LESSON MATERIALS:

• Student Exploration Sheet

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• Exploration Sheet Answer Key

• Teacher Guide

• Vocabulary Sheet

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• Assessment Questions

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Determine which materials are attracted to a bar magnet.
• Define the term "ferromagnetic."
• Observe the interaction of bar magnets.
• Determine that like poles repel and opposite poles attract.
• Understand that magnets exert force at a distance.
• Observe magnetic field lines for attracting and repelling magnets.
• Use magnetic field lines to predict if an object will be attracted to a magnet or repelled.
• Observe magnetic field lines produced by ferromagnetic materials. (Extension.)

VOCABULARY:

• attract, bar magnet, ferromagnetic, magnetize, north pole, repel, south pole