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About Magnets
Second graders conduct simple experiments , observe and explain what they discovered. In this simple experiments lesson students design a magnet and make a compass.
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Magnet Trackstar
Pupils explore websites created by other young people on the topic of magnets. These sites are in the form of a TrackStar and are accompanied by a worksheet to guide them in their information gathering.
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Learning About Magnets
Students discuss which objects attract magnets and which ones will not. They work in small groups to to discuss the concept of magnets and why certain objects attract magnets and some don't and then they experiment with them.
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Magnets
Students explore the many uses of magnets. in a compass, an alarm, salvage yard equipment to lift tons of metals.
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A Magnetic Personality
Fifth graders experiment to discover how many paper clips different types of magnets can pick up. They make predictions, carry out the experiment and collate the data.
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Magnetic Art (3+)
Students explore the different fields of force of magnets and magnetized objects through the movement of metal filings. They use a magnet and metal filings to create a work of art.
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Electric and Magnetic Fields
Students study the concept of magnetic and electric field. In this magnetic instructional activity students participate in a lab using magnets.
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Magnetic Art
Students explore the different fields of force of magnets and magnetized objects through the movement of metal filings. They create a work of art.
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Magnet Experiment
In this magnet experiment worksheet, learners complete a magnet experiment by following the 7 steps. Students fill in the table for the 10 objects they test.
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How Are Magnetic Fields Related To Sunspots?
Students discover that sunspots are the result of intense magnetic forces on the photosphere of the sun by observing images from the SOHO satellite.
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Exploring Magnetism
Eighth graders study magnetism. In this solar wind lesson students complete several activities on space and weather.
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Monster Magnet Rally
Pupils explore the properties of the N and S poles on a magnet. They attach small bar magnets to the top of "match box" cars and attempt to crash them into each other. They each write a summary describing their findings.
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Magnets
In this magnets worksheet, students describe the differences between a generator and a motor, define electromagnet, and identify a circuit as parallel or series. This worksheet has 2 short answer questions, 5 fill in the blank and 18...
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Magnet Experiment
In this magnet experiment worksheet, students complete a magnetic experiment and answer the 5 questions about the experiment. Students learn about the physics of magnets.
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Magnets Assessment
In this magnet testing worksheet, students study the pictures and circle the objects that are attracted to magnets. Students write 4 objects in their classroom that are attracted to magnets and 4 that are not.
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Electricity and Magnetism
Young scholars use the Launchball computer site to complete a game for magnetic pennies. In this magnetism lesson, students visit the given link to discover the properties of magnetism using magnets and pennies.
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Exploring Magnetism
Students explore several activities that allow them to gain a better understanding of magnetism. In this investigative lesson plan students are given an activity by a teacher that has to do with magnetism.
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Energy
Wow! Colorful and simple, these 160 slides introduce the various forms of energy, along with a relevant image. Some of the images are animations, which help beginning physical scientists to visualize the flow of electrons or energy! This...
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Fall 2003 Midterm Exam #2
Your physics students will really shine when they take this midterm exam. It covers a variety of concepts dealing with electromagnetic spectra, electricity, and motors and it provides a variety of question styles.
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The Left Hand Rule (For Motors)
The left hand rule, also known as Fleming's rule, is covered here with explanations and pictures to help undertanding. Examples of electric motors and generator use are given. A helpful set of slides which will help early physics...
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Simple Circuit: Electric Currents and Circuits
Through inquiry and exploration, 4th graders will learn and understand the functions of open and closed circuits. They will break into 2 groups, define vocabulary, hypothesize how to light a bulb, then test their hypothesis 4 different...
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Generator
Michael Faraday was self-educated, earned an honorary doctorate from the University of Oxford, invented the first Bunsen burner, discovered the laws of electrