Show how the magnets on the magnet car will attract or repel other magnets.
How to Complete Your Data Collection Sheet Model how to fill in the Data Collection Sheet correctly to identify which items are magnetic and which are not, and to describe what materials they think the object is made of.Then, show students how to hold the Magnet Car in your hand testing an object for magnetic properties by holding it near one of the magnets on the car. They should try both magnets on the Magnet Car to see what happens.Students should enter all six items on the sheet. Pass out the Data Collection Sheet and have the students fill out the “Name of Object” portion.
ModelModel how to complete the first trial with students.They will record their results on their Data Collection Sheet.
The students will be testing the objects to see if they are magnetic or nonmagnetic and determine that the items that are magnetic have metal properties. InstructInstruct students that they will be testing the magnetism of the six classroom objects that you have distributed, and see what common characteristics they share.