CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Magnets and Magnetism (Grade 3)
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module a student will be able to: identify properties of magnets, explain why some materials are magnetic, and explain that magnets can cause change...
Read Works
Read Works: Magnetism
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining magnetic force. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Ferromagnetic Material
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores what makes a material magnetic, ferromagnetic materials and how they can be magnetised, temporary and permanent magnets, and the mineral magnetite.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Solenoid
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What a solenoid is and how to change the strength of its magnetic field, and some uses of solenoids.
Harvard University
Boston University: Magnetic Monopoles
Informative, nontechnical questions are provided as well as answers regarding magnetic monopoles. This is a very useful site for getting an introduction to the search for these theoretical particles.
Other
Integrated Magnetics: Magnet Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to many Frequently Asked Questions on magnets and magnetism.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Magnetic Attraction
Students complete a series of six short investigations involving magnets to learn more about their properties. Students also discuss engineering uses for magnets and brainstorm examples of magnets in use in their everyday lives.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Keeping an Eye on Ions
Discusses the development of a new rocket engine that operates by the ion propulsion as opposed to gas propulsion. Well written and great graphics!
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Learning About Magnets [Pdf]
A seventeen-page activity book on magnets. Includes facts, learning activities, puzzles, and profiles of scientists.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Magnetism
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the basic concepts and vocabulary of magnetism.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Magnet Lab: Clean, Keen, Machining Team
The MagLab has its own machine shop, complete with an experienced, talented staff. These craftsmen collaborate closely with renowned scientists to create one-of-a-kind magnet parts that make possible experiments done nowhere else in the...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Contracting Helix
This nifty device, a kind of precursor to the Slinky, demonstrates how parallel wires attract.
California Institute of Technology
Magnet Lab: Caltech Physics Applets
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...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Carl Friedrich Gauss
Although he is best known as one of the greatest mathematicians of all time, Carl Friedrich Gauss was also a pioneer in the study of magnetism and electricity. To facilitate an extensive survey of terrestrial magnetism, he invented an...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Detect a Magnet's Field
In this physics lab students discover the invisible magnetic field where the magnet can exert its power to push or pull.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mother Nature's Funnest Play Things: Magnets
For 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...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Effects of Force
Explore the effects of forces around us in the world.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Electric and Magnetic Forces
Given diagrams, illustrations, or descriptions, students will identify examples of electric and magnetic forces.
University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow: Kelvin Collection
This collection provides links to a variety of information about William Thomson (Lord) Calvin including rare books and an in-depth biography on the life and works of Lord Kelvin. Read about his childhood and education, his many...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Put the Charge in the Goal
Students face a game-like challenge to use electrostatic forces to move a charged puck into a goal. By placing charges on the rink, a charged puck can be attracted and repelled around obstacles and into a goal.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Magnetism: Magnetic Field Interactive
Students explore the magnetic field surrounding a simple bar magnet. They can drag the compass around in the space surrounding the bar magnet, and observe the effect of the magnet on the compass needle.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Electromagnetic Energy and Why It Is Important
Explains what electromagnetic energy is, the history of its discovery, some terms used when talking about it, and gives some facts about it.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Charge Moving Through Magnetic Field Lab
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...
Other
Impact Tectonics: Earth's Interior, Gravity, and Magnetism [Pdf]
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...