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Science
Quarter 3 – Module 6
Factors Affecting the
Strength of Electromagnet
Science – Grade 5
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 3 – Module 6 Factors Affecting the Strength of Electromagnet
First Edition, 2020

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Science
Quarter 3 – Module 6
Factors Affecting the
Strength of Electromagnet
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Factors Affecting the Strength of Electromagnet!

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Factors Affecting the Strength of an Electromagnet.

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What is It This section provides a brief
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What I Have Learned This includes questions or blank

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What I Can Do This section provides an activity

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new knowledge or skill into real
life situations or concerns.

Assessment This is a task which aims to

evaluate your level of mastery in
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competency.

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will be given to you to enrich your
knowledge or skill of the lesson
learned.

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activities in the module.

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At the end of this module you will also find:

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developing this module.

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. The scope of
this module permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The
language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons
are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. In this module,
you will be able to design an experiment to determine the factors that affect
the strength of the electromagnet. (S5FE-IIIi-j-9)
After going through this module, you are expected to be able to:
 describe an electromagnet;
 demonstrate how to increase the strength of an electromagnet; and
 value the importance of electromagnet in our everyday life.

What I Know

A. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. A magnet is _________.
A. a wooden figure
B. a magnetic force
C. an object that allows light to pass through
D. an object that attracts or pulls certain materials like iron and steel
2. To strengthen an electromagnet, there is a need to _______.
A. decrease the voltage
B. increase the number of turns in a coil
C. put a non-magnetic substance in the coil
D. all of the above
3. Which part of electromagnet supplies electric current?
A. battery C. switch
B. nail D. wire
4. Which is an example of a temporary magnet?
A. bar magnet C. horseshoe magnet
B. electromagnet D. magnetite

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 5. Which from the following materials can be used as a core in making an
electromagnet?
A. plastic ruler C. screw driver
B. plastic straw D. wood stick

B. Write YES if the statement is correct or NO if not. Write your answers on a

separate sheet of paper.

1. The strength of an electromagnet cannot be increased.

2. In constructing an electromagnet, we can use any material as core.
3. The electric current has nothing to do with the strength of an
electromagnet.
4. The coils should loop in one direction only.
5. Electromagnet will function by letting electricity flow through it.

Lesson
Factors Affecting the
1 Strength of Electromagnet
Electricity and magnets are closely related to each other. Electricity can
produce magnets while magnets can produce electricity.

In this module, the learners will be able to understand how electricity

can be used to produce magnets. It will also help you design an experiment
to determine the factors affecting the strength of electromagnet.

What’s In

A. Arrange the jumbled letters in column A to form the word being described
in column B. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

A. B.
a. a material that allows electricity to
1. RCNUODTCO
pass through
b. a source of energy
2. TRABEYT
c. an example of conductor
3. EWRI
4. CTEICLERYIT d. a flow of electrons
e. a material that is poor energy
5. STINLROUA
conductor

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B. Write at least five (5) things that use electricity. Write your answers on a
separate sheet of paper.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

What’s New

Linda is in her fifth grade and she is very excited to attend to her Science
class because it’s her favorite subject. One day, their teacher asked them to
bring any kind of magnet as their assignment. So, she brought a horseshoe
magnet.
When the teacher began to check their assignments, she noticed that
all her classmates also brought a horseshoe magnet, except James who
brought a piece of wire, a nail and a battery. Then, she got confused because
only James’ assignment received commendation from their teacher.
When she got home, she made a research and found out that James
brought a kind of magnet that requires electricity to function, which is an
electromagnet.

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 What is It

What is an electromagnet
and what are the factors that
determine its strength?

A nail is not a magnet, but

it can be turned into one. This is
done by coiling a wire around it
and then letting electricity flow
through it. Doing this, turns the
nail into an electromagnet.

A simple electromagnet can be made using a dry cell (battery), a nail

and a piece of wire. It is a temporary magnet that uses electricity to function.
It attracts like a real magnet. It can attract materials made of metals like pins
and thumbtacks. But unlike ordinary magnets, it can be turned on and off.

The iron nail serves as the core and acts as magnet while electricity is
flowing through the coil of wire. When electricity stops flowing through the
coil to the nail, it can no longer attract metals.

Electromagnets are used in doorbells, buzzers, televisions, and

telephones. A crane that lifts heavy objects also uses an electromagnet.

The strength of an electromagnet is determined by the following factors:

 Material Used as Core

The core is the part of the electromagnet that receives
electricity. In the above example, the nail acts as the core. Iron is
the best core material. The size of the core also matters. The
greater the size of the iron core, the stronger magnetism an
electromagnet has.

 Number and Direction of Coils

An increase in the number of coils increases the strength
of an electromagnet. Each turn of the wire adds more force to the
electromagnet. The more coils that surround the core, the greater
is the magnetic field.

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 The coils should loop in one direction only. If the coils loop
in different directions, the magnetic fields in both directions
cancel each other.

 Electric current
Another factor that contributes to the strength of an
electromagnet is the amount of electric current supplied. A
greater supply of electric current produces a stronger
electromagnet.

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 What’s More

Activity 1: ELECTROMAGNET MODEL

Science Skills: Observing, Inferring

Time Frame: 20 minutes
What You Need:

 iron nail (large and small)

 electric wire (300 cm long)
 2 batteries (3 volts)
 thumbtacks
 pins
 screwdriver

Do these:

Note: Be careful in handling all the materials.

1. Make an electromagnet by winding the electrical wire around the large

nail.
2. Connect both ends of the wire to a dry cell.
3. Test the electromagnet by placing some pins and thumbtacks near the
nail. Does the nail attract the pins and thumbtacks?
4. Now, wind more coils of wire to the nail. Which set up attract more
metals?
5. Add more dry cells to the electromagnet. Make sure you connect the dry
cells properly. Which setup attracts more metals?
6. Change the iron nail into a smaller one. Which set up attracts more
metals?

