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    This document discusses types of magnets and their properties. It describes several hands-on activities to explore magnetic and non-magnetic materials, the poles of magnets, how to make a magnetic boat, magnetic fields, temporary and permanent magnets.

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    Science

    Grade 8

    Magnets

    Types of magnets

    Activity 1

    Recall the things you have learnt in grade 6 about types of magnets. Name the types of magnets
    given below.

    …………………… …………………… ………………….. ……………… ……….........

    Magnetic materials

    Activity 2

    Find any type of magnet that can be found at home. Hang it using a thread. Collect different
    materials. (Ex: piece of plastic, iron nail, copper wire, piece of wood etc..). Then bring the
    objects near the hanging magnet and observe well.

    Materials that attracted to the magnet Materials that didn’t attract to the magnet

     Materials that attract towards magnets are known as magnetic materials.


    Ex: Iron, Nickel, Chromium

    Content : Nayomi Wijesooriya


    Developed by : D.M. Chandana Kumara Dissanayaka. PU/ANA/Sri Rathanapala M.V. Mahauswewa.
    Science
    Grade 8

    Poles of a magnet
    Activity 3
    Go to the garden with your magnet and collect iron fillings by placing a magnet on the ground.
    Now, remove the iron fillings from the magnet and put the magnet into a polythene bag. Then,
    place it on the iron fillings and observe.
    Draw a rough sketch of the pattern that you could observe when doing the above activity.

    Activity 4
    Let us make a magnetic boat
    Take a piece of polystyrene, a magnet on which poles are not marked, a magnet on which poles
    are marked, glue & a basin of water.
    Then make a simple boat as shown in the following figure. Now keep it in the basin of water.

    Then, take your magnet where poles are marked and bring one end of it closer to the boat.
    Observe well.

    1. Cut the piece of 2. Fix the magnet to the 3. Place it on the water basin. Direct the
    polystyrene as shown polystyrene. marked magnet towards the front and
    in the figure. back side of the boat you have made.

    Observations:
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    Content : Nayomi Wijesooriya


    Developed by : D.M. Chandana Kumara Dissanayaka. PU/ANA/Sri Rathanapala M.V. Mahauswewa.
    Science
    Grade 8

     Like poles will repel and unlike poles will attract.


    North – North Repel
    North – South Attract
    South – South Repel
    South – North Attract

    Magnetic field of a magnet


    Activity 5
    Put some iron fillings on to a cardboard / A4 sheet. Then place the magnet underneath the A4
    sheet and observe the patterns. Draw a rough sketch of them.

    What is known as magnetic field of a magnet?


    ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………….

    Activity 6
    Collect facts on geomagnetism and compass. Make an article to be post on school wallpaper.
    Temporary magnets and permanent magnets

    Magnets

    Temporary Permanent
    magnets magnets

    Content : Nayomi Wijesooriya


    Developed by : D.M. Chandana Kumara Dissanayaka. PU/ANA/Sri Rathanapala M.V. Mahauswewa.
    Science
    Grade 8

    Give an example for temporary magnets.


    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    State the methods to make a permanent magnet.


    …………………………………………………………………………………………………
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    Magnetic power of permanent magnets is lost due to various reasons. What are they?
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    Draw a rough sketch to illustrate the method of storage of magnets.

    Content : Nayomi Wijesooriya


    Developed by : D.M. Chandana Kumara Dissanayaka. PU/ANA/Sri Rathanapala M.V. Mahauswewa.

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