Lesson 8: May the Force be With You
Description:
These materials are designed to enhance Chapter 3, Activity 8: May the Force Be With You. Youth will explore how magnets interact with a range of everyday objects.
Focus Questions:
- What is a magnet?
- What is attracted to a magnet?
Life Skills:
- Learning to Learn
- Critical Thinking
Virtual Assets
Grab and Go: Magnets
After Dinner Science activity: Magic Magnets.
Stick To It! Scavenger Hunt
Complete the Stick To It! Scavenger Hunt Race rules and recording sheet to find examples of magnetism in your everyday life.
Lesson 9: A Passing Force
Description:
These materials are designed to enhance Chapter 3, Activity 9: A Passing Force. Youth experiment with magnets, paper clips, and a variety of potential barriers, including solids, liquids, and gases, to explore magnetism.
Focus Questions:
- How strong is the magnetic force?
- What is a magnetic field?
Life Skills:
- Learning to Learn
- Critical Thinking
Virtual Assets
Magnetism is a Force
Dr. Grant Ellington introduces viewers to the basic concept of magnetism.
Magnetism in Action
Dr. Grant Ellington demonstrates the effects of magnetism in different situations.
Magnetic Magic
Extend your knowledge of magnetism by building a levitation machine.
Lesson 10: Attract or Repel?
Description:
These materials are designed to enhance Chapter 3, Activity 10: Attract or Repel? Youth will determine that magnets have a structure with north-seeking and south-seeking poles. Opposite poles attract, while like poles repel.
Focus Questions:
- How do magnetic poles work?
- How is the Earth like a magnet?
Life Skills:
- Learning to Learn
- Critical Thinking
Virtual Assets
Magnets in Our World
4-H Agent Shannon Coleman provides an overview of historical research into magnetism and modern-day understandings.
Attract and Repel Demonstration
4-H Agent Shannon Coleman explains how magnets can attract or repel one another.
Determining Polarity
4-H Agent Shannon Coleman demonstrates how to use a compass to locate the North and South poles of a magnet.
Magnetic Art-Tractions
Lesson 11: Earth Attractions
Description:
These materials are designed to enhance Chapter 3, Activity 11: Earth Attractions. Youth will build and test a compass.
Focus Questions:
- How do compasses work?
Life Skills:
- Learning to Learn
Virtual Assets
Introduction and Materials
4-H Agent Shannon Coleman provides a list of materials needed to build a homemade compass.
Building a Compass
4-H Agent Shannon Coleman demonstrates how to make a homemade compass using a magnet and everyday items.
This curriculum is produced by National 4-H and can be located at shop4-h.org. The activities on this page are designed to enhance and work with the curriculum, they are not a substitute for the book content.
