Mrs. D the Science Lady

Ok, so science is totally NOT my strong suit. It is a struggle for me to be motivated to do science projects. Although I know the kids love them and it is so good to help our studies comes to life, it is hard to do and I don't understand it as easy as, say, Math.

So, this  project kinda sat on the books for a week or so, before we made it happen! ELECTRO-MAGNETS!

After learning all about how to measure and wiring from the non-helpful people at Ace Hardware, we headed home to strip the installation off the wire (a challenge without the expensive wire stripper tool!). We wrapped the wire around a nail and connected the wire to both ends of a battery and WA LA - an electro-magnet! Our magnet could pick up at least one paperclip (more if we would've had a bigger nail).

It was a fun and relatively easy experiment. It was the culmination of our magnetism unit. Now, onto machines! Wish me luck...