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What is an Electromagnet?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students give examples of electromagnet applications. In this physics lesson, students explore what makes electromagnets work. They experiment picking paper clips with it.
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Invisible Investigations

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students simulate how charged particles move in a particle detector. In this physics instructional activity, students observe how iron filings behave when magnetic marbles are passed underneath them. They record and draw their observations.
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Exploring Magnetism

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study magnetism.  In this solar wind lesson students complete several activities on space and weather.
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About Magnets

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders conduct simple experiments , observe and explain what they discovered.  In this simple experiments lesson students design a magnet and make a compass. 
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Fish and Clip

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine the magnets.  In this physics lesson students complete a lab and worksheet on the numbers of fish. 
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Electric and Magnetic Fields

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars study the concept of magnetic and electric field.  In this magnetic lesson students participate in a lab using magnets.
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Exploring Magnetism

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils explore several activities that allow them to gain a better understanding of magnetism.  In this investigative lesson students are given an activity by a teacher that has to do with magnetism. 
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Electricity and Magnetism

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students use the Launchball computer site to complete a game for magnetic pennies. In this magnetism lesson plan, students visit the given link to discover the properties of magnetism using magnets and pennies.
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Magnetism and Electricity-Creative Writing

For Students 4th - 6th
In this magnetism and electricity worksheet, students use words in a word box and work with a group to write a short story about magnetism and electricity.
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Magnets Assessment

For Students 4th - 5th
In this magnet testing learning exercise, students study the pictures and circle the objects that are attracted to magnets. Students write 4 objects in their classroom that are attracted to magnets and 4 that are not.
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Magnet Experiment

For Students 4th - 5th
In this magnet experiment worksheet, learners complete a magnet experiment by following the 7 steps. Students fill in the table for the 10 objects they test.
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Magnet Experiment 2

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this magnet experiment worksheet, students complete a magnetic experiment to learn about the properties of a magnet. Students learn about the physics of magnets.
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Magnet Experiment

For Students 4th - 5th
In this magnet experiment worksheet, students complete a magnetic experiment and answer the 5 questions about the experiment. Students learn about the physics of magnets.
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Moving Magnetic Filaments Near Sunspots

For Students Higher Ed
In this sunspots instructional activity, students observe two images taken by a solar observatory over a certain amount of time. Students determine the changes in the pictures and then calculate how fast and in what direction the...
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A Magnetic Personality

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about magnets and how they are formed and used. In this magnet lesson, students investigate the properties of magnets and how engineers use magnets in technology. They specifically learn about memory storage.
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Magnets

For Students 9th - 12th
In this magnets instructional activity, students describe the differences between a generator and a motor, define electromagnet, and identify a circuit as parallel or series. This instructional activity has 2 short answer questions, 5...
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Magnetic Attraction

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a hypothesis on what objects will attract to magnets. In this magnets lesson plan, 2nd graders use a computer program to create a hypothesis as to what will attract or unattract magnets. For an extension, they test...
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Magnets

For Students 4th - 5th
For this magnetism worksheet, students study each image and circle the items that a magnet will attract. Students then complete a prediction and result chart for items a magnet will attract. Students list five more items from their home...
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Electromagnet

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this electromagnet worksheet, students will complete a graphic organizer by writing in the definition and 6 uses of electromagnetism.
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What Forces Come From Magnets?

For Students 4th
In this magnet characteristics worksheet, students will brainstorm what forces come from magnets and three supporting facts for that force.
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Brain POP - Electricity

For Students 6th - 8th
In this electricity worksheet, students answer 22 fill in the blank questions about conductors, flow of electrons, electrical circuits, and magnets.
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Amazing Magnets Crossword Puzzle

For Students 4th - 8th
In this physics worksheet, learners identify and write the correct word for each description related to magnets. There are 12 descriptions to complete.
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Electrical

For Students 4th - 8th
In this electrical activity, students identify and locate vocabulary words in a word search that are related to electricity. There are 27 words in the puzzle.
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Activity Six -- Observing Magnetic Effects on Particle Beams (Student Page ) A Physics Lesson in Observation

For Teachers 9th - 11th
This student page lists several steps in teaching observation with an oscilloscope and bar magnets. The students can compare bar magnets with circular magnets on a particle beam . Students will learn more about focusing beams in particle...