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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Magnets From Mini to Mighty

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Harvard Medical School: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri)

For Students 9th - 10th
This Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center site offers a comprehensive look at MRI exam phases, preparation, technology, equipment, safety, and research. Images and labeled diagrams are also provided on this site.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Mri: A Guided Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
Now that MRIs have been around for a few decades, patients and doctors tend to take them for granted. But these awesome diagnostic tools, powered by strong superconducting magnets, save countless lives with their ability to pinpoint...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Mri Research

For Students 9th - 10th
When you have the most powerful MRI machine in the world, there's a lot of exciting research going on. Read about some of the cutting-edge studies we do on neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, tobacco use, muscles and more.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents the use and risks of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology as used in medicine.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Forces: Moving Charges in Magnetic Fields

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners investigate moving charges in magnetic fields. Some topics explored in the activities are Lorentz force, motion of a charge, and magnetic fields. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, online textbook chapters,...
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Utah State Office of Education

Utah Science: Magnetized

For Students 2nd - 7th
A unit all about magnets! Explore magnetic forces, types of magnets, and more through these informative activities.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Simplified Mri

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and find out how an MRI can see inside the body.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Physics Ii: Electricity and Magnetism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level physics course highlighting electricity and magnetism. This course is divided into several modules including electric fields, magnetic fields, electromagnetic forces, conductors and dielectrics, electromagnetic waves, and...
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: 3 D Printers Offer Better Way to Make Some Magnets

For Students 9th - 10th
Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee has been working on a way to cut back expenses on powerful magnets used in various objects we use every day like computers and cars. Science News for Students probes into the investigation's...
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Magnets and Electromagnets

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the interactions between a compass and bar magnet. Discover how to use a battery and wire to make a magnet.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Levitating Magnets: Floating Isn't Just for Magicians

For Students 3rd - 5th
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...
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Washington State University

Washington State University: Ask Dr. Universe: How Are Magnets Made?

For Students K - 1st
Website addresses curious questions about science in a letter format. Here, Dr. Universe is asked about magnets and how they are made and he attempts to explain in an easy to understand answer.
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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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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Forces on Moving Charges in Magnetic Fields

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive tutorial students will explore magnetic force. Students will observe interactions of magnets and study magnetic fields. The source of magnetic properties is believed to be moving charge. Since moving charge produces...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Magnetic Fields

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars visualize the magnetic field of a strong permanent magnet using a compass. The activity begins with an analogy to the effect of the Earth's magnetic field on a compass. Students see the connection that the compass simply...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Magnetic Fields Matter

For Teachers 11th - 12th
This lesson introduces students to the effects of magnetic fields in matter addressing permanent magnets, diamagnetism, paramagnetism, ferromagnetism, and magnetization. First students must compare the magnetic field of a solenoid to the...
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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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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Magnetic Bar Field Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A bar magnet model built by placing a group of magnetic dipoles along the magnet. This simulation shows the magnetic field of a bar magnet, and has a movable compass which shows the magnetic field values.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Visualizing Magnetic Field Lines

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this activity, students take the age old concept of etch-a-sketch a step further. Using iron filings, students begin visualizing magnetic field lines. To do so, students use a compass to read the direction of the magnet's magnetic...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating the Magnetic Force Field: Calculating Magnetic Pull

For Teachers K - 1st
In this classroom activity, the young scholars will investigate the magnetic pull of a bar magnet at varying distances with the use of paper clips. Students will hypothesize, conduct the experiment, collect the data, and draw conclusions...
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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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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Magic Magnetic Fluid

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students are introduced to a unique fluid--ferrofluids--the shape of which can be influenced by magnetic fields. This activity supplements traditional magnetism activities and offers comparisons between large-scale materials 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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