At the moment I'm using the Forces part of "Bite-Size Physics" with the boys. Today's lesson had something that everyone could enjoy - making magnets.
You just have to stroke an iron nail with a magnet, making sure to always go the same direction, until the nail becomes a magnet. In the picture the paperclip is magnetically attached to the nail. After that we dropped the nails on the paving outside to demagnetise them. Everyone had a go at this. The girls enjoyed the experiments and the boys learnt about the science behind it.
Alhamdulillah, it was great to have something for everyone!
2 comments:
As salaam alaikum,
I remember doing some work with magnets with my oldest a few years ago. We used the Young Scientist Club kits. Have you used those?
Walaykumsalaam,
I have heard of them but I have not used them.
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