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Journey into the world of the unseen! Learners discover how even the simplest of objects moving at a distance without physical interaction or direction was a problem that mystified scientists for hundreds of years. The narrator explains how Farraday's and Maxwell's discovery of the electromagnetic field dispelled the myth that magic was responsible for these remote movements.
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Instructional Ideas
- Show the resource as an introduction to the concept of electromagnetism
- Have working groups perform simple experiments to examine the concept of magnetism
Classroom Considerations
- Does not require any prior knowledge
- This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
- Animations help learners understand how the Theory of Magnetism as a field came to be
- The narrator explains how people viewed concepts such as gravity prior to Farraday's and Maxwell's work, linking the information to history
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