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BEAVER SCOUTS STEM Pilots – Fall 2013
Magnets Attract!
PLANScouters should prepare the material. The magnet game is best played outside or somewhere that kids can run around.
DOActivity # 1: What do magnets attract?Beaver Scouts work in groups of two to three to figure out what objects are attracted by magnets and which ones are not.• Scoutersgiveeachgroupaboxfilledwithdifferentobjects(pebbles,corks,paper
clips,keys,erasers,coins,ironneedlesorscrews,etc)andsomemagnets.• ScoutersaskBeaverstocategorizetheobjectsinanywaytheywhat.They
eventually will figure out that some objects are magnetic and some are not.• Whenallgroupsaredone,discusshowtheyorganizedtheiritems.Scouterswill
guide the discussion towards the objects’ interaction with magnets and how they attract objects made of iron.
• Discusshowmagnetsareusedindailylife.ScoutersguideBeaversthroughobvioususesofmagnets(toys,refrigeratormagnets,paperclipholders,somecabinetdoors)tomoreinvisibleusesofmagnets(creditanddebitcardswithmagneticstripes,computers,compass,motors,fans,cars).
Activity # 2: How a compass works?• BeaverScoutsaredividedintogroupsoftwotothree.EachBeaverhasamagnet
and must figure out how magnets interact with each other. They will soon find out that opposite colour poles attract each other and like colours repel each other.
• Eachgroupgetsacompassandisaskedtofindoutnorth.• Beaversputthecompassonthefloorandarrangetheirmagnetsarounditinany
shapetheywant.Whichdirectiondothecompassespointtonow?Eachcompasswillshow a different direction because of the magnetic fields created by the magnets.
• Beaversareaskedtotakeawaythemagnets.Nowwhatdoesthecompassshow?Thecompasswillpointtothenorthagain.Whathappened?
• Aftersomediscussion,Scoutersexplainthatthecompassisamagnetthatshowsthe magnetic field of the earth and therefore points to the north.
Activity #3: Magnet game• EachBeaverScoutisgivenablueandaredpieceoffabric(orrope).Theyshould
tie the fabrics on their wrists and each color will be a magnetic pole. • Beaversshouldhidetheirhandsandgatherinthemiddle.• Onthecountofthree,Beaverswillholdtheirarmsupandmovelikeaplane.They
should form a magnetic chain by holding each others’ hands. But they should remember that like poles repel and unlike poles attract.
• Thegamecanberepeatedseveraltimestoseeiftheyaregettingfasterasagroup. They can also decide what other shapes they want to create and try it out (square,circle,star,etc.).
MAGNETS ATTRACT!
REVIEWHerearesomequestionstoaskoncetheactivityiscomplete:• Whatdidyoulearnaboutmagnetstoday?Whatdoyouwanttoknowmore?• Howcanyouusewhatyoulearnedtodayinacamporonahike?
• WhatelementsofSTEMwereinthisactivity?Science?Technology? Engineering?Mathematics?
• Whatdidyoulikeabouttheseactivitiesandgames?Whatdidyounotlike?• Howwouldyoudothemdifferently?
DescriptioNWalkoneggs,createstructureswithhalfeggshellsanddesign and build a package that keeps the eggs safe!
Magnets Attract!
Material Needed:Activity #1: • Barmagnetswithcoloredpoles(oneforeachBeaverScout)• Avarietyofsmallmetal(madeofironandothermaterial) andnon-metalobjectsforeachgroupof2-3Beavers
• Shoeboxesforeachgrouptoputthematerials
Activity #2:• Barmagnetswithcoloredpoles(oneforeachBeaver)• Compass(oneforeachgroupof3-4)
Activity #3:• Redandbluefabricsorropes
FindmoreinformationabouttheEarth’s magnetic fieldFindmoreinformationabouthow magnets work
Activity Time
1.ExperimentingwithMagnets 10 min
2.Discussionaboutmagnetsindailylife 5 min
3.Experimentingwithcompass 10 min
4.Magnetgame 10 min
Review 5 min