Answer these: (Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.)

How do the following factors affect the strength of an electromagnet?

a. Number of coils ___________________________________________________

b. Number of dry cells used __________________________________________
c. Size of nails _______________________________________________________

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Activity 2

Write the word True if the statement is correct or False if it is incorrect. Write
your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Electromagnet is a permanent magnet that can attract any metal or

magnetic material.
2. The number of coils of wire affects the magnetism of an electromagnet.
More coils of wire means less magnetism.
3. An electromagnet can be made stronger by adding more coils of wire.
4. When electricity stops flowing through a coil of wire, the nail continues
attracting any metal or magnetic material.
5. An electromagnet may be produced by making electricity flow through a
coil of wire wound around an iron nail.
6. Nothing can be done to increase the strength of an electromagnet.
7. Electromagnet is important in our everyday life.
8. By using smaller core, we can increase the strength of an electromagnet.
9. Telephones, buzzers and doorbells use an electromagnet.
10. The coils should loop in one direction only.

Activity 3

Draw and label the parts of an electromagnet. Use a separate sheet of paper.

Electromagnet

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 What I Have Learned

Complete the statement below by choosing the correct answers from the given
choices in the box. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

core electromagnet nail

wire electric current off
nail number of turns of wire stop
battery

A magnet that operates through electricity is an (1.)___________. Unlike

ordinary magnets it can be turned on and (2.) ___________. A simple
electromagnet can be made using a (3.) ___________, (4.) ____________, and a
piece of (5.) ___________.
The (6.) ___________ serves as the core and acts as magnet while
electricity is flowing through the coil of wire. When electricity stops flowing
through the coil to the nail, it will (7.) ___________attracting metals.
The factors that affect the strength of an electromagnet are the
(8.) ___________, (9.) ___________, and the (10.) ___________.

What I Can Do

Write at least two (2) advantages and disadvantages of using electromagnet.

Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Advantages Disadvantages
1. 1.

2. 2.

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 Assessment
Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. An electromagnet functions when _______________________.

A. you put a bulb into it
B. electricity flows through it
C. two objects rubbed together
D. you use a horseshoe magnet
2. Which of the following is TRUE about electromagnets?
A. They don’t need a battery.
B. They are permanent magnets.
C. Increasing the number of coils makes the electromagnet stronger.
D. Increasing the number of battery makes the electromagnet weaker.
3. What is needed to make an electromagnet?
A. a nail, battery and a piece of wire
B. a bulb, battery and a piece of wire
C. a switch, piece of wire and a nail
D. a battery, switch and a piece of wire
4. How can you make an electromagnet stronger?
A. by using a bigger core
B. by adding switch into it
C. by increasing the length of the wire
D. Nothing can be done to increase the power of an electromagnet.
5. Which of the following electromagnets can attract the most number of
thumbtacks?
A. one with 10 coils
B. one with 20 coils
C. one with 25 coils
D. one with 30 coils
6. What part of electromagnet receives electricity and acts as a magnet?
A. battery
B. core
C. switch
D. wire
7. Which from the following materials can be used as core in making an
electromagnet?
A. plastic ruler
B. plastic straw
C. screw driver
D. wood stick

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8. In which of the following materials can you make a stronger
electromagnet?
A. one with 20 coils, 2 dry cells, wood as core
B. one with 20 coils, 1 dry cell, 1 big iron nail
C. one with 20 coils, 2 dry cells, plastic as core
D. one with 20 coils, 1 dry cell, 1 small iron nail
9. What will happen when electricity stops flowing through a coil of wire?
A. The core will burn.
B. Nothing will happen to the core.
C. The core will stop attracting metal.
D. The core will continue attracting metal.
10. Which of the following materials uses an electromagnet?
A. ball and bat
B. pen and paper
C. fork and spoon
D. telephone and radio

Additional Activities
List five (5) appliances/devices in your home that use electromagnet.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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What’s In What’s More
What I Know
Activity 1 (Answers may
A. vary)
A.
1. CONDUCTOR a. The more coils of wire, the
1. D stronger magnetism an
2. BATTERY
2. B electromagnet has.
3. WIRE b. The greater amount of
3. A
4. ELECTRICITY electric current, the stronger
4. B
5. C 5. INSULATOR is the electromagnet.
B. c. The greater the size of the
B. (Answers may vary) iron core, the stronger
1. No magnetism an electromagnet
1. television
2. No has.
2. electric fan
3. No
4. Yes 3. rice cooker Activity 2
5. Yes 4. refrigerator
5. washing machine 1. False 6. False
2. False 7. True
3. True 8. False
4. False 9. True
5. True 10. True
What I Have Learned What I can Do Assessment
1. Electromagnet (Answers may vary) 1. B
2. Off 2. C
3. nail ADVANTAGES: 3. A
wire 4. A
4.
battery 1. It can be turned on and 5. D
5.
off. 6. B
6. Nail
2. It can be strengthened. 7. C
7. Stop
8. Core 8. B
9. Number/ 9. C
DISADVANTAGES: 10. D
10. direction of
coils 1. It is not a permanent
Electric magnet.
current 2. It will only function when
all the needed materials are
available.
Answer Key
References
Larisma, Evelyn and Madriaga-Mariano, Jan Jason. (2015). The New Science Links 5: Rex Book Store.
Pages 291-298

Sarte, Evelyn T. et al (2016). Science Beyond Borders 5. Quezon City. Vibal Group, Inc. Pages 148-150

Sta. Romana, Laarni. (2013). Science Web 5. Quezon City. C&E Publishing, Inc. Pages 308-314

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