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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is Magnetic Field?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Magnets can be used as toys, tools, and more. Identify how magnets work, what a magnetic field is, as well as what a magnetic force is.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Using the Right Hand Rule

For Students 9th - 10th
Physicists use a hand mnemonic known as the right-hand rule to help remember the direction of magnetic forces. The right-hand rule is based on the underlying physics that relates magnetic fields and the forces that they exert on moving...
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McGraw Hill

Mhhe: Chapter 19 Magnetism

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of pages which define key terms and explain basic concepts related to magnetism. A set of practice problems with answers and solutions are given. Links to related internet resources and a list of animations are provided.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Electricity and Magnetism

For Students 9th - 10th
Georgia State University provides an indexing page for several other pages at the same site which contain information on electricity and magnetism concepts. Pages linked from this page contain many informative graphics, equations,...
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Charge in Magnetic Field Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An electromagnetic simulation which replicates moving charged particles in two identical magnetic fields separated by a zero magnetic field gap.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Pirates: What Are Some Forces Around Us?

For Students 4th - 6th
Covers the meanings of force, friction, and gravity, and the differences between magnetic and elastic spring force, and between weight and mass. The effect of air resistance on an object's motion is also touched upon.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Properties of Magnets

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at magnetic materials and the structure and breadth of a magnetic field. The concept of magnetic domains is explained, and how they behave in a magnetic field....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Physical Science: Magnets and Magnetism

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at the properties of magnets and why some materials are magnetic.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Motors and Magnetism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars will build a simple DC motor out of metal coat hangers, a 24-guage wire armature and field magnet, 14-guage wire brushes, and build the motor so that it rotates when connected to a 10-volt DC power supply. Students will...
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American Association of Physics Teachers

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

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A simulation which shows the field of a magnetic dipole or quadrupole using compass needles indicating direction and relative field strength. Change the angular orientation of the dipole, and a movable compass shows the magnetic field...
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Magnetic Field of the Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Are Magnetic Fields?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what magnetic fields are and how to calculate them with this reference page.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Magnetic Flux?

For Students 9th - 10th
A reference page to learn about magnetic flux means and how to calculate it. Reference page includes explanation and exercise.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Magnets Are Amazing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an activity to help students understand magnet force.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Physics (Combined Science)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a list of the topics and links to the Physics (Combined Science)courses offered in GCSE Bitesize and a list of contents of each. The topics include the following: Energy, Electricity, Matter, Radioactivity, Forces,...
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Other

Stanford University: Probing What You Can't See

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will investigate magnetic forces and poles using a refrigerator magnet.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Walking Coins on a (Vertical!) 'High Wire'

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a project that is almost like a magic trick: with a strong magnet and a simple apparatus you can build yourself, you can make a coin "walk" up and down a wire coat hanger. This project is an interesting way to learn about the...
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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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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Lorentz Force

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Lorentz force with the help of this tutorial, in which a wire fashioned into a pendulum moves inside a magnetic field. (Java tutorial)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Forces: Current Carrying Wires in Magnetic Fields

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners investigate current-carrying wires in magnetic fields. Some topics explored in the activities are forces, magnetic dipoles, and circuits. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, exam questions, java applets, and...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Emf in Inductors

For Students 9th - 10th
Electromotive Force (EMF) and its sidekick, back EMF, are interesting electromagnetic phenomena that aren't really forces at all. (Java tutorial)
Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Magnetic Lines of Force

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity discover the direction of the magnetic field by making patterns of the field visible with iron filings.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Hall Effect

For Students 9th - 10th
When a magnetic field is applied perpendicular to the flow of current, the field causes resistance in the current. This is the Lorentz force at work, and can be observed well in the Hall effect. (Java tutorial)
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Magnetic Shielding

For Students 9th - 10th
An activity where students test different materials to see which allow magnetic lines of force to pass through them and which block the magnetic lines of force.

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