Defining Characteristics of the Magnetic Interaction by: CJ, Ben, Gabriela, and Nick
Great Job! [3]
Summary of Investigation: In our investigation, we tested the interactions between a magnet and other various materials. If the material and the magnet interacted in some way, then the material is magnetic. If the magnet did not interact with the material in any way, then the material is not magnetic.
Hypothesis: Our group thought that all of the metal in the given materials (except for copper) and other magnets were going to have a magnetic interaction with the magnet and the other non-metal materials will not, because we know from past experience that magnets don't interact with something unless it is a metal or a magnet.
Brief description of how we conducted our investigation: We were given limited materials to experiment with by our teacher. We started by simply naming an object and observing if it was going to have a magnetic interaction with the magnet. Once we saw an interaction or no interaction, we recorded our results in a data table.
Circumstances under which the magnetic interaction occurs:
Magnet/Magnet: When two magnets are placed with their poles attached to the opposite poles of the other magnet (example: N to S and the other N to the other S), then they interact. When the two magnets are placed with the same poles at each end (example: N to N and S to S), then they do interact but don't magnitize, instead they repel.
Evidence: When we placed our magnets as stated above, we saw change in motion.
Sample data: The magnets interacted by repelling and magnetizing.
*I think you mean attracting, not magnetizing. Did the magnets need to touch? You stated that they were placed "with their poles attached"?
Magnet/Magnetic Materials: When a magnetic material was placed next to a magnet they interact magnetically.
Evidence: We saw a change in motion when doing this.
Sample data: The paperclip "stuck" onto the magnet when we were only lifting the magnet in the air and not touching the paperclip.
Magnet/Non-Magnetic Materials: When a non-magnetic material is placed by a magnet there is no interaction at all.
Evidence: We saw a change in nothing visible to the human eye between the magnet and material.
Sample data: The toothpick did not move, make noise, or any visible change once it was placed by the magnet.
"There was no observable change."
Other Ideas related to the Magnetic Interaction:
In our investigation, we noticed that the ends of the rectangular magnet happened to be the strongest part of the magnet. Interesting - any ideas why that is?
Defining Characteristics of the Magnetic Interaction by: CJ, Ben, Gabriela, and Nick
Great Job! [3]Summary of Investigation: In our investigation, we tested the interactions between a magnet and other various materials. If the material and the magnet interacted in some way, then the material is magnetic. If the magnet did not interact with the material in any way, then the material is not magnetic.
Hypothesis: Our group thought that all of the metal in the given materials (except for copper) and other magnets were going to have a magnetic interaction with the magnet and the other non-metal materials will not, because we know from past experience that magnets don't interact with something unless it is a metal or a magnet.
Brief description of how we conducted our investigation: We were given limited materials to experiment with by our teacher. We started by simply naming an object and observing if it was going to have a magnetic interaction with the magnet. Once we saw an interaction or no interaction, we recorded our results in a data table.
Circumstances under which the magnetic interaction occurs:
- Magnet/Magnet: When two magnets are placed with their poles attached to the opposite poles of the other magnet (example: N to S and the other N to the other S), then they interact. When the two magnets are placed with the same poles at each end (example: N to N and S to S), then they do interact but don't magnitize, instead they repel.
- Evidence: When we placed our magnets as stated above, we saw change in motion.
- Sample data: The magnets interacted by repelling and magnetizing.
*I think you mean attracting, not magnetizing. Did the magnets need to touch? You stated that they were placed "with their poles attached"?- Magnet/Non-Magnetic Materials: When a non-magnetic material is placed by a magnet there is no interaction at all.
- Evidence: We saw a change in nothing visible to the human eye between the magnet and material.
- Sample data: The toothpick did not move, make noise, or any visible change once it was placed by the magnet.
"There was no observable change."Other Ideas related to the Magnetic Interaction:
In our investigation, we noticed that the ends of the rectangular magnet happened to be the strongest part of the magnet.
Interesting - any ideas why that is?