Cross-Specialization Training of Grades 7-10 Science Teachers

on their non-major Science Subjects

October 15-20, 2018

Grade 10 Activity Sheet on Electricity and Magnetism

Activity 1: Magnetic Field Mapping

Objectives
1. Describe the region around a magnet.
2. Draw the magnetic field lines around a bar magnet.
3. Draw the magnetic field lines around a U-shaped magnet.
4. Draw the magnetic field lines around a combination of magnets.

Materials
2 bar magnets, U-shaped magnet, magnetic field board
sheets of paper, pencil

Procedure

1. Place a single bar magnet on a flat surface.

2. Shake the magnetic field board to equalize the distribution of iron filings in the liquid.
3. Put the magnetic field board on top of the bar magnet.
4. Observe the line patterns that will be formed.
5. Place a clean sheet of paper on top of the magnetic field board and trace the line patterns
that were formed. Answer the following questions:

Q1. What do the line patterns form?

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Q2. Were the lines evenly distributed or did they seem to concentrate on specific areas?
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Q3. What does this tell you about bar magnets?
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6. Repeat steps 1-5 but this time use a U-shaped magnet. Answer the following questions:

Q4. What do the line patterns form?

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Q5. Were the lines evenly distributed or did they seem to concentrate on specific areas?
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Q6. What does this tell you about U-shaped magnets?
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7. Get two bar magnets and lay them on a flat surface side by side but not touching each other.
First, with both N-marked / S- marked ends near to each other. Second, with N-marked and
S-marked ends near to each other.

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 Cross-Specialization Training of Grades 7-10 Science Teachers
on their non-major Science Subjects
October 15-20, 2018

8. Put the magnetic field board on top and trace again the line patterns that will be formed.

Q7. How would you describe the line patterns formed with like ends of the magnet? What do
these imply?
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Q8. How would you describe the line patterns formed with opposite ends of the magnet?
What do these imply?
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Table 1. Data and Observations

Setup Line Patterns Formed Observations

Single Bar Magnet

U-shaped Magnet

2 Bar Magnets
with Like Ends

2 Bar Magnets
with Opposite
Ends

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