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Magnets, Electromagnets, and Motors

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine the properties of magnets and electromagnets.  In this magnets lesson students create an electromagnet and use it to do work. 
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Magnet Mania

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore magnetic fields. In this science lesson plan, students create a magnetic field using electricity. Students observe the effect of a magnetic field on the compass needle.
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Naturally Magnetic Elements

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore naturally magnetic elements. In this magnets lesson, students examine the periodic table of elements. Students discover the parts of an atom and determine which three elements are magnetic.
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Magnet Unit

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine magnets; what they are made of, how they work and where they come from.
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Properties of Magnets

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read and discuss the book "What Magnets Can Do." They recall the explanations of magnet, attract, repel, and magnetic poles from their reading. They work in pairs to discover the properties of magnets using a magnet and...
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Teaching About Magnets in Kindergarten

For Teachers K
Students explore magnets through the five lessons of this unit. The everyday uses of magnets and an awareness of magnetic attraction form the basis of the skills presented in these lessons.
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Magnetic Force

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the attraction and repulsion of magnetic forces. In groups, they observe how the forces react with different materials and record their data. They develop their own conclusions about the poles of magnets and...
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The North and South Magnetic Poles

For Students 7th - 9th
In this north and south magnetic poles worksheet, students read about the presence of auroras over the earth's magnetic poles as opposed to the geographic poles. Students use 2 photographs taken by the IMAGE FUV and the Polar instruments...
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Magnetic Fields

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this magnetic field worksheet, students test a compass's magnetic field against a magnet and see how far it lasts. Students follow 6 sets of directions.
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Magnetism

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate magnets. In this magnetism lesson, students begin exploring magnets. Students study attraction and repulsion and discover the poles of a magnet.
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Why Opposites Attract: Observing Magnetic Fields

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners brainstorm background knowledge and any questions they may have about magnetic fields. They investigate the role that William Gilbert had in laying the groundwork for modern experimental science. Students observe magnetic fields...
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What is Magnetism?

For Students 6th - 12th
In this magnetism instructional activity, students review what magnetism is by matching 5 words to their definitions. Then students use a diagram showing the pattern of iron fillings around magnets to complete 4 short answer questions.
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Magnets

For Teachers K - 8th
Students explore the science of magnets and how magnets work. They conduct a series of fun experiments and magnetize objects and demonstrate how magnetism operates right through other materials.
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Magnet Mania

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explain how magnets can be used to make some things move without being touched. They explore that electricity in circuits can produce light, heat, sound, and magnetic effects. They create an electronic poster about magnet with...
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Electricity and Magnetism: Are They Related?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore electricity and magnetism. Through the use of role play, students simulate being a scientist. Experiments are performed during the simulation to discover the relationship between electric current and magnetism. After...
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Magnetism Word Search Puzzle

For Students 9th - 10th
In this magnetism terminology worksheet, students review, study and discuss fourteen key terms associated with magnets and then locate and circle each key term within a word search puzzle.
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Magnetism

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students study magnetism. In this science lesson, students participate in an activity to discover how electrons in a magnet move. Students identify items around the classroom that are magnetic.
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The Earth's Magnetic Field

For Teachers 2nd - 9th
Students explain how the earth's magnetic field works and looks. They create their own free-floating compass using the everyday materials. After constructing their compass, they test it and determine north.
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Magnets

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a teacher demonstration of the polarity of magnets. They observe how magnets repel and attract items before drawing their observations on worksheets. They manipulate the donut magnets, discuss their action...
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Through Which Materials Do Magnets Work?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this magnets worksheet, students will experiment to see what materials attract or repel from magnets. Students will fill in the blank of 3 statements.
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Is It Magnetic? Recording Sheet

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this science worksheet, students test objects to see if they are magnetic. They record the results in a table by naming the object, telling what it is made of, predicting if it will be magnetic, and recording if it is magnetic.
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Magnetic Insulators

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this magnetic insulators worksheet, students use magnets, a compass, paper and more to observe magnetic force. Students then answer 3 questions.
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Magnets

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this magnets worksheet, students draw pictures of different magnets that are described on each page. Students complete 9 pictures.
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Current Thinking About Magnets

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students construct their own magnet and wire device. In this inquiry activity, students investigate the factors affecting the strength of magnetic forces. They manipulate different variable to determine their effect.

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