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Important vocabulary: use this space to write down important vocabulary words you need to understand
from this station. Define them in your own words or draw a picture, etc.
Procedure:
1 . Figure out how to get the can to move without touching it.
a. Write a hypothesis about the movement of the subatomic particles causing the can to move.
2. Figure out how to get two balloons on a string to repel each other.
a. Explain your procedure and why it was successful.
Important vocabulary: use this space to write down important vocabulary words you need to understand
from this station. Define them in your own words or draw a picture, etc.
1. Place the compass on the Oersted board and align your dial to true north without a battery. Next
connect the battery at your station and write down your observations and measure the degree of
rotation of the needle. Try to get the needle to move a different direction.
a. Use the results from your Oersted experiment to describe why the needle does not always point
north. (Use the Electricity book pg. 46/47 to help understand whats going on)
b. Repeat your experiment with the compass in different locations and see if you have any new
observations and record below.
Important vocabulary: use this space to write down important vocabulary words you need to understand
from this station. Define them in your own words or draw a picture, etc.
Procedure:
1. Use the materials at your station to create an electromagnet. (If you dont know what an
electromagnet is use your resources to discover what it is).
a.
Explain how you were able to create magnetism with the materials given.
c. How could you measure that you have a greater electromagnetic force?
2. Experiment with your materials to see if you can create a magnet without using a power source.
a.
Explain the materials you used and your process if you were able to create a magnet.