Power of Magnets

Power of Magnets: Investigations Into Magnetic Fields and Forces is an exciting part of the Science Unlocked Accelerate level curriculum kits. Feel the pull toward this physics kit and get hands-on with magnets to find out what they can do and how they do it. Test the magnetism of burned matches, find out how many paper clips a magnetized paper clip can pick up, visualize a magnetic field with iron filings, make a three-dimensional magnetic force pyramid, and build an electromagnetic motor. "Power of Magnets" comes with a full-color Student Curriculum Workbook and a in-depth Teacher Guide. It is a phenomenon-based approach, designed to fully engage students in the science of magnetism.

Through a series of experiments, students will learn what makes a magnet a magnet (including at the subatomic level), what magnetic fields are like, how magnetic force acts on objects, and how electricity and magnetism are closely connected. As part of a special program from Home Science Tools, this Accelerate level kit will provide over 10 hours of engaging instruction, helping your student gain knowledge and confidence while doing real science.

In this kit, the student will do these activities and more:

1. Test the magnetism of matches before and after burning
2. Make a paper clip magnetic with a neodymium magnet
3. Use iron filings to see what a magnet field "looks" like
4. Build a pyramid device to observe magnetic forces acting on a central object
5. Make an electromagnetic motor with just a few basic components

Use "Power of Magnets" to answer questions such as:

• Are matches magnetic?
• How can a paper clip become a magnet?
• What does a magnetic field look like?
• What does magnetic force do, and what is it affected by?
• How do electricity and magnetism interact?

Our Power of Magnets kit is a part of the Science Unlocked Accelerate series and is recommended for grades 3-7.

Interested in learning more? Check out our Student Workbook Sample and Teacher Guide Sample!

This kit contains:

• 2 Pie Plates
• 2 Batteries, D
• 1 Copper Wire
• 6 Dowels
• 1 Sheet of Drawing Paper
• 1 Fishing Line
• 1 Iron Filings
• 1 Matches
• 1 Modeling Dough
• 1 Nail
• 1 Neodymium Block Magnet
• 3 Neodymium Disc Magnets
• 1 Box of Paper Clips
• 1 Ring Magnet
• 1 Zip-close Bag

You will also need:

• Scissors 

More Information

• Safety Information (SDS)

• Learning outcome: Feel the pull toward this physics kit and get hands-on with magnets to find out what they can do and how they do it.
• NGSS science standards alignment

• 3-PS2-3 Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
• 3-PS2-4 Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.
• MS-PS2-3 Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
• MS-PS2-5 Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.