The young physicists in Christina Zontini’s fourth grade at Albany International Center used the scientific method Wednesday to study magnetic attraction.
Students worked in teams to identify 19 different materials ranging from copper foil to yarn to steel paperclips, predicted whether each material had magnetic properties, tested their hypotheses and recorded their observations and findings.
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On Thursday, they’ll learn WHY certain magnets are attracted to certain materials.
