Name
Date
Making an Electromagnet
STUDENT RESOURCE PAGE 8.2
ACTIVITY SHEET
Battery
in holder
Rivet
+
–
Wire
coils
Coil not attached to Battery
1
What happens when the rivet is touched to the paper clip?
Coil attached to Battery
2
What happens when the rivet is touched to the paper clip?
3
How many paper clips can the rivet pick up?
4
What happens when the power source is disconnected?
ELECTRICITY • SECTION 8 ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM