After that, students created electromagnets by tightly wrapping wire around a nail and then connecting the wire to a battery. Many students were able to successfully attract metal to their electromagnets. Many vocabulary words were reviewed during the activities, including: friction, lubricant, force, physics, circuit, magnet, attract, repel, electromagnet, and energy transfer.
Thank you so much for taking the time away from work to visit us, Dr. Melissa. Also, thank you for the time that you spent gathering and preparing all of the items for the activities. The children were engaged and really enjoyed themselves.