 — Observe

Look for something that changed. What is it?

Step 4 — Record

Circle the correct answer on your worksheet.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What does a magnet attract?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

This is why airplanes can fly and why rockets reach space.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

This week, find one thing in your house that turns one kind of energy into another.

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For the dinner table

“Show me something at home that uses this kind of energy.”

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