Lesson 63 of 84 · Forces
Lesson⭐ 30 XP⚡ Spark LabNorth and South Poles (Part 3)
North and South Poles (Part 3).
🎯 Your mission
Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.
⚡ The twist
Energy never disappears — it just hides somewhere else.
Mind = Blown
⚡ Static electricity is the same physics as lightning, just smaller.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you start: which will move faster, and why?
What You'll Learn
Magnets have a north pole and a south pole. Opposite poles attract, same poles push apart.
Key Words
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Steps
Read the introduction. What is this lesson about?
Test a magnet on 10 objects around your house. Make a list of what sticks and what doesn't.
Look for something that changed. What is it?
Circle the correct answer on your worksheet.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What does a magnet attract?
Where you see this in real life
This is why airplanes can fly and why rockets reach space.
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.
For the dinner table
“Show me something at home that uses this kind of energy.”
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