Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Lab - Electromagnet 11-3-11

Electromagnets





Can a nail be turned into a magnet?





What else could you change to affect the number of paper clips your electromagnet picks up?





Could you use something else to make an electromagnet besides a nail?





Name something in your home that uses an electromagnet?





Mrs. Rollins

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Lab - Electrical Energy - 11-1-11

Electricity is a form of energy.
Electric Circuit is a circuit with a closed path through which electrical energy travels. The electric circuit can be a simple circuit, a series circuit, or a parallel circuit.

1. Why are the wires in a circuit made from metal?

2. What would happen if one of the wires was cut?

3 What do you think of circuits?

Mrs. Rollins