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Our big question is:

How do electric charges exert forces on one another?

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Agenda

1. Welcome Activity
2. Video - Electric forces in action
3. Wrap-up - What do you want to know?

WELCOME ACTIVITY

Question 1
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Watch the video, then predict what might have happened.

Question 2
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I think the fire started because...

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Have you ever reached out to open a door and received a shock from the doorknob?
In order to understand why this happens, you have to understand electric charges. That shock happened because of electric forces.

But wait...

A force is a push or a pull. When I zapped my finger, that was due to electric forces.

How in the world can an electric shock be a push or a pull?! 😱


Watch this video to find out more:
Question 4
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How do you think static electricity can apply a force (a push or a pull)?

Use what you learned in the video to support your answer.

Question 5
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Wrap-Up:
We saw some really interesting phenomena today and we've only scratched the surface on this topic!
Write at least one question/wondering you have going into this unit about noncontact forces?

Our big question is:

How do electric charges exert forces on one another?

⚡️⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️⚡️⚡️ ⚡️ ️

Agenda

1. Welcome Activity
2. Parts of the atom
3. Charges exert forces
4. Wrap-up: Adding notes to your notebook

WELCOME ACTIVITY

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This week, we're diving into the world of noncontact forces, such as magnetism!
What is this magnet attracting?! (Draw something!)

Read:

All matter is made up of very small particles called atoms. Atoms are made of even smaller particles called protons, neutrons and electrons.
  • Protons and neutrons make up the center of the atom, the nucleus. Electrons are found outside the nucleus.
  • Protons and electrons are charged particles. Neutrons are not.
  • Protons are positively charged (+)
  • Electrons are negatively charged (-)
  • Charge is a physical property.
  • An object can have a positive charge, a negative charge, or no charge (neutral).
  • Charged objects exert a force – a push or a pull – on other charged objects

Use the reading from above to help you answer the questions below.

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Charges Exert Forces

Objects that have the same charge repel each other (push each other away). Each object exerts a force on the other object, which pushes the objects apart.


Objects that have opposite charges are attracted to each other. Each object exerts a force on the other object. These forces pull the objects together.

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Check out the video below!
It gives multiple examples of how rubbing objects tranfers electrons and charges objects, causing attractive and repulsive forces.
Question 12
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Now that we have done some learning around electric forces, take what you know and use science to explain how the fire at the gas pump started in the video on question 2.

Words that you could use: electrons, negative charge, positive charge, attract, repels

📗 Notes

Add the following notes to your science journal. These important concepts will be on a quiz at a later date.

Our big question is:

How do electric charges exert forces on one another?

⚡️💡 ⚡️ 💡 ⚡️ 💡 ⚡️ 💡 ⚡️💡 ⚡️ 💡 ⚡️

Agenda

1. Welcome Activity
2. Quick review
3. Balloon and sweater lab
4. Wrap-up

WELCOME ACTIVITY

Question 13
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This week we are continuing our studies of non-contact forces. Since today we'll be doing a balloon lab, draw a person (or furry being) with some staticy balloon hair!
(Hint: If you click the little hand tool, you can move the balloon up for more drawing space)

Let's do a quick review!

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And now, an exploration of charge!


Did you know?
An object's charge can change by transferring electrons (negatively charged) from one object to another. Charges cannot be created nor destroyed, only transferred.

Investigation Question

How does the transfer of electrons change an object's attractive or repulsive nature?


DIRECTIONS:
Use PhET simulator below to help you respond to each of the questions below.
Question 19
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Rub the yellow balloon on the sweater. What happens?

Question 20
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Collect all of the negative charges from the sweater by rubbing the balloon on the sweater. Attach the yellow balloon to the wall.

What do you notice about the charges interaction with the wall? Record your observations

1. Select the yellow and green balloon button at the bottom of the
screen.

2. Rub the yellow balloon on only the top half of the sweater to
collect only half of the negative charges. Attach the yellow balloon to
the wall at the center.

