We explored with broken magnets! Friends had lots of predictions about what they thought would happen to the magnets. Some said they they would become weaker, others said that they would stay just as they are with both N and S poles, and some said they would no longer have both a N and a S pole. Good thing we did this experiment, because we learned that even when you break a magnet, it will ALWAYS have a north-seeking pole and a south-seeking pole.
The image below shows the same piece of a broken magnet. The image on the left shows the south pole of the bar magnet attracting to the broken magnet. This must mean that is the NORTH pole of the broken magnet. The image on the right shows the south pole of the bar magnet repelling the broken magnet. This must mean that is the SOUTH pole of the bar magnet, since like poles repel one another.
Friends learned a lot from this exploration and had a great time too! :D
That exploration was surprising!:)
ReplyDeleteFrancesca
I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED!
ReplyDeleteJILL OLSON