Electromagnet Science Kit
Uncover attraction, repulsion, and how electricity flows with the power of magnets!
Students must collaborate and problem solve to construct a telegraph, buzzer, chimes, and electromagnets! Once complete, students use these well-known tools to learn what magnets attract or repel, how temporary magnetism works, and about the flow of electricity. Self-guided instructions detail each project and experiment. Full contents list below. Requires 2 D batteries (not included). Accommodates 5 projects. Recommended for Upper Elementary and up.
Kit includes:
- Neodymium & ceramic magnets
- Light Emitting Diode (LED)
- Iron fillings
- Switch plates
- Compass
- Battery holders
- Pre-drilled wood blocks
- Wire
- Nails & screws
- Sand paper
- Straws
- Activity guide
Next Generation Science Standards*:
- 3-5-ETS1-1: Define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
- 3-5-ETS1-2: Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
- 3-5-ETS1-3: Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
- 3-PS2-1: Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that minimizes the force on an object during a collision.
- 3-PS2-3: Use evidence to demonstrate that the motion of an object is affected by the forces acting upon it.
- 3-PS2-4: Make observations to demonstrate that the force of gravity affects the motion of objects.
- 4-PS3-2: Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
- 4-PS3-4: Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
- HS-PS3-5: Apply scientific principles to design and test a device that can convert one form of energy to another.
*The Next Generation Science Standards are a registered trademark of WestEd. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.