Creating This Science Activity for Kids
We created a magnetic heart jar filled with things that magnets are attracted to using the following materials:
- red, pink and white pipecleaners
- empty peanut jar
- paperclips bent into hearts
- ball magnets
How did we put the magnetic heart jar together:
I cut the pipe cleaners into thirds and we bent them into heart shapes.
We put all the pipe cleaner hearts and paperclip hearts into the jar
We screwed on the lid.
Once the lid was screwed on, the fun began. JDaniel rolled a magnetic ball that we found in a drawer up and down the jar to see how many items he could lift up. Then he tried rolling the ball around the jar to see how many objects would follow the magnet all the way around the jar.
At first many of the objects clumped together in a bunch. JDaniel has to work carefully to try to just have a few objects follow where ever he lead them with the magnet. The more he practiced the more control he had over them.
It was really fun to watch the hearts dancing around in the jar. The sparkly pipe cleaner stars in particular look pretty flashing around in the jar on the bright afternoon we tried this jar out.
We will be taking the magnetic heart jar out again soon. I think we will add in some Valentine’s Day related hearts that do not contain metal and see how they interact with the magnet. They may not be attracted to it, but that may get stuck under an object that is and end up following the magnet around.
This post is linked to Alphabe Thursday!
Pierce would LOVE this. He did a unit on magnets at school and has been talking about them ever since.
What a cute idea! Nathan is obsessed with magnets, I think he would totally love this.
This is great! I think it would be fun to add the non-magnetic items like you suggested.
Now that is a really fun and creative idea!
What a fun learning activity! I think my nephew would get a kick out of something like that.
I in love with this idea! So clever and sweet.
Magnets are such fun to play around with! And the younger children don’t even realize they are doing a science experiment!
So creative! I never would have thought to do that. I love it!
I love this idea. I’m adding it to our activities for next week.
what a fun idea that my daughter would love!
cute idea! Happy Valentine’s Day to your sweet little family!
This looks fun!
What a fun activity!
Always so creative ~ delightful post and creation ~
Carol of: A Creative Harbor ~ visiting from Alphabe Thurs.
How fun! My kids are really into magnets right now, too.
That looks fun! It reminds me of the jar filled with birdseed with hidden objects in it. They have one at the eye doctor and I love finding the little treasures! 🙂
That looks fun! It reminds me of the jar filled with birdseed with hidden objects in it. They have one at the eye doctor and I love finding the little treasures! 🙂
You never cease to amaze. So simple…so fun…so cute.
I love this idea! Thanks!
Boys and magnets- go together like peas and carrots 🙂 My son would love this!
Yes, interesting, I really like that experiment, excellent!
So interesting! Great idea!
What an adorable idea!! Thanks for sharing!
Super idea!
Great L Post! Learning plus love! 🙂
How,clever and lovely at the same time
This is so cute! 🙂
Love this idea!
What a wonderful and fun idea.
Thanks for sharing on Kids Get Crafty.
Maggy
saw this on pinterest… need to do it with Broxton 🙂
Very neat activity! Love visual and hands-on aspect of it…
Magnets fascinated me as a child. I’ll bet he loved this one!
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I love this!
I love magnets!
And what a fun, fun project!
I’m bookmarking this for sure to make and/or give to my Grandlittles!
This was wonderful!
And so are you!
I’ve been missing reading you! Hoping to get some more time soon!
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