Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Levitating Magnets: Floating Isn't Just for Magicians
If you ever seen a magician float an object in the air, you might think that levitation is just a magic trick, but the truth is you can use an invisible physical force to levitate a magnet. Try this simple, week-long science project to...
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: 3 Ps2 4: Magnetic Design Solution
See work samples, phenomena, and assessment templates that directly address standard 3-PS2-4: designing a magnetic solution.
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Build a Magnetic Nanoparticle Coating
Interested in nanoparticles? Use this challenge to design a coating for a magnet that will pick up different surfaces. Challenge includes tips, a lesson plan, and a place for students to document their engineering design process.
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.
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...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Magnet Engineering Design Challenge
Use the engineering design process to create a solution to problem involving magnets?
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...