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Electrifying Electromagnets
4th grade
Jimenez 4th Grade
Problem/Question
• Does the number of winds around the rivet affect the magnet’s strength?
Hypothesis
• If we increase the number of winds around the rivet, then we think that the strength of the electromagnets will increase because of the electromagnetic field.
Control Variable • Battery• Rivet• Circuit• Washers• Wires
• The number of winds
Electrifying ElectromagnetsSet Up
Materials
• Circuit base• Battery• Switch• Wires• Rivet• Washers
Procedure
1) Make a circuit with a switch, battery, wires, and rivet.
2) First trial: wind the wire around the rivet 25 times at the head.
3) Count how many washers it picks up.4) Repeat with 45 winds around the rivet.5) Record your data.
Results• The rivet with 25 winds picked up
an average of 6 washers. The rivet with 45 winds picked up an average of 11.3 washers.
Data Table
Conclusion:The more winds around the rivet the
more washers the electromagnet picked up.
The greater number of winds increased the strength of the electromagnet.
Bibliography
• Houston ISD Curriculum Documents
• www.brainpop.com