Current Electricity Electromagnet Electron Force Lodestone Magnet

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Magnetism & Electricity Vocabulary List & Definitions current the flow of electricity in a conductor.

a physical phenomenon caused by the movement of certain charged particles such as electrons, esp. between points having different electrical charges, and seen in electricity naturally occurring phenomena such as lightning and magnetic attraction and repulsion.

a magnet in which an iron or steel core is magnetized by the electric current in the coil of insulated wire wound electromagnet around it.

a negatively charged particle, considered a fundamental unit of matter, that exists independently or outside the electron nucleus of an atom. force active power, energy, or physical strength.

a rock that possesses magnetic properties and attracts lodestone iron; magnetite.

an object that attracts iron and some other materials by magnet virtue of a natural or induced force field surrounding it.

to cause to come near, as by some special quality or attract action.

a device that generates electricity by means of chemical battery reactions. repel to drive away or force backwards.

an arrangement of electronic elements, including conductors, resistors, and the like, through which electric circuit current moves.

an instrument for determining direction, esp. one with a horizontal magnetic needle that rotates freely until it compass points to the magnetic north.

Magnetism and Electricity Word Search Worksheet

Directions: All words are positioned left to right, right to left, and diagonally.

Q T L B O P Y R B H P B C U R R E N T X O Z M T O O G G X L Q U D R Y T T L U G X I T F Y L V X A F H R G L C Z E L E C T R O N S J F W G Q J O E Y P H Y W H T N X Z M N W D L N I E D C S A J D R O Q D K G V C R O Z F X I J S M H N S H Z S D E H F A O N Z A T T R A C T A T N N S G R X T Y T M R E P E L R N G R C G Y T A A A B L R K S O T O Q L N C E N W V N T M I O G P J S V E R I U A V A L P W O U E I Q E U H J M W R C T R G I O B A U Q M A T C P N Y C R Q O A R C X Q X O N F E G A C D I B O G W R X J C O E O B S L Y G J P V Q T R K T S X S I Z K F L F K P F U Q C D L L U T G S D Z X P C H W E Z V R K D B N D K K C C M E C B G N J F M V Q W N A I F E U N J I E Y D U I F F P B M T U Z I C M H J Z O U D L N O W P L S K B R G J T E E Q E M R V N A E O L K L E A I O J X N R M I T E A I Y V A G C X A Z W T O X Q W N T M

ATTRACT REPEL CURRENT FORCE

BATTERY ELECTROMAGNET COMPASS ELECTRONS

CIRCUIT LODESTONE MAGNET ELECTRICITY

Do The Research!

Magnetism and Electricity

Directions: Research the topic indicated to the right, and answer the questions below, based on that Topic: Sparks and Attractions topic.

______1. What happens to a magnet if you heat it too ______much? ______

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2. Has the magnetic field of ______the Earth ever flipped (i.e. ______North Pole would be South)? ______

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______3. When is the only time that light waves travel at the ______speed of light (186,272 ______miles per second)? ______

Magnetism & Electricity Vocabulary Quiz

Directions: Match the vocabulary words on the left with the definitions on the right.

1. magnet a rock that possesses magnetic properties and attracts iron; magnetite.

a physical phenomenon caused by the movement of certain charged particles such as 2. current electrons, esp. between points having different electrical charges, and seen in naturally occurring phenomena such as lightning and magnetic attraction and repulsion.

3. electricity to drive away or force backwards.

an instrument for determining direction, esp. one with a horizontal magnetic needle that 4. attract rotates freely until it points to the magnetic north.

5. battery active power, energy, or physical strength.

an object that attracts iron and some other materials by virtue of a natural or induced 6. electromagnet force field surrounding it.

7. circuit a device that generates electricity by means of chemical reactions.

8. lodestone the flow of electricity in a conductor. (loadstone)

a negatively charged particle, considered a fundamental unit of matter, that exists 9. repel independently or outside the nucleus of an atom.

a magnet in which an iron or steel core is magnetized by the electric current in the coil of 10. electron insulated wire wound around it.

