1. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

2. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
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5th Grade Topic 1
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4th Grade Topic 3
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3rd Grade Topic 5
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2nd Grade Topic 7
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1st Grade Topic 9
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3. 5th Grade Topic 1 Question
What wonderful scientist is responsible for development of the motor?

4. 5th Grade Topic 1 Answer
Michael Faraday
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5. 5th Grade Topic 2 Question
What scientist discovered that the flow of electricity can be detected by a compass?

6. 5th Grade Topic 2 Answer
Hans Christian Oerstead
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7. 4th Grade Topic 3 Question
Explain how this is a
motor and how it works.

8. 4th Grade Topic 3 Answer Return
Energy in a closed circuit travels to the alligator clips to the support wire which communicates to the stripped lead wire of the coil. It continues to flow into the coil making it an electromagnet which then attracts and repels to the permanent magnet. It flows back out the other lead wire, down the support……..
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9. 4th Grade Topic 4 Question
Why is the placement of the
armature so crucial to a successful spinning motor?

10. 4th Grade Topic 4 Answer
The armature must be placed so that the commutator can pick up electric pulses from the circuit. The support wire does not have any electricity flowing through it.
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11. 3rd Grade Topic 5 Question
Like charges of a magnet do what?

12. 3rd Grade Topic 5 Answer
Repel
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13. 3rd Grade Topic 6 Question
Explain how to make an electromagnet?

14. 3rd Grade Topic 6 Answer
Wrap a coil of wire around a steel bolt.

15. 2nd Grade Topic 7 Question
How can you make a compass with magnets? Explain how it works.

16. 2nd Grade Topic 7 Answer
Balance two magnets on a straw. Find the midpoint and insert a pin into the straw. Balance this on an inverted cup. It will face magnetic north due to the magnetic field of the Earth.
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17. 2nd Grade Topic 8 Question
What are three elements that are found in the inner-core of the Earth that also make up a permanent magnet?

18. 2nd Grade Topic 8 Answer
Iron, cobalt and nickel
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19. 1st Grade Topic 9 Question
What is a tool that is used to find direction when no GPS is available?

20. 1st Grade Topic 9 Answer
A compass.
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21. 1st Grade Topic 10 Question
What are the two forces that a magnet can do?

22. 1st Grade Topic 10 Answer
Attract and Repel
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23. Million Dollar Question Grade Level Topic 11

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