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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: The Meissner Effect

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Georgia State University provides a good introduction to and illustration of the Meissner Effect, the property of a superconducting material whereby it actively excludes a magnetic field from within its interior.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: The Meissner Effect

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia.com offers a wonderful introduction and explanation of the Meissner effect, explaining how this effect qualifies superconduction as a true thermodynamic state of a material.
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Activity
Other

Colorado Superconductor: The Meissner Effect

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a good conceptual discussion of how Lenz's law affects diamagnetic superconducting materials. Also discusses the Meissner effect and contains a procedure for demonstrating the effect by levitating a magnet over a...