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A Magnetism Investigation—Inquiry Lab Kit for AP® Physics 2

By: The Flinn Staff

A Magnetism Investigation Advanced Inquiry Lab Kit for AP* Physics 2
magnets, magnetic, magnetism
A Magnetism Investigation Advanced Inquiry Lab Kit for AP* Physics 2
magnets, magnetic, magnetism
Item #: AP8004 

Price: $120.35

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With the A Magnetism Investigation Inquiry Lab Kit for AP® Physics 2, conduct an in-depth exploration of magnetic properties.

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AP Physics 2, Big Ideas 2 & 3, Investigation 9

For hundreds of years, explorers have used compasses as a means to navigate and discover our planet thanks to the presence of the Earth’s magnetic field. Migratory birds also use this field to navigate to more suitable climates. How does this field work? Why are some metals magnetic and not others? What is magnetism and what does this field look like?

This advanced-inquiry lab uses an activity-stations approach to guide students through an in-depth exploration of magnetic properties. Each of the four guided-inquiry activities are self-contained, focusing on a specific topic:
• Gravity vs Magnetism—Analyze the difference in magnitude between the forces of gravity and magnetism.
• Induced Fields—Construct a model of the magnetic field to illustrate the Right-Hand Rules and how magnetic fields are induced from electric currents in a wire.
• Magnetic Domains—Study iron filings in a test tube to gain an understanding of the abstract concept of a magnetic domain.
• Magnetic Field—Explore how compasses deflect in the presence of the Earth’s magnetic field and that of a permanent magnet.

Complete for 24 students working in pairs.

Specifications

Materials Included in Kit: 
Iron filings, non-rusting, 500 g
Assembled wood frame, 3
Battery holder, d-cell, double, 3
Cap, 28/410 with PEFM liner, white PP, 3
Connection wire with alligator clips on both ends, black, 12", 3
Connection wire with alligator clips on both ends, red, 12", 3
Ceramic ring magnet, small, 30
Compass, magnetic, small, 12
Dishes, weighing, 1.5 g, 3½" x 3½" x 1", 3
Eyebolt, full thread, ¼" x 4", 3
Fishing line, no stretch, 4
Magnets, alnico, pair, 1½", 6
Neodymium magnet, ½" x ⅛", 3
Paper clips, box of 100, 3
PVC-insulated wire, blue, 22 AWG, 2 feet
Ruler on label stock, 14" x 1¼", 3
Soda bottle preform, 3
Wood dowel rod, ¼ diameter, 12" long, 3


Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)†

Science & Engineering Practices

Asking questions and defining problems
Developing and using models
Planning and carrying out investigations
Engaging in argument from evidence
Obtaining, evaluation, and communicating information

Disciplinary Core Ideas

MS-PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
MS-PS2.A: Forces and Motion
MS-PS2.B: Types of Interactions
HS-PS2.A: Forces and Motion
HS-PS2.B: Types of Interactions

Crosscutting Concepts

Patterns
Cause and effect
Scale, proportion, and quantity
Systems and system models
Energy and matter

Performance Expectations

MS-PS1-3. Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
MS-PS2-3. Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces
MS-PS2-5. Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact
HS-PS2-5. Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that an electric current can produce a magnetic field and that a changing magnetic field can produce an electric current.