- Science
Mission Objectives
Explain how some objects may become electrically charged
Understand static electricity
Describe some practical applications of electrostatic forces
Enquiry Skill - Recording data, results and findings
Using tables, a variety of graphs, labelled diagrams and models to record observations, measurements, results and findings.
Enquiry Approach - Research
Using information from a variety of sources to answer scientific questions.
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Words and meanings to learn
electric charge
a property of particles that causes them to attract or repel each other; charges can be positive or negative
electrostatic force
the force between objects with electric charges; it can pull them together or push them apart
magnetism
the force that makes magnets attract or repel each other; it’s seen in materials like iron
repel
to push away; like charges or like poles of magnets push each other away
attract
to pull towards; opposite charges or opposite poles of magnets pull each other together
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