A Rockiteer Sample Lesson
Science Topic: Magnetism
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The Story: Magnetic Creatures
Listen to the Story
Once upon a time there was a land far, far away with a mountain known as 'Sore Legs Mountain' because anyone who tried to climb it could hardly lift their feet off the ground as they neared the top. At the bottom of the mountain there was no city, no streets, no trees, and no grass. There was just a lot of dirt and rocks and hundreds of holes in the ground! Anyone looking into the holes would occasionally see some eyes looking back up at them! In this land everyone from the smallest babies to th ... To Be Continued at the next Online Science Class
Course Materials
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Course Experiments
Perform the following experiments to help you arrive at a conclusion to the story:
Title: Discover Magnets Created: 2008-01-27 02:12:26Overview: Discover the attractive and repulsive nature of the magnets with each other and then test common mat... more
Title: Make a fuzz-ball creature Created: 2008-01-27 02:24:29Overview: The project involves making a fuzz-ball creature with a magnet glued to the bottom. You can then mov... more
Title: Measure the "speed" of magnets Created: 2008-01-29 15:18:38Overview: Discover how fast different type of magnets can make their way through a Copper tube.
Title: A magnetic suspension Created: 2008-01-30 14:48:01Overview: How to create a system of shock absorbers, designed to reduce unwanted motion transmitted from a rid... more
Title: Mess up a color TV Created: 2008-01-30 23:15:53Overview: Use some magnets to modify the colors and picture of an old color television set.
Title: Magnetic Screwdriver Created: 2008-02-01 19:47:06Overview: Turn an ordinary screwdriver into a magnet.
Title: Identifying fake Magnets Created: 2008-02-01 20:35:31Overview: Suppose someone gave you two magnets that look identical. One of them is a magnet and one of them is... more
Title: Demagnetize a Magnet Created: 2008-02-01 21:57:31Overview: How to make a magnet loose it's capability to attract stuff.
Title: Make your own compass Created: 2008-02-01 22:41:57Overview: Keep a small magnet with you when you are out backpacking or hiking. If you forgot your compass you ... more
Endings of the Story:
My Ending of the Story:
How does the story end? It is up to you. Please write the ending of the story in your own words. Apply your new scientific knowledge that you gained by doing the experiments above. And maybe your ending will be the one that makes it into Mister Mac's book.
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