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Magnetic Discovery Bottle

August 5, 2020 by discoverystation

Adult Supervision Required!  Small parts may be a choking hazard!

Overview

This activity is great for a rainy day!  They will also be developing important skills like:

  • making observations and predictions (do all of the objects in the bottle stick to the magnet? Why do you think only some of them do?)
  • building vocabulary (magnet, metal, attraction)

Supplies Needed

  • Magnetic wand
  • Metal objects (Washers, paper clips, sensory clips)
  • Sensory chips
  • Plastic bottle

Instructions

  1. Put the metal objects and the sensory chips into the plastic bottle.
  2. Pour water into the bottle (should fill the bottle about 2/3 of the way to the top).
  3. Screw the lid back onto the plastic bottle.  
  4. Place the large magnet onto the outside of the bottle.  Which objects are attracted to the magnet?

Learn more about magnets with SciShow Kids!

Books about magnets:

A Look at Magnets by Barbara Alpert

Magnet Max by Monica Lozano Hughes 

Magnets Push, Magnets Pull by Mark Weakland

The Magic School Bus – Amazing Magnetism by Rebecca Carmi

The Magnetic Dog by Bruce Whatley

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