Resources to help you study about Magnetism and Electricity

Our test is coming up on Thursday. Here are some resources to help you study!

In this presentation, look at slides 1-18:

Conductors and insulators from Mr. M



Electrical Conductors And Insulators from xnpsp5


Finally, a slideshow with everything you need to know for the test!

Electricity and magnetism from Kathleen Marcy

An extra credit project

Extra credit activity for Natural Science:

For an extra point on your exam, you can do one extra credit activity.

1)  Make your own compass

--Watch the video on the blog

http://5thgrademiguelhernandez.blogspot.com.es/2016/11/make-your-own-compass.html

--Make your own compass

--Take a digital photo or video

--Explain how it works. (video or written)

--If you don’t have a camera, you can draw a picture of the compass and label the parts. Write your explanation.

2)  Magnetic or not?

--Find 15 objects and test whether or not they are magnetic. At least 10 of them must be made of metal. You can use different coins.

--Make a video (optional—not necessary)

--Make a chart: 

Name of object	What is it made of?	Is it magnetic?
USA quarter (25 cent coin)	Mostly copper
spoon	steel

Write a conclusion: Objects made of ………………………….. are magnetic. Examples:

• You must hand in the activity on or before Thursday, 17^th November.
• Your written work must be neat and with good presentation.
• You may work individually or with a partner (three people maximum).
• If you make a video or take digital pictures, you can send your project to me by email at:

bilinguismomiguelhernandez@gmail.com

Make your own compass!

Here is another experiment you can do. You can create your own compass!



You can also use a plastic bottle cap.

A science experiment!

We are going to do an experiment on Friday-- we are going to create electromagnets!  For the experiment you will need:

--a battery (pila de petaca):

  or   




--50-100 cm of insulated cable 

--a long iron nail

--metal paper clips

You can read about the experiment on page 76 of your book.

Here is a picture:

Are coins magnetic?

Coins from Australia:



Canadian coins:



What about other coins?