For this magnetism activity, students investigate why magnets attract certain objects and how the magnets can attract or repel each other by participating in a classroom activity. Students will observe, question, and investigate how the...

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.

This is a hands-on, inquiry-based instructional activity 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...

This site from MedicineNet.com gives an MRI description, why they're performed, risks, and patient preparation. A thorough explanation of the process is provided.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at the properties of magnets and why some materials are magnetic.

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...

A seventeen-page activity book on magnets. Includes facts, learning activities, puzzles, and profiles of scientists.

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 site from NASA provides a short, illustrated description of the basics of magnetic fields and magnetic poles.

Students use a Magnetic Field Sensor to measure the magnetic field and the current in a solenoid. They explore factors that affect the magnetic field, study how the field varies in parts of the solenoid, and determine the permeability...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at the properties of magnets and explains why some materials are magnetic and how magnets can cause change without touching another object.

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,...

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...

Students 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...

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...

Learn about the properties of magnets, what metals are attracted to them, what magnetic poles do, and about repulsion and attraction.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson examines how moving electric charges are affected when inside a magnetic field. Students are shown how to calculate the force on a single moving electric...

Although specifically designed for physics students at Caltech, anyone interested in learning more about electricity, magnetism or various other physical phenomena can benefit by exploring these interactive applets. A circuit tutorial...

This site from the Georgia State University contains a good overview of some of the magnetic properties that are common to all materials, such as susceptibility and permeability, and then specific discussion of both diamagnetic and...

While working in small groups, learners will learn about magnetism by exploring what does and does not "stick" to a manget. Students will learn that only objects made of metal stick to magnets but not all objects made of metal stick.

Students will explore how magnets can create a current by making their own headphones and listening to music from their iPods.

In this lesson, students determine which objects are helpful in determining the location and position of magnets that are hidden inside of closed boxes.

What is a magnet? In this activity, students will investigate magnets and what they attract. They will observe, explore, ask questions, predict outcomes, then discuss and record their findings.

An electromagnetic simulation which replicates moving charged particles in two identical magnetic fields separated by a zero magnetic field gap.