Through inference, they will make generalizations based upon their results. Auditory learners will benefit from small group discussion throughout the investigation. There are naturally occurring magnets and manufactured magnets. Attraction and repulsion are forces. A magnetic field surrounds every magnet, creating a distinctive pattern around and between its poles.
Some materials can take on the properties of a magnet temporarily.
Applications Magnetism is an essential building block of physics. The principles of magnetism are embodied in all present day devices that contain motors, electrical energy production and transmission, computers, computer disks, in addition to simpler technologies such as the compass. The strategies employed to study magnets and magnetism in these activities provide inquiry opportunities for the student to investigate the properties of magnets and to sort and classify those materials that are magnetic. These science process skills are applicable to any science investigation. The following activities examine the magnets and magnetism.