Lesson 36 of 84 · Forces

Experiment⭐ 30 XP⚡ Spark Lab

Magnet Magic! (Part 2)

🧪Lab Brief #36

Magnet Magic! (Part 2).

🎯 Your mission

Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).

⚡ The twist

The opposite of what you expect is often what happens.

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Mind = Blown

🔥 A bolt of lightning is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun.

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Make a hypothesis first

Predict: what happens if you double the force?

What You'll Learn

Magnets stick to some things but not others. Try a magnet on your fridge!

Key Words

slow
roll

Materials Needed

toy cars
ramps
string
weights
tape

Safety First

Dispose of materials properly after the experiment.
Handle glass items carefully to avoid breakage.
Do not mix unknown chemicals together.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Have a grown-up read about Forces to you.

Step 2 — Do

Push a toy car gently, then push it hard. Which push made it go farther?

Step 3 — Observe

Look closely! What do you see?

Step 4 — Record

Draw a picture of what you learned today.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Do magnets stick to the fridge?

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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