Questions magnetism electricity

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Magnetism How do magnets act when they’re close to one another? Why do you think that happens? What materials are magnets attracted to? How could you prove that? What happens when you put one magnet on top of a desk and another under the desk lid? Why does this happen? What materials can magnetic force not travel through? Why do you think this happens? Electricity What materials let electricity flow through them? What are they called? What are they made from? How can you test if a material will let electricity flow through it? What are materials that don’t let electricity pass through them called? What are they made from? How does electricity flow through a circuit? How can you light up a light bulb? What’s important to make the light bulb work in a circuit? What do the different parts of the circuit (components) do? How can you make two light bulbs light up in a circuit? How can you make two light bulbs shine brightly in a circuit? What is the difference between the two circuits? Why do the light bulbs not light up with the same brightness in the two circuits? Create your own questions to test: Think of a question that you would like to investigate. Make sure your question can be tested using an experiment. It should not be a question that you can answer yes or no. It should not be a question that can be answered by looking in a book or researching the topic. What materials will you need? How will you set up the experiment? How will you make sure the results are clear? Remember you should only change one thing (variable) at a time.

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   Magnetism  

• How  do  magnets  act  when  they’re  close  to  one  another?    Why  do  you  think  that  happens?  

• What  materials  are  magnets  attracted  to?    How  could  you  prove  that?  

• What  happens  when  you  put  one  magnet  on  top  of  a  desk  and  another  under  the  desk  lid?  Why  does  this  happen?  

• What  materials  can  magnetic  force  not  travel  through?    Why  do  you  think  this  happens?  

 

Electricity  • What  materials  let  electricity  flow  through  them?    

What  are  they  called?  What  are  they  made  from?  How  can  you  test  if  a  material  will  let  electricity  flow  through  it?  What  are  materials  that  don’t  let  electricity  pass  through  them  called?  What  are  they  made  from?  

• How  does  electricity  flow  through  a  circuit?  • How  can  you  light  up  a  light  bulb?    

What’s  important  to  make  the  light  bulb  work  in  a  circuit?  What  do  the  different  parts  of  the  circuit  (components)  do?  

• How  can  you  make  two  light  bulbs  light  up  in  a  circuit?  • How  can  you  make  two  light  bulbs  shine  brightly  in  a  circuit?    

What  is  the  difference  between  the  two  circuits?    Why  do  the  light  bulbs  not  light  up  with  the  same  brightness  in  the  two  circuits?  

  Create  your  own  questions  to  test:  • Think  of  a  question  that  you  would  like  to  investigate.  • Make  sure  your  question  can  be  tested  using  an  experiment.    

It  should  not  be  a  question  that  you  can  answer  yes  or  no.  It  should  not  be  a  question  that  can  be  answered  by  looking  in  a  book  or  researching  the  topic.  

• What  materials  will  you  need?  • How  will  you  set  up  the  experiment?  • How  will  you  make  sure  the  results  are  clear?  

Remember  you  should  only  change  one  thing  (variable)  at  a  time.