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NASA

Nasa: Magnetic Reversals and Moving Continents

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a good overview of magnetic reversals. Discusses continental drift, ocean floor magnetism, and sea-floor spreading.
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PBS

Nova: Magnetic Storms: When Compasses Pointed South

For Students 9th - 10th
Earth's magnetic poles have reversed themselves throughout its long history. Find out what scientists know about these reversals. A geologic time line shows when the reversals occurred.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian: This Magnetic Map Shows Earth as You've Never Seen It Before

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Other

This Old Earth: Geology Online: Paleomagnetism and Continental Drift

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses discoveries that laid the foundation for scientists' understanding of paleomagnetism, continental drift, and magnetic reversals.
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National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Magnetic Field Reversals

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a short article, with embedded links, about magnetic reversals and how they might occur.