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What is a Magnet?
In this investigation, students will first experiment with an ordinary bar magnet and describe its effects on a compass and a tube of iron filings. The second part of the lab challenges students to create a temporary magnet out of the tube of iron filings, and show that it is magnetic using the compass.
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Required Equipment Test Tube & Stopper, Iron filings, Bar Magnet, Compass
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Recommended quantity per lab group: 1
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