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Magnet Mania

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore magnetic fields. In this science lesson plan, students create a magnetic field using electricity. Students observe the effect of a magnetic field on the compass needle.
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Magnetism and the Magnetic Force

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate magnetism and the magnetic force.
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Electricity/Magnetism

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore magnets as fundamental parts of generators and how they are used to produce current electricity. They distinguish between the north and south pole of magnets and the difference between repel and attract. Students...
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Physical Science: Magnets

For Teachers K - 6th
Students investigate magnets and how they work. They read and discuss the book, What Makes a Magnet and record their observations as they complete activities. After exploring the magnet set, they record their predictions and results...
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Measuring Magnetic Field Strengths Using Ferrofluids

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the field of nanotechnology by examining magnetic field strength in ferrofluids. They use probes attached to a computer program to determine the relationship between magnetic field strength and magnetic field lines.
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Magnets, Electromagnets, and Motors

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine the properties of magnets and electromagnets.  In this magnets lesson plan students create an electromagnet and use it to do work. 
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Exploring Magnetism in Solar Flares

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students apply concepts of magnetism to help them understand the production of solar flares. For this solar flare lesson, students complete activities and graphic organizers to help them learn about magnetic fields on the surface of the...
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Teaching About Magnets in Kindergarten

For Teachers K
Pupils explore magnets through the five lessons of this unit. The everyday uses of magnets and an awareness of magnetic attraction form the basis of the skills presented in these lessons.
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Discovering Magnets and Graphs

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate averages and statistics by discovering magnet strengths.  In this magnet experiment lesson, 6th graders utilize different magnets and attempt to attract different materials to them.  Students record...
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Properties of Magnets

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read and discuss the book "What Magnets Can Do." They recall the explanations of magnet, attract, repel, and magnetic poles from their reading. They work in pairs to discover the properties of magnets using a magnet and...
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Why Opposites Attract: Observing Magnetic Fields

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students brainstorm background knowledge and any questions they may have about magnetic fields. They investigate the role that William Gilbert had in laying the groundwork for modern experimental science. Students observe magnetic fields...
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Magnetism

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners investigate magnets. In this magnetism lesson, students begin exploring magnets. Learners study attraction and repulsion and discover the poles of a magnet.
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Naturally Magnetic Elements

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore naturally magnetic elements. In this magnets lesson, students examine the periodic table of elements. Students discover the parts of an atom and determine which three elements are magnetic.
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Magnetic Force

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners are introduced to the attraction and repulsion of magnetic forces. In groups, they observe how the forces react with different materials and record their data. They develop their own conclusions about the poles of magnets and...
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Magnet Mania

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explain how magnets can be used to make some things move without being touched. They explore that electricity in circuits can produce light, heat, sound, and magnetic effects. They create an electronic poster about magnet with...
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Magnetism

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Pupils study magnetism. For this science lesson, students participate in an activity to discover how electrons in a magnet move. Pupils identify items around the classroom that are magnetic.
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Using Compare and Contrast to Write in Science

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate and compare the behavior of magnetism using magnets. In this physics instructional activity, 5th graders write about the similarities and differences of a variety of magnet types.
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Magnets

For Teachers K - 8th
Students explore the science of magnets and how magnets work. They conduct a series of fun experiments and magnetize objects and demonstrate how magnetism operates right through other materials.
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The Earth's Magnetic Field

For Teachers 2nd - 9th
Pupils explain how the earth's magnetic field works and looks. They create their own free-floating compass using the everyday materials. After constructing their compass, they test it and determine north.
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Magnets

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a teacher demonstration of the polarity of magnets. They observe how magnets repel and attract items before drawing their observations on worksheets. They manipulate the donut magnets, discuss their action...
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Electricity and Magnetism: Are They Related?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore electricity and magnetism. Through the use of role play, students simulate being a scientist. Experiments are performed during the simulation to discover the relationship between electric current and magnetism. After...
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Magnetic Discovery Bottle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the properties of magnets. In this physical science lesson plan, students will go through a short 5E lesson that allows the students to study magnet materials and predict what will and will not be attracted to a...
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Current Thinking About Magnets

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars construct their own magnet and wire device. In this inquiry lesson, students investigate the factors affecting the strength of magnetic forces. They manipulate different variable to determine their effect.
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Exploring Magnetism

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore magnetism and complete several worksheets.  In this magnetism lesson students complete several activities on magnetism and aluminum cans.