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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: William Gilbert

For Students 9th - 10th
William Gilbert was an English physician and natural philosopher who wrote a six-volume treatise that compiled all of the information regarding magnetism and electricity known at the time. The work included descriptions of many of...
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics: Magnetism Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore and review magnetism in this review guide.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Electromagnetic Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
Given schematic diagrams, illustrations or descriptions, students will identify the relationship of electric and magnetic fields in applications such as generators, motors, and transformers.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Effects of Force

For Students 3rd - 5th
Explore the effects of forces around us in the world.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Force Over Distance

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you think of an experiment that would let you see how magnetic force depends on distance?
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Two Sides of One Force

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn more about magnetism, and how magnetism and electricity are related in electromagnets. They learn the fundamentals about how simple electric motors and electromagnets work. Students also learn about hybrid...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Exploring Magnetism: Investigating the Forces of Magnets

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students describe and create an experiment to prove that like poles of magnets repel each other while opposite poles attract. Using the experiment, they use the data to support the claim that the repelling force is stronger than the...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Magnetic Maglev Train

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This is a hands-on, inquiry-based lesson that includes three magnetic stations in which students or small groups rotate in order to test and discover different magnetic properties and then use their knowledge to build a Maglev Train...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mother Nature's Funnest Play Things: Magnets

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this experiment, students will investigate magnets and how they work. They will understand that two like poles "repel" while opposite poles "attract." They will also observe how a natural force is created by two magnets and answer the...
Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Charge Moving Through Magnetic Field Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab was designed to have students figure out the formula for the force on a charge moving through a magnetic field. Then they are to see how the direction of the force is dependent on the direction of the charge's motion and the...
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Other

Magnet Man: Cool Experiments With Magnets

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a lengthy listing of activities and resources pertaining to magnets and magnetism. Experiments which can be performed with many different types of magnets are described; detailed directions and photos are provided.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Electromotive Force

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains what electromotive force, or EMF, is, and how to calculate the EMF of a moving wire in a magnetic field.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Charge Moving Through Magnetic Field

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the force and the direction of the force on a charged particle moving through a magnetic field.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Force on an Electric Current in a Magnetic Field

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn how a magnetic field affects moving charged particles or an electric current carried by a wire.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Magnet Attraction

For Teachers K - 1st
What is a magnet? In this activity, learners will investigate magnets and what they attract. They will observe, explore, ask questions, predict outcomes, then discuss and record their findings.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: May the Force Be With You!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The goal of this lesson is to provide students with hands on experiences, while learning about magnets. This lesson engages students in experiments which explore magnet use. An emphasis is placed on open-ended questions which encourage...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: How Do Magnets Work?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
During this instructional activity students will examine magnets and determine that they have two poles (north and south). They will observe which poles attract and which poles repel.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Magnetism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson, designed for upper-level high school students, has students linearize the data describing the force of a magnet at various distances. While it is assumed students already know...
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Other

Easyphysics: Chapter 11 Electric Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners investigate electric forces. Some topics examined are conductors, Coulomb?s law, and net electrical charge. The resource includes example problems with solutions and a chapter quiz.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Magnets

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce what a magnet is and how magnets work.
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OpenSciEd

Open Sci Ed: 8.3 Forces at a Distance

For Teachers 8th
This unit allows students to investigate the cause of a speaker's vibration in addition to the effect.
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Open Ed

Open Ed Sci: 8.3 Forces at a Distance

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit launches with a slow-motion video of a speaker as it plays music. In the previous unit, students developed a model of sound. This unit allows students to investigate the cause of a speaker's vibration in addition to the effect.
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Utah State Office of Education

Utah Science: The Mysterious Force

For Students 3rd - 8th
There is a secret mysterious force in your home right this very moment! Try these activities to first identify that force and then extend your knowledge of the force by investigating the other activities provided.
Activity
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: 5 Magnetism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From an online teacher demonstration book. Includes a description and explanation of five demonstrations on a variety of magnetism topics. Interesting and captivating demos.

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