Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Are You Picking Up What I'm Putting Down?
How are magnetism and electricity related? Students will explore the relationship between magnetism and electricity, learn how to construct an electromagnet, and discover everyday uses of electromagnets. Students will create a multimedia...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Magnetic Maglev Train
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...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: May the Force Be With You!
The goal of this instructional activity is to provide students with hands on experiences, while learning about magnets. This instructional activity engages students in experiments which explore magnet use. An emphasis is placed on...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Magnet Mania
Students will discover the power of magnets through this interactive lesson plan. First, students will participate in a virtual field trip. Afterward, students will create electronic posters about magnets using information learned during...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science for Middle School
This digital textbook covers core physical science concepts and includes interactive features, real world examples, and videos.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Interactive Physics for High School
This digital textbook covers core physics concepts and includes interactive features, real world examples, videos, and study guides.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Magnetic Pollack [Pdf]
In this lesson, 5th graders will create a painting based on the action paintings by Jackson Pollock. Instead of dripping and splattering, the paint will be moved using a metal object, such as a paper clip, along with a magnet.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Effect of Contrast Agents on Mri Signals
This is a five-question quiz related to the passage "The Effect of Contrast Agents on MRI Signals."
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Magnetic Flux?
A reference page to learn about magnetic flux means and how to calculate it. Reference page includes explanation and exercise.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics: Magnetism Study Guide
Explore and review magnetism in this review guide.
Stanford University
Stanford University: Magnetic Force Microscopy
Help students learn how scientists use powerful tools to visualize, study and control materials at the nanoscale.
Other
Hes Energy Net: Energy Use and Delivery: Lesson Plan 3.3: Electromagnets [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, students learn how to identify and explain an electromagnet, describe the relationship between electricity and magnetism, and compare an electromagnet to a bar magnet.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Diamagnetism
This site from the Georgia State University provides a brief introduction to diamagnetism, explaining how Lenz's law accounts for diamagnetic behavior in all materials.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Physics Ii: Electricity and Magnetism
A collection of video lectures from a fundamentals of physics course taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The course is the second in the sequence and focuses on electricity and magnetism The videos feature topics on...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Magnetic Monopoles
Some information about the search for magnetic monopoles, and how they are involved in a few different theories and postulations.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Fish and Clip
Primary activity to help "students understand some of the characteristics of magnets." Would work well in conjunction with a theme on underwater creatures or fish.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Paramagnetism
This Wikipedia site is an introduction to paramagnetism and paramagnetic materials.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Ferromagnetism
This site from Wikipedia provides a wonderful in-depth explanation of ferromagnetism, covering the atomic behavior which is responsible for ferromagnetic properties. Also introduces the concepts of magnetic domains and the Curie...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Physical Science
The Discovery Channel provides numerous lesson plans dealing with the physical sciences. Content is organized by grade level, but all lesson plans include suggestions for adaptations for older or younger audiences.
NASA
Nasa: La Exploracion De La Magnetosfera Terrestre
This site is a general overview of space research on the environment of the Earth in space.
Other
Phy6: La Tierra, El Gran Iman
This site is a general overview of space research on the environment of the Earth in space.
Other
Family Education Network: Heavy Metal
An engaging site that provides interesting facts about magnets. Solve a problem and discover how to create a compass.
University of Oregon
University of Oregon: Electromagnetism
A solid summary from the University of Oregon of the work of James Maxwell Clerk, Michael Faraday, and others in the field of electric and magnetic phenomena. This is a fine essay.