Western Mindanao State University

College of Teacher Education

Integrated Laboratory School
Elementary Department

SCIENCE V
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(MAGNETISM AND ELECTRICITY)

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ROBERT OLETRES-PARCON
Faculty, Western Mindanao State University
Integrated Laboratory School-Elementary Department
parcztar@gmail.com
09173198018

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 Static Electricity
Lesson 1

INTRODUCTION

Most of the activities depend so much on electricity. When you plug in and switch
on electrical devices such as gadgets and appliances, electricity flows to make
them work. You use electrical energy when you send messages through an email,
chat, post pictures, or research using your cell phones and computers, watch
television, cook food, and even when you are simply resting but the air-
conditioning system is working. Electricity makes your life more comfortable.

OBJECTIVES

At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

1. Describe static electricity

2. Explain how materials become charged
3. Identify examples of static electricity

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 Try this!

Activity : Charge It!

Problem : What is static electricity?
Materials : piece of polyethylene plastic (same plastic used in covering the
notebook), torn pieces of paper (small bits), piece of crumpled
newspaper.

Procedure :

A. Charging the plastic sheet

1. Put the plastic on a flat surface. Crumple a piece of newspaper and rub it
once or twice on the plastic sheet.
2. Pass the plastic near your arm. What did you feel? Place same plastic
near your ear. What did you feel?

B. Charged sheets

Work with a partner at home. Charge both of your plastic sheets by rubbing
it again with the newspaper. Bring the plastic sheet near the plastic sheet of
your partner. Plastic sheets should come toward each other face-to-face.
What happened?

C. Plastic and paper

1. Place the bits of paper on the table.

2. Charge the plastic sheet and place it above the bits of paper at around 4
cm. What happened to the bits of paper?

The plastic create a charge (Static) that attracts the shred of paper toward
it.

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 Think ahead!

1. What did you feel in your arms and ears when you put the charged
plastic near them?

I notice that the hair is pointing towards the balloon

2. When you put the plastic sheets face-to-face with each other, did
they attract each other?

YES!

3. What happened with the bits of paper? Did all the pieces move?

The plastic create a charge that attracts the shred of paper toward it.

Read and Ponder

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What is Static Electricity?
Static electricity is the build-up of an electrical charge on the surface of an object.
The reason that it’s actually called static electricity is because the charges stay in
one area for some time and don’t flow or move to a different area.

Makes sense, doesn’t it?

Atoms are made up of neutrons, protons, and electrons. The electrons spin around
on the outside. A static charge happens when two surfaces touch each other and the
electrons move from one object to another. One of the objects will have a positive
charge and the other a negative charge. If you rub an object quickly, like a balloon,

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 or your feet on the carpet, these will build-up a rather large charge. Items with
different charges (positive and negative) will attract each other, while items with
similar charges (positive and positive) will push away from each other. It’s kind of
like a magnet!  
So you’ve gone flying down a slide and your hair stands straight up. This is
because of the friction effect of sliding. It has caused a positive charge on each
piece of hair.
As each hair has the same charge, they all try and push away from each other,
causing that funny straight hair to stand right up!

Cool Facts About Static Electricity

A spark of static electricity can measure thousands of volts, but has very
little current and only lasts for a short while. It has small amounts
of power or energy. Lightning is also static electricity, and it is powerful and
dangerous. Even though lightning is really dangerous, about 70% of people who
are struck by lightning survive.

See if you can do this!

A. Write T if the statement is true or change the underlined word if it is false.

TRUE 1. Electricity is a stream of flowing electrons.

TRUE 2. Electrons are found in the nucleus of an atom.

FALSE 3. The number of protons is equal to the number of electrons.

FALSE 4. When you rub your hair with a comb, it produces

current electricity.

TRUE 5. When an electron is transferred to another atom, it becomes charged.

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 B. Write a short Reflection on How Electricity help you and your family at
home.

Electricity is one of the most important blessings that science has given to
mankind. It has also become a part of modern life and one cannot think of a world
without it. Electricity has many uses in our day to day life. It is used for lighting
rooms, working fans and domestic appliances like using aircondition and
computers where I currently now doing this Module, All these provide comfort to
to your family and people around the world

MAGNETISM
Lesson 2

INTRODUCTION

Have you ever played with magnets? Do you only think of a magnet as a toy?
What materials are attracted to the magnet? There are lot of uses for magnets. They
can be found in appliances and gadgets like refrigerators, telephones, computers,
and television sets. There are also earrings with magnets. The earth is a huge
magnet. Scientist suggested that the earth’s magnetism results from currents
generated by the flow of matter in the earth’s fluid core. Whatever may be the
reason behind the earth’s magnetism, the field is certainly similar to the field of a
giant magnet. Magnets have a lot of uses.

OBJECTIVES

At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

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 1. Relate magnetism.
2. Explain how electromagnet works.
3. Describe a magnet.

Try this!

Activity : Magnets and Magnetic Fields

Problem : How do magnet works?
Materials : 1 U shaped magnet, 2 bar magnets, iron filings, clean bond paper .

Procedure :
1. Place a clean sheet of bond paper on top of a U-shaped magnet.
2. Sprinkle iron filings on the paper. Tap the paper very lightly on the four
corners.
3. Observe and draw the position of the iron filings.
4. Do the same using one bar magnet.
5. Use two bar magnets. Align the north and south poles of the two magnets.
(Repeat steps 2-3)

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6. Repeat step 5. This time, align both the north and then the south poles of the
bar magnets.
7. Record your observations.

