In this science fair project, use Google Earth to determine if large mammals align themselves in respect to the earth's magnetic field. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The Earth's magnetic field and how it protects life on Earth, and how it is used for navigation.

Young scholars visualize the magnetic field of a strong permanent magnet using a compass. The lesson begins with an analogy to the effect of the Earth's magnetic field on a compass. Students see the connection that the compass simply...

Captivating information about how frogs can levitate in magnetic fields. Easy to understand, it also explains how the Earth's magnetic field is produced.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Understand the size and shape of the Earth's magnetic fields, explore the magnetic fields of other planets using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also available. [2:35]

You can use a bar magnet and a compass to get a rough idea of the strength of Earth's magnetic field. Read this article to find out how!

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

The purpose, life, and hazards of the Earth's magnetic field are discussed as they relate to magnetic storms. This includes their impact on animals, auroras, and even compasses. Interactive features are also included in this...

Find lots of information about our planet Earth here. Covers basic facts, Earth's history, layers of the Earth, plate tectonics, composition of the atmosphere, Earth's magnetic field, and some facts about our moon.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses what a magnetic field reversal is and the evidence that this has happened with the Earth.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A site containing an animation of a compass and a short quiz over the topic.

An in-depth look at how isostasy works and the processes taking place during glaciation and the melting of glaciers. Looks at gravity and the effects of density differences within the crust and mantle, and at Earth's magnetic field and...

This site is a description of the earth's magnetic field, including a section on the "Dynamo effect," a proposed explanation for the origin of the earth's magnetic field.

This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on the earth's shape and magnetic field. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.

Students will build a simple version of a magnetometer and use it to discover the types of areas of the Sun that have very strong magnetic fields. Students will then describe what the types of features associated with the Sun's strongest...

Hands-on activities help students develop an understanding of Earth's magnetic field. Students use iron filings to explore the magnetic field around a magnet, record their observations, then apply their experience with the magnet to...

Topics covered in this slideshow include the Earth's interior, seismic S- and P-waves, the crust and mantle, phase boundaries encountered by seismic waves, the Earth's internal heat, gravity and density, gravitational anomalies, the...

This article discusses a map generated by the European Space Agency's Swarm mission that depicts Earth's magnetic field using satellites to measure magnetism. The map reveals magnetic stripes and magnetic anomalies. The article includes...

The earth's magnetic poles have reversed themselves throughout the earth's history. Find out how scientists know that this happened.

Help students explore Earth's magnetic field with this soda bottle magnetometer activity. Follow links to other space projects for the classroom.

Hands-on project where the learner constructs a magnetometer to monitor and measure changes in earth's magnetic field. These changes can then be used to track solar storms.

Leon Foucault, a French physicist much better known for his pendulum demonstrating the rotation of the Earth, also created in 1855 a device that illustrated how eddy currents work. (Java tutorial)

Students use iron filings to explore the magnetic field around a magnet and record their observations then apply their experience with the magnet to understand the magnetic field around Earth.

Ever wonder how a compass worked to point you to the Arctic? Explore the interactions between a compass and bar magnet, and then add the earth and find the surprising answer.