Teach Engineering
Both Fields at Once?
An MRI uses both a magnetic and electricity, so how do the two interact with each other? Class members observe the effects on a charged particle when it is subject to both an electrical and magnetic field. The teacher background...
Curated OER
Magnetic Volcanoes
Students research on world maps active volcanoes, those that have erupted recently as well as the dormant ones. They assess the conditions on Earth and how volcanoes erupt and then create an erupting volcano with magnets and a cookie...
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What Materials Do Magnets Attract?
In this magnets worksheet, students will test different objects to see if they are attracted to the magnet or not. Students will then write in that object under the magnetic column or nonmagnetic column based on their results.
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Magnetic Levitation Train
Learners use the Internet to discover the physics behind Maglev technology. They examine properties of magnets at Canada's Science and Technology museum. They participate in tutorials in which they can observe how different objects work.
Curated OER
Science Treasure Hunt
In this science treasure hunt worksheet, students respond to 30 question cards regarding materials and magnetism. Students record their answers on the answer sheet. grid.
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What is a Magnet?
In this magnet worksheet, students will write a main idea describing what is a magnet. Then students will write in four supporting details for their main idea.
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Moving Magnetic Filaments Near Sunspots
For this sunspots worksheet, 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 particles are...
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Electrical
In this electrical worksheet, 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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Magnetic Domain
Students participate in activities in which they examine magnetic domains. They analzye how different colored metals and how they react to magnets.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: The Strength of an Electromagnet
Has anyone ever told you that you have a magnetic personality? Have you ever heard that opposites attract? These common phrases are both based on the properties of magnets and magnetic electricity. In this science fair project, learn how...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Levitating Magnets: Floating Isn't Just for Magicians
If you ever seen a magician float an object in the air, you might think that levitation is just a magic trick, but the truth is you can use an invisible physical force to levitate a magnet. Try this simple, week-long science project to...
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: 3 Ps2 4: Magnetic Design Solution
See work samples, phenomena, and assessment templates that directly address standard 3-PS2-4: designing a magnetic solution.
OpenSciEd
Open Sci Ed: 8.3 Forces at a Distance
This unit allows students to investigate the cause of a speaker's vibration in addition to the effect.
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,...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Greece: What Is a Magnet?
Go on a scavenger hunt mission with Tatiana and her father at the famous Greek theater, and learn more about magnets.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Italy: How Are Magnets Made?
Paolo works in a Pizzeria. He is trying to make his own magnets. Join him and help him learn.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Magnet Attraction
What is a magnet? In this activity, students will investigate magnets and what they attract. They will observe, explore, ask questions, predict outcomes, then discuss and record their findings.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Magnetism
Detailed information on magnetism, a physics phenomenon. Page includes a hyperlinked table of contents for easy navigation. Wikipedia is an online wiki, popular (not scholarly) in nature.
Other
The James Clerk Maxwell Foundation
The home page of the The James Clerk Maxwell Foundation, a charitable foundation to commemorate the life and work of James Clerk Maxwell. View Maxwell's house and read about the personal life of this notable scientist.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Magnet Lab: Clean, Keen, Machining Team
The MagLab has its own machine shop, complete with an experienced, talented staff. These craftsmen collaborate closely with renowned scientists to create one-of-a-kind magnet parts that make possible experiments done nowhere else in the...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Magnetism: Magnetic Field Interactive
Students explore the magnetic field surrounding a simple bar magnet. They can drag the compass around in the space surrounding the bar magnet, and observe the effect of the magnet on the compass needle.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Flux in Spinning Coil With Graphs Lab
This lab was designed to have students look at the graphs for flux vs. time and electromotive force vs. time for a coil spinning in a magnetic field. Students will be able to vary the size of the coil, the rate at which the coil spins...
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Changes in Energy Stores
Energy can be described as being in different "stores". It cannot be created or destroyed but it can be transferred, dissipated or stored in different ways. There are seven main stores of energy: magnetic, internal (thermal), chemical,...
Science Struck
Science Struck: The 13 Types of Energy and Their Applications
Read about all the different kinds of potential and kinetic energy. Includes energy formulas and examples of energy applications.