Curated OER
Magnets
Students explore the many uses of magnets. in a compass, an alarm, salvage yard equipment to lift tons of metals.
Curated OER
Using "Student Power" to Generate Electricity to Run a Portable Compact Disc Player
Students conclude that magnets and magnetic fields can produce electricity. Students also understand how a small motor works and how gears work. Students describe how energy can transform along a pathway.
Curated OER
How Are Magnetic Fields Related To Sunspots?
Students discover that sunspots are the result of intense magnetic forces on the photosphere of the sun by observing images from the SOHO satellite.
Curated OER
Magnetic Art (3+)
Learners explore the different fields of force of magnets and magnetized objects through the movement of metal filings. They use a magnet and metal filings to create a work of art.
Curated OER
Magnetic Art
Students explore the different fields of force of magnets and magnetized objects through the movement of metal filings. They create a work of art.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Walking Coins on a (Vertical!) 'High Wire'
Here is a project that is almost like a magic trick: with a strong magnet and a simple apparatus you can build yourself, you can make a coin "walk" up and down a wire coat hanger. This project is an interesting way to learn about the...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Animal Magnetism: Do Magnets Affect Regeneration in Planaria?
The human body has an impressive ability to heal itself after injury, but humans have nothing on planaria. Planaria have an amazing ability to regenerate. An entire animal can regenerate from just a fraction of the body. This project...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Abracadabra! Levitating With Eddy Currents!
Did you know that not all trains run on tracks? Some of the world's fastest trains are magnetic levitation trains (maglev). This means that the carriage of the train is suspended over the rails with no support, but only with magnetic...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Magnetism
For this physical science lab, students will investigate ways to control an electromagnet, how adding coils of wire can change the magnet, and the differences between an electromagnet and a bar magnet. Students will explain in their...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Faraday's Law
An interactive simulation that teaches about Faraday's Law, magnets, and magnetic fields by showing how a change in the magnetic flux can produce a flow of electricity. This simulation can either be downloaded or played online and...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Magnets From Mini to Mighty
If your knowledge of magnets ends with posting a to-do list on the fridge, add this to the list. Learn more about magnets! You can start here with a straightforward rundown of magnet types, uses and strengths, explained in a way that...
Physics4kids
Physics4kids: Electricity and Magnetism: Magnets
Here is the site to help you learn all about magnetism and magnets! Find out what a magnet is and how it works. Click for additional details on charges, conductors, magnetic fields, currents, resistance as well as the Laws of Faraday and...
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: Science for Kids: Characteristics of Materials
Engaging hands-on science lessons for grades 2-6 on the properties of different materials.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Electricity and Magnetism
Georgia State University provides an indexing page for several other pages at the same site which contain information on electricity and magnetism concepts. Pages linked from this page contain many informative graphics, equations,...
Florida State University
Florida State University: Lightning, a Natural Capacitor
Text and animated graphic show how lightning is an example of a natural capacitor.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Iron Fortified Food
After studying that iron is attracted to magnets, students will use magnets to find food-grade iron filings from iron-fortified food.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Magnetism and Sound: Creating Your Own Headphones
Middle schoolers will explore how magnets can create a current by making their own headphones and listening to music from their iPods.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Magnetism: What Are Magnets and Why Do They Attract or Repel
In this magnetism activity, students investigate why magnets attract certain objects and how the magnets can attract or repel each other by participating in a classroom activity. Students will observe, question, and investigate how the...
Other
Sc Icentre: Magnets and Magnetism
Gives a simple description of the theory of magnetism and the properties of a magnet. Very good descriptions for beginning level.
Other
National Maritime Museum: Sea and Ships: The Magnetic Compass
Inquiry into the origins of the magnetic compass and how it came to and was used in Europe.
Channel 4 Learning
4 L: Science Essentials: Get Physical
Find a review of many aspects of the physical world. Simple explanations of electricity, gravity, and the solar system. Included are materials for teachers to use for enrichment.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Magnetic Lines of Force
In this activity discover the direction of the magnetic field by making patterns of the field visible with iron filings.