Task 10

Materials and tools for a working group:

magnet, metal paper clip, paper, books of different thickness

The teacher guides the pupils to make predictions about whether the magnet acts on objects (such as office staples) and over obstacles. Pupils discuss in groups and record the predictions of the discussion in the table in the 10th task. In addition to the three items entered (paper, book, door), it is their task to supplement the other three objects and express them.

Upon completion of the predictions, the teacher will provide the pupils with material for verification. He gives books of varying thickness to the pupils so that the pupils find that the draw depends mainly on the thickness of the object (i.e. the distance between the object and the magnet). Write the observation results in a table.

Teacher encourages pupils to compare predictions and observation results (verifications). The conclusions of the comparison are entered in the worksheets in the task. The answer should also be the answer to the research question, what the pupil‘s teacher points out and repeats the research question (The aim of the research was to find out if the magnets act on the objects and the obstacles). Pupils briefly present their findings and compare whether they have reached the same conclusions. If pupils disagree in some conclusions, the teacher leads the pupils to discuss why the results are different. The conclusions of the comparison between the groups (or the observations of the presentations of the other groups) are added to the conclusions in the task.