Learn how to make a simple compass right at home. [1 min, 21 secs]

Determine the mass and speed of a particle being fired through variable magnetic and electric fields. This problem is done after students determine the charge of an electron using the Millikan Oil Drop Experiment.

This site provides links to a variety of government-sponsored overviews and articles on electromagnetic fields and their associated health risks.

Learners learn about magnets and how they are formed. They investigate the properties of magnets and how engineers use magnets in technology. Specifically, students learn about magnetic memory storage, which is the reading and writing of...

This site gives a good overview of magnetic reversals. Discusses continental drift, ocean floor magnetism, and sea-floor spreading.

Complete this model of a Faraday loop by adding the equations to explicate a conducting loop in a constant magnetic filed.

An activity exploring eddy currents by having a magnet fall through a metallic and nonmetallic tube.

An activity where students investigate how much iron is in a sample of breakfast cereal.

Use this site to learn about the inventor of the electro-magnetic motor, Nikola Tesla. Find out why Tesla's experimentation with alternating current was so important to later inventions and use of electricity.

For this lesson students learn how AM radios work through basic concepts about waves and magnetic fields. Waves are first introduced by establishing the difference between transverse and longitudinal waves, as well as identifying the...

The unit contains lessons and a presentation that allow young scholars to explore the Sun through images and investigate how magnetism from the Sun interacts with the Earth's magnetic field during space weather events.

Students use a simple set up consisting of a current carrying wire and a magnet to explore the forces which enable biomedical imaging. In doing so, students run a current through a wire and then hold magnets in various positions to...

This lesson will introduce what a magnet is and how magnets work.

Discusses some history of magnets, the science of magnetism, and interesting facts about them.

Students will discover the power of magnets through this interactive lesson. First, students will participate in a virtual field trip. Afterward, students will create electronic posters about magnets using information learned during the...

This site from MedicineNet.com gives an MRI description, why they're performed, risks, and patient preparation. A thorough explanation of the process is provided.

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.

This site describes how to make several toys with magnets. It also gives an explanation of how they work and where to get the right kind of magnets.

Play ball! Add charges to the Field of Dreams and see how they react to the electric field. Turn on a background electric field and adjust the direction and magnitude. (Kevin Costner not included). Java required.

Iron filings are used in this picture to show the path of magnetic field lines created by a magnet.

Illustration of Earth's magnetic field lines.

From an online teacher demonstration book. Includes a description and explanation of five demonstrations on a variety of magnetism topics. Interesting and captivating demos.

Take this 10 question multiple choice quiz on electricity and magnetism.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A site giving an animation of how the minerals on the seafloor could provide evidence for seafloor spreading. Also included is a short quiz.