Curated OER
Magnetic Levitation Experiment
Use this video to illustrate magnetic levitation caused by two diamagnetic blocks. The narrator doesn't provide much explanation, so have this prepared for your class.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Magnetic Field Created by Current Carrying Wire
Examine how a magnetic field can be created in a wire carrying current with this video. [9:41]
OpenSciEd
Open Sci Ed: 8.3 Forces at a Distance: Teacher Playlist
This teacher playlist demonstrates the Forces at a Distance unit investigations where the students investigate the cause of a speaker's vibration in addition to the effect.
OpenSciEd
Open Sci Ed: 8.3 Forces at a Distance: Student Playlist
This student playlist demonstrates the Forces at a Distance unit investigations where the students investigate the cause of a speaker's vibration in addition to the effect.
Science for Kids
Science Kids: How to Videos: Trigger Green Traffic Lights
Do you know the role an inductive-loop traffic detector plays in getting a green light at a traffic light? The detector senses a change in the electromagnetic field and triggers the light. This video explains how by adding a magnet to a...
Science for Kids
Science Kids: Physics Videos: Learn About Magnetic Fields
Learn about magnetic fields with interesting information about north and south magnetic poles, magnetic field lines and compasses. [2:30]
Museum of Science
Eie: The Attraction Is Obvious: Designing Maglev Systems Lesson 3
Watch as a teacher engages her fifth-grade students in several experiments to learn more about the properties of magnets. [7:03]
Museum of Science
Eie: The Attraction Is Obvious: Designing Maglev Systems Lesson 4
Watch as students use their knowledge of the properties of magnets and the Engineering Design Process to design a maglev transportation system. [13:50]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Build Your Own Motor
In this video, Khan Academy shows you how to build a simple motor using magnets. [7:18]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Are Two Magnets Stronger Than One?
A brief experiment that looks at whether the power of two magnets stuck together will increase the overall force.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Discovery of Magnetic Fields: Magnet Near Compass
An experiment exploring the effect of a permanent magnet on a compass. What is going on? [1:05]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Earth's Magnetic Field (How to Measure)
How can we describe the strength of the Earth's magnetic field using a magnet and a compass? What does this tell us? Watch this demonstration to find out. [1:16]