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Question / Activity
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Pitstop Check
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The area around a magnet in which a magnetic object experiences a force is called a magnetic field. |
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What is a magnetic field? |
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The magnetic field has a shape based on the shape of the magnet and the magnetic objects abound it. |
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What does the shape of a magnetic field depend on? Bar magnets under paper with iron filings on top.
Single magnet.
Two magnets attracting.
Two magnets repelling. |
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Magnetic fields are represented by field lines. |
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How do we represent magnetic fields in drawings? |
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The magnetic field is strongest where magnetic field lines are closest together (normally the poles). |
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Where are the magnetic fields usually the strongest? |
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Magnetic field lines can be plotted with a compass. |
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How can we plot magnetic field lines? Demo plotting compasses around a bar magnet on OHP. |
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Magnetic field lines flow from North to South poles outside a magnet. |
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Which direction do magnetic field lines flow? |
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