Vocabulary
Static Electricity
Critical thinking
Pictures
Miscellaneous
100
If something is able to attract objects made of iron it is...
A. static electricity
B. magnetic
B. magnetic
100
What are the charges in static electricity?
Positive and negative
100
Jayden found a bag of coins in a closet. None of the coins was attracted by a magnet. What could Jayden infer about the coins?
The coins were not attracted to a magnet because they did not contain iron.
100
What do the S and N stand for on this magnet?
S is for South and N is for North.
100
Magnets can come in all different shapes and sizes. True or False?
True!
200
An electric charge that builds up in an object is...
Static electricity
200
When you rub a balloon on your hair, why does your hair stick to the balloon?
Opposite charges attract
200
Dorian saw a crane lift a junk car from one place and then drop the car in a different place. What hypothesis could Dorian form about what was on the end of the crane to move the car?
There was an electromagnet on the end of the crane.
200
What kind of magnet can be turned off and on?
200
What can magnets do to a piece of iron?
A. repel it
B. attract it
C. push the piece of iron away
B. attract it
300
What are poles?
The strongest part of a magnet
300
What can you demonstrate using a balloon charged with static electricity and pieces of tissue paper.
You can attract the pieces of tissue paper without having to touch the balloon to the paper
300
What can you conclude about two balloons that seem to push away from each other without touching?
They have the same charge
300
Describe what is happening in this photo.
In the top photo the magnets are attracted to each other. This is because one magnet is north facing and one is south facing. In the bottom photo the magnets are repelling from each other because the same poles are facing each other.
300
Magnets can still work even through the human body. True or false?
True! 
400
What does repel mean?
To push
It happens when the same poles come together.
400
How can you get two balloons to repel?
If you rub both balloons that same way they will have the same charge and will repel each other.
400
JimBob found a mixture of plastic buttons and metal safety pins in his grandmother's sewing box. He wanted to separate the buttons and the pins. What could he do to quickly separate the pins from the buttons?
The pins could quickly be pulled out by using a magnet to attract them.
400
Will these magnets repel or attract each other? How do you know?
The magnets are attracted to each other because the polar opposites are matched up.
400
How are the forces of kicking a soccer ball different than magnetic forces?
You have to actually touch the soccer ball to make it move, magnets do not need to touch to apply a force.
500
What does attract mean and when does it happen?
It means to pull together.
It happens when opposite poles come together. It also happens when a magnet comes in contact with a metal object that contains iron.
500
How is it possible to get a balloon to stick to a wall?
You rub the balloon on something like hair or a wool cloth to build up charges. It is then attracted to the wall and will stick.
500
Based off the science experiment we did in class with the electromagnet...how can you measure the strength of the magnet?
By how far the magnet was from the paperclip, and how many times the wire was wrapped.
500
Describe what is happening in this photo.
The person created a small electromagnet which will pick up the paper clips when turned on.
500
How are magnets and static electricity alike?
They can both exert a force without having to be in contact with the object.