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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How the Strength of a Magnet Varies With Temperature

For Students 6th - 8th
Physicists sometimes study matter under extreme conditions. For example, think of the emptiness of interstellar space vs. the unimaginable crush of pressure at the center of a neutron star, or an object dipped in liquid nitrogen vs. the...
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Build an Electric Motor

For Students 3rd - 8th
Step-by-step illustrated instructions show how to build a simple electric motor using everyday materials to make a wire coil spin. An explanation of the science involved is given at the end, as well as tips on troubleshooting any...
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Florida State University

Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Magnetic Fields and Compass Orientation

For Students 9th - 10th
Simulate the creation of an induced magnetic field through the use of a simple electric circuit. An interactive demonstration is included.
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Orpheus Books

Q Files: Electricity and Magnetism: Electric Charge

For Students 5th - 8th
Learn how electric charges work and about Coulomb's Law, which is used to calculate the strength of an electric force.
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National Museum of Science and Industry (UK)

Ingenious: Electricity and Magnetism Images

For Students 9th - 10th
This series of images is a combined collection of over three museums' collections of physics electricity and magnetism images. The images are sorted by pages with about nine images per page and five pages.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: A Practical Application of Electro Magnetism

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson explains how an electric motor works.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Circuits and Magnetic Fields

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students use the same method as in the activity from lesson 2 to explore the magnetism due to electric current instead of a permanent magnet. Students use a compass and circuit to trace the magnetic field lines induced...
Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Electricity & Magnetism

For Students 9th - 10th
The New York Times Learning Network has developed interactive & printable crossword puzzles. The theme of this puzzle is magnetism and electricity. Requires Java.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Electric and Magnetic Personalities of Mr. Maxwell

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students are briefly introduced to Maxwell's equations and their significance to phenomena associated with electricity and magnetism. Basic concepts such as current, electricity and field lines are covered and reinforced. Through...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Electricity and Magnetic Fields

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The grand challenge for this legacy cycle unit is for students to design a way to help a recycler separate aluminum from steel scrap metal. In previous lessons, they have looked at how magnetism might be utilized. In this lesson,...
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Electricity and Magnetism

For Students 9th - 10th
HyperPhysics is an exploration environment for concepts in physics by Georgia State University which employs concept maps and other linking strategies to facilitate smooth navigation. This section focuses on electricity and magnetism.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Magnetism

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive unit students will see how magnets work and how they are used in some of the most useful and common devices today.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Magnetism

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this physical science lab, young scholars 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...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Magnetism and Electromagnetism

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive learning module, students learn about the basic properties of magnetism. Practice problems are provided for ongoing assessment.
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Physics4kids

Physics4kids: Electricity and Magnetism: Magnets

For Students 3rd - 8th
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...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Drawing Magnetic Fields

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use a compass and a permanent magnet to trace the magnetic field lines produced by the magnet. By positioning the compass in enough spots around the magnet, the overall magnet field will be evident from the collection of arrows...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Put a Spark in It! Electricity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Uncountable times every day "with the merest flick of a finger"each one of us calls on electricity to do our bidding. What would your life be like without electricity? Students begin learning about electricity with an introduction to the...
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Electric Field of Dreams

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1820 1829

For Students 9th - 10th
Hans Christian Orsted's accidental discovery that an electrical current moves a compass needle rocks the scientific world; a spate of experiments follows, immediately leading to the first electromagnet and electric motor.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1800 1819

For Students 9th - 10th
Alessandro Volta invents the first primitive battery, discovering that electricity can be generated through chemical processes; scientists quickly seize on the new tool to invent electric lighting. Meanwhile, a profound insight into the...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1775 1799

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists take important steps toward a fuller understanding of electricity, as well as some fruitful missteps, including an elaborate but incorrect theory on animal magnetism that sets the stage for a groundbreaking invention.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1830 1839

For Students 9th - 10th
The first telegraphs are constructed and Michael Faraday produces much of his brilliant and enduring research into electricity and magnetism, inventing the first primitive transformer and generator.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1600 1699

For Students 9th - 10th
The Scientific Revolution takes hold, facilitating the groundbreaking work of luminaries such as William Gilbert, who took the first truly scientific approach to the study of magnetism and electricity and wrote extensively of his findings.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1900 1909

For Students 9th - 10th
Albert Einstein publishes his special theory of relativity and his theory on the quantum nature of light, which he identified as both a particle and a wave. With ever new appliances, electricity begins to transform everyday life.

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