Vocabulary
Magnet
Circuits
Electricity
Grab Bags
100

The word for when two magnets push away from each other.

Repel

100

Where on the magnet is the magnetic field the strongest?

The magnet's ends or poles

100

The name of the device that can break a circuit and stop the flow of electricity.

A switch


100

The function of the D- Cell.

Source of energy



100

When we wrapped the wire in this place it became much stronger. 

At the end. 


200

The word for when two magnets pull toward each other.

Attract

200

The name of the device that uses a magnet to indicate direction, that is commonly used for navigation.

A compass


200

This is the component in a circuit where the electrical energy comes from.

Battery or power source

200

The name of the device that is used to protect an electrical circuit from overloading or short-circuiting.

Circuit breaker

200

The two colors of the wires we used when we created the electromagnet.

Red and Yellow 

300

The name of the metal that magnets are often made of.

Magnetic strength or magnetic field strength 

300

The name of the metal that magnets are often made of.

Iron

300

The name of the type of circuit in which there are multiple paths for the electric current to flow.

Parallel circuit


300

The space around electrically charged objects. 

An Electric Field

300

When designing our electromagnets we used this to pick up the washers.

A steel rivet

400

This term describes a material that allows electricity to flow through it easily.

Conductor 

400

This term describes the area around a magnet where its magnetic force can be detected.

Magnetic Field



400

The name of the type of circuit in which there is only one path for the electric current to flow.

Series Circuit 


400

The name of the material that does not conduct electricity. 

Insulator 

400

The object's name that we set up our experiment on. 

Circuit Base

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