The Magnetic Car STEM Challenge
Magnets are objects that have the ability to attract and repel certain materials. Magnets have two poles that are called the north pole and the south pole. The poles are areas near the opposite ends of a magnet where the magnetic force is the strongest.
In this STEM Challenge, your task is to build a car that is powered only by the attractive pull or repulsive push of a pair of simple magnets. Can you get your car to move quickly down the road?
Magnetic Car SC Resources:
Magnetic Car SC Lesson Plan w vocab
Magnetic Car Student Sheet
Marvelous Magnets Close Read ES
Marvelous Magnets Close Read MS
Content Focus: magnets, magnetism, forces, motion, poles, engineering