Magnet Magic!

Lab Brief #13

🎯 Your mission

Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.

⚡ The twist

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

What you'll learn

A magnet can move a paper clip without touching it! That is magnetic force.

Key words

Make a hypothesis first

Guess: where does the energy go?

Say your guess out loud — then find out if you were right.

Step 1 of 4 · Read

Say the vocabulary words out loud. Can you repeat them?

Step 2 of 4 · Do

Use a magnet to find things in the room that stick to it.

Step 3 of 4 · Observe

Use your eyes, ears, and hands to explore. What do you notice?

Step 4 of 4 · Record

Color a picture to show what happened.

Question 1 of 3

Does a magnet stick to wood?

Question 2 of 3

Do magnets stick to the fridge?

Question 3 of 3

Can a magnet pick up a penny?

Mind = blown

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

Nice work!

You got 0 of 3 right.

🎯

We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.

✨ More to explore

🌍 Where you see this in real life: You use this every time you flip a light switch, ride a bike, or kick a ball.

🏆 Stretch challenge (try it this week): Time how long a small ball rolls down something, then change the slope and try again.

👨‍👩‍👧 For the dinner table: “Show me something at home that uses this kind of energy.”

Send it to a parent who's looking for a 10-minute kitchen science win.

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