3. Rub the green balloon on the bottom half of the sweater to collect the other half of the negative charges. Attach the green balloon to the right side of the sweater in the center.
Question 21
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Click the remove wall button.

What happens to the yellow balloon?

Question 22
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Click on the yellow balloon and move it away from the sweater.

How can you use the green balloon to keep the yellow balloon from attaching to the sweater?

Reflection Questions
Use your observations from the lab to help you answer the questions below.
Question 23
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How do objects become positively charged?

Question 24
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How do objects become negatively charged?

Question 25
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What type of interactions did you observe between objects of the same electrical charge?

Question 26
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What type of interactions did you observe between objects with different electrical charges?

Question 27
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Did objects have to touch to interact?

What causes this?

Question 28
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Our big question is:

How do magnetic forces work?

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Agenda

1. Welcome Activity
2. Video observations and responses
3. Things to think about (Peardeck)
4. Wrap-up

WELCOME ACTIVITY

Question 29
29.

Circle how you are feeling on a scale of duck!

Watch the magetism video below and make some observations.

What questions do you have? What do you notice?
Question 30
30.

Write two thoughts or questions you have about the phenomena you just watched.

Question 31
31.

How does the distance between objects affect the strength of magnetic attraction?

Wow! Seeing those forces in action was pretty awesome! Let's see what you know about magnetic forces using Peardeck!

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Live class today? Use this Peardeck!
On-demand? Use this Peardeck
Want to check your answers? Check out this Bill Nye Video to see if you were right!

Wrap-up

Question 32
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Our big question is:

How do magnets behave?

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Agenda

1. Understanding Magnetic Behaviors
Listen while you read the text below and answer the questions that follow.

Every magnet has two poles - a north and a south pole. No matter what shape a magnet come in, it has two poles, no more and no less. By seeing what you can do with the poles of a magnet, you can learn how magnets behave.

If you hold two magnets together, what happens? The answer depends upon which poles you hold together.

"LIKE" POLES REPEL
If you hold two north poles together, they push apart. The same thing will happen if you hold two south poles together. We say that two north poles are "like" poles. Two south poles are also "like" poles. "Like" poles always repel each other.


"UNLIKE" POLES ATTRACT
What happens if you hold a north and a south pole together? They pull toward each other. A north pole and a south pole are "unlike" poles. "Unlike" poles always attract each other.

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MAGNETIC FORCE


The push or pull that you feel when you hold two magnetic poles together is magnetic force. Every magnet can push or pull other magnetic material. The magnetic force is strongest at the magnet's poles. The space around a magnet where magnetic forces can act is called the magnetic field. Lines of magnetic force reach through space from a magnet's north pole to its south pole. These lines of force are closest together at the poles of a magnet. You cannot see magnetic lines of force. They are invisible.

A magnetic field becomes stronger the closer you get to the magnet. The magnetic field grows weaker the farther you get from the magnet. A magnet can push or pull a magnetic material that is in its magnetic field. A magnet can do this without touching the other object. This ability is why we say that magnets have magnetic energy.
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This week, we're diving into the world of noncontact forces! Please choose the force gif you find most appealing.
Refresh my memory. What's a force again?
A push or pull!
Someone who is in charge.
A type of energy.
Some Jedi thing...
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Question 11
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Which particles are found in the nucleus (center) of an atom?
Electrons and neutrons
Protons and electrons
Protons and neutrons
Which particles have a positive (+) charge?
Protons
Electrons
Neutrons
Which particles have a negative (-) charge?
Electrons
Protons
Neutrons
When objects with like (same) charges meet, they will.....
attract.
repel.
When objects with opposite charges meet, they will.....
attract.
repel.

Wrap up!