11. force to cause to come near, as by some special quality or action.

an arrangement of electronic elements, including conductors, resistors, and the like, 12. compass through which electric current moves.

Magnet Acrostic Poem

An acrostic poem is one where you choose a word or name and use each letter in the name as the beginning of a word or line that tells something about that person or topic.

Example: An acrostic poem using the word "Sun."

Sometimes when we go to the beach, I will get sunburn.

Usually, if I put sun block on my skin, I will not burn.

Noon is when I'm really prone to burning.

Write an Acrostic Poem using the word below.

Magnetism Maze Worksheet

Directions:

Help the North pole of the magnet meet the South pole.

Magnetism & Electricity KWL Worksheet

K W L

What I Know What I Want To Learn What I Have Learned

If I Was A.... ? Worksheet

Electricity

1. Choose any device that ______use electricity. Pretend you are this device for the remaining questions. Device

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2. How much electricity do you use in an hour of use? ______

______3. Approximately how many of you were sold in the United States last ______year? ______

4. Assuming you were ______used one hour per day, everyday last year, how ______much total power did you use in the United States? ______

5. Assuming the average cost of electricity is 11 cents per kilowatt hour, what was the total cost to ______power you in the U.S. last year?

Magnetism and Electricity Group Creative Writing

Directions: As a group, you have 25 minutes to write a brief story using the words below.

ATTRACT REPEL CURRENT FORCE

BATTERY ELECTROMAGNET COMPASS ELECTRONS

CIRCUIT LODESTONE MAGNET ELECTRICITY

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Magnetism and Electricity Cryptogram Worksheet

Directions: Unscramble the words by placing the correct letter in the shaded boxes. Use the numbered boxes to complete the answer to the riddle.

RIDDLE:

How do homing pigeons find their way home?

NMEGTA TYTRAEB ITRIUCC

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2 3 8 7

LRCCYTEIITE TRNCERU EOCRF

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10 4 6 9

NSTOELDOE MSOSACP EEPLR

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11 5 1 12

ANSWER: ______

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 5 10 11 12

Magnetism and Electricity Word Chop Worksheet

Directions: The table below contains words that have been chopped in half. Find the pieces that fit together and write them in the answer area below.

cir att cuit electr

bat ract net ricity

cur mag tery re

elec fo com elect

pass rent stone omagnet

rce trons lode pel

Answers:

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What's Electricity?

Directions:

Answer the questions found below.

1. Electricity is the flow of ______.

2. Electrons have a ______charge.

3. Protons have a ______charge.

4. Neutrons have a ______charge.

5. The electric force that pushes electrons is measured in ______.

6. Is using a telephone during a lightning storm is dangerous?

Bonus:

Why don’t birds on electric wires get electrocuted?

Comparing Magnets And Electricity VENN Diagram

Directions:

List 3 similarities and 3 differences between magnets and electricity. Use the VENN Diagram below to organize your work.

MAGNETS ELECTRICITY

The Magnets In My House

Directions:

Below you will find a list of items in a typical home. Take a look at them and decide if they have magnets in them. Put a check next to the materials that have magnets. In the last two boxes, name two other items in your house that have magnets.

Item Does It Have Magnets? VCR Fan Speakers Television Can Opener Tape Player Computer Radio Telephone

Magnetic Attraction And Cars

Directions:

Draw arrows to show if the cars attract or repel each other. On the space to the right, write the word that describes the action of the cars (attract or repel).

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4) Attract means to:______

5) Repel means to:______

Magnetic Attraction

Directions:

Experiment with various items to determine which are attracted to a magnetic force and which are not. Your teacher has provided you with a number of materials. In the box below, write which items were attracted and which were not.

Use this chart to record your findings: Attracted Not Attracted

Answers to Cryptogram

NMEGTA: Magnet

TYTRAEB: Battery

ITRIUCC: Circuit

LRCCYTEIITE:

TRNCERU: Current

EOCRF: Force

NSTOELDOE: Lodestone

MSOSACP: Compass

EEPLR: Repel

Riddle: Magnetic fields