Matter and Magnetism
INTERACTIVE SOLID, LIQUID, OR GAS?
From a list of words in a page bottom word bank, students must correctly place each item in the appropriate column of solid, liquid, or gas.
MathMol Hypermedia Textbook for Elementary School (includes definitions, states of matter, pictures, etc.)
BrainPOP - Matter and Molecules
Chem4Kids.com - explains states of matter, mixtures, etc.
"How Long Does it Take to Freeze?" Activity
"Discover the secrets of everyday stuff"
Science Snacks about Magnetism
BrainPop Movie on Magnetism
Magnets---Polarity
Magnets: Special Forces
Students will research and explore the properties of magnets. Students will learn that magnets are attracted to iron. They will identify the poles and how they line up with the Earth's magnetic poles. They will learn why magnets sometimes push each other away (repel) and sometimes pull toward each other (attract).
Magnetic Art:
Explore the science of magnets with filings from steel wool and metal, a bit of hairspray, and some artistic input.
Magnetic Field and Electric field Viewing Bottle:
Extend your usual unit on magnets with this high interest experiment on magnetic fields. Students will build a magnetic field viewing bottle from baby oil and steel wool fibers to see the magnetic field align with a magnet. A similar experiment is offered to make an electric field viewing bottle; both experiments yield dramatic re-sults for elementary students. The second URL, above, offers explanations for understanding magnetic fields.
Magnets and Magnetism:
Four student activities explore the properties of magnets, with student worksheets included. The exercises target grades one through five.
Iron in Cereal:
Students love this magnetic experiment, where they will separate iron particles from everyday, iron-fortified breakfast cereal.
Electricity and Magnetism:
Several hands-on experiments are logged here, where students can learn about both magnetism and electricity by building their own circuits, playing with compasses and magnets, or simply observing the properties of magnetism and recording them on a student worksheet, available on the 2nd URL above.
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