Today's big question was "How do electric charges exert forces on one another?"
Rate how you're feeling about this topic so far.
Awesome! I know all the parts of the atom, where they are located, and what their charges are. I know if I bring oppositely charged objects together, they'll attract and if I bring like charged objects together, they will repel.
I'm doing okay. I know most of the parts of the atom, including their location and charges. I might need to check my notes to be sure of them, though. I know if I bring oppositely charged objects together, they'll attract and if I bring like charged objects together, they will repel.
I don't have any of this memorized. I'm feeling really lost and I could use some extra help with this topic
Our question today is "How do magnetic forces work?" Rate how you're feeling about this topic below.
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ - Awesome, this is making sense so far!
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ - I'm doing okay, this is a little confusing, but some parts make sense!
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⭐️ - ?!?!?
Like poles
attract
repel
Unlike poles
attract
repel
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Like poles __________.
attract
repel
Unlike poles __________.
attract
repel
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Question 51
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A magnetic field is strongest ___________ a magnet.
close to
far from
As you move away from a magnet, the magnetic field becomes ___________________.
stronger
weaker
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Question 56
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Match the magnetic terms and descriptions below.
like poles
A magnet is strongest at the ___________.
attract
One end of a magnet is called the _____________; and the other is called the __________.
north pole; south pole
A south pole and south pole, or a north pole and north pole are called ______________.
poles
A north pole and south pole are called _____________.
magnetic field
Two north poles or two south poles will _______________.
repel
A north pole and a south pole will _________________.
unlike poles
Where the power of a magnet is felt is called its ________________.
Match the magnetic terms and descriptions below.
center of magnet
repel
iron, nickel, cobalt
attract
like poles
make up magnetic field
unlike poles
weakest part
lines of force
magnetic substances
A north pole and a north pole are like poles.
True
False
Two north poles are the only like poles
True
False
Like poles attract
True
False
A north pole and a south pole are unlike poles.
True
False
Unlike poles repel.
True
False
Lines of force are invisible.
True
False
A magnet is strongest at the middle.
True
False
Glass and paper are magnetic substances.
True
False
Iron is a magnetic substance.
True
False

Wrap Up

The big question is, "How do magnets behave?" Choose the gif below that best illustrates how much you feel like you have learned about magnetism.
Neutrons and protons are...
...charged particles found outside the atom.
...not charged/neutral particles found inside the atom.
...found in the center(nucleus) of the atom. Neutrons are not charged (neutral), protons are charged.
...charged particles found inside the atom.
Electrons are...
...Postively charged and located outside the nucleus of the atom.
...neutral or not charged and found inside the nucleus of the atom.
...negatively charged and outside the nucleus of the atom.
This is an example of two objects that have the same charge and are attracted to each other.
True
False
This is an example of two objects that have the opposite charge and are attracted to each other, creating a pull.
True
False
This is an example of two objects that have the same charge, which is creating a push.
True
False
The hand is holding the south pole close to the _______________ pole of the hanging magnet.
North
South
The ________ poles are closest together.
Like
Unlike
These poles will _______.
attract
repel
The hand is holding the north pole close to the _______________ pole of the hanging magnet.
North
South
The ________ poles are closest together.
Like
Unlike
These poles will _______.
attract
repel
The hand is holding the north pole close to the _______________ pole of the hanging magnet.
North
South
The ________ poles are closest together.
Like
Unlike
These poles will _______.
attract
repel
Most of the iron filings are at ______________.
the poles
the middle
There are fewer iron filings at ______________.
the poles
the middle
A magnet is strongest at _______________.
the poles
the middle
A magnet is weakest at _______________.
the poles
the middle
Most iron filings are _______________ the magnet.
close to
far from
As you move away from the magnet, there are ______________ iron filings.
more
fewer
Which pieces of iron are outside the magnetic field?
A
B
C
D
Which pieces of iron are inside the magnetic field? (Check all)
A
B
C
D
Look at the pieces that are inside the magnetic field. Which one does the magnet attract the most?
A
B
C
D