The Iron filing align themselves with the magnetic field of the magnet

Think ahead!

1. How do magnet works?

The north pole of one magnet attracts the south pole of a

second magnet, while the north pole of one magnet repels the
other magnet's north pole. So we have the common saying: like poles
repel, unlike poles attract. A magnet creates an invisible area
of magnetism all around it called a magnetic field

2. What is common with the magnetic fields of the 5 setups?

Magnetic field lines never cross. The magnetic field lines naturally
bunch together in regions.

3. In which setup is magnetic force the strongest? Explain why.

In between two north magnetic poles because it is located at the

highest density of magnetic field lines.

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 Read and Ponder

Electricity and Magnetism

Electricity and magnetism are integral to the workings of nearly every gadget,
appliance, vehicle, and machine we use. This unit explains electricity, from
charged particles at the atomic level to the current that flows in homes and
businesses. There are two kinds of electricity: static electricity and electric
currents. There are also two kinds of electric currents: direct (DC) and alternating
(AC). Electricity and magnetism are closely related. Flowing electrons produce a
magnetic field, and spinning magnets cause an electric current to flow.
Electromagnetism is the interaction of these two important forces.

Magnets come from iron ores called magnetite’s. Magnetic materials are those
that can be attracted by a magnet. A magnet has two poles- the north and the south.
In the activity you noticed that the iron fillings are pulled by the magnet. You
know that force is a push or a pull, so magnets exert a force. The force around a
magnet is called magnetism. Magnets come in different shapes and sizes but the
most common are the bar and the U-shaped magnets. When you sprinkled iron
filings on the paper with magnet, in what part of the magnet did the iron filings
stick to? The part of the magnet that picks up more iron filings is the place where
there is strong magnetism. Poles are places in the magnet where magnetism is the
strongest. Bar and U-shaped magnets have their poles on both ends.

Law of Magnetism

‘’the law states that like poles repel, while unlike poles attract each other’’

The spaces around a magnet where there is magnetic force is called magnetic field.
There are invisible lines around a magnetic field which are called magnetic lines of
force.

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The Healing Power of Magnets

Magnets have been used for their healing properties since ancient times, and now a
new study has found that they can reduce swelling when applied immediately after
an injury. Researchers from the University of Virginia set out to investigate the
effect of magnetic therapy on blood flow through tiny blood vessels. They placed
magnets of 70 milliTesla (mT) field strength, which is about 10 times the strength
of the common refrigerator magnet, near rats’ blood vessels and found that the
magnetic field could relax blood vessels and increase blood flow. Recently, the
researchers used magnets on rats’ paws that were swollen due to an injury. The
magnets significantly reduced swelling in the rats’ paws by up to 50 percent when
applied immediately after the injury. Muscle bruising and joint sprains are the most
common injuries worldwide, and since injuries that don’t swell heal faster, the
magnet therapy could have widespread applications. The researchers envisioned
using magnets in place of ice packs and compression to treat injuries in high
school, college, and professional sports teams, as well as among retirement
communities. Do be aware, however, that it requires certain strengths of magnets
to promote healing in the different areas of your body. Many commercial products
do NOT have the proper magnetic force to be very effective. You can test this out
yourself by placing the magnet next to a piece of clothing or sock, then placing a
paperclip on the other side. If the magnet is not strong enough to hold the paper
clip through your sock, then it will not penetrate your body either. Magnet polarity
is also important, as each magnet has two sides, negative and positive. The
negative end, or north pole, generally has a cooling, sedating effect that is useful
for relieving pain and swelling. The positive end, or the south pole, has the
opposite effect and is stimulating, even to bacteria and viruses. So the positive end
of the magnet needs to be used cautiously as it could actually cause disease and
increase pain if it is used incorrectly. Once you have determined the magnet’s
polarity, you can place the north side directly onto your skin and secure it in place
with an elastic bandage. You will need to experiment with how long it should be
kept on. Some conditions respond relatively quickly, while others can take much
longer.

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See if you can do this!

HOW MANY?

PROCEDURE:

1) Make a hook with one of the paper clips and hang it from your magnet.
Predict and record how many paper clips (including the one acting as the
hook) the magnet will hold before they fall off.

● My prediction is that the magnet will hold ________4________ paper

clips.

2) ) Carefully, place additional paper clips on the hook until the hook falls from
the magnet. Record data below.

3) 3) Repeat this 2 more times and record. Calculate the average.

Number of Paper Clips

Trial 1 3
Trial 2 2
Trial 3 4
Average 3

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PROCEDURE:

1) Using your ruler, draw a line below that is 10 centimeters (cm) long.
Mark every centimeter. Next, mark every half cm and then every quarter
cm for more accuracy.

2) Place a paperclip at the left end of the line at zero and put the magnet at
the other end of the line at 10 cm. Predict and record the distance at which
the paperclip will be attracted to the magnet.

● My prediction is that the paperclip will be attracted to the magnet at

________2___cm.

3) Slowly, move the magnet along the line towards the paper clip. Stop
moving the magnet when the paper clip attaches itself to the magnet. Record
the distance in centimeters on the chart. Repeat 2 more times and record.
Calculate the average.

Distance (in cm)

Trial 1 2
Trial 2 3
Trial 3 2
Average 2.3

SUBMITTED BY:
RHONALIN D. COLUMBRES

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