What Kinds Of Materials Are Magnetic And Can Be Picked Up By A Magnet?
– Pick up the magnet and see which of the materials on the table can be attracted to the magnet. Magnet materials are: paper clips, nails, staples, and tin can lids. Non-magnetic materials are: paper, wood, soda straws, copper pennies, and corks. Seeing What The Magnetic Field of a Bar Magnet Looks Like A short bar magnet has been taped to the bottom of the piece of plastic which is supported on cans. – Place the sheet of paper on the plastic with the circle over the area where the magnet is located. – Carefully sprinkle a small amount of the iron filings over the circled area which is somewhat longer and wider than the magnet. Notice the pattern. – Move the paper around in circles over the magnet and notice whathappens. – Carefully pick up the paper and pour the iron filings back into the can. What happened? The iron filings formed a pile or clump over the north and south poles where the magnet fields are strongest and also along the magnetic lines of force that extend slightly away f
