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Test What a Magnet Attracts
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Today I am practising: using a test to classify magnetic attraction
1
With an adult, choose a steel paper clip, paper scrap, wooden craft stick, and plastic block. Predict which will be attracted.
2
Hold a classroom bar magnet near the steel paper clip. Record the result.
3
Test the paper, wood, and plastic in the same way. Record each result.
4
Which predictions matched your observations?
5
Does this test prove every metal is attracted? Explain the limit of your evidence.
6
Write a group rule supported by the objects you actually tested.
- Use a large classroom magnet, avoiding small loose magnets.
- Keep magnets away from mouths and electronic devices.
- Name the tested material instead of generalizing from one metal to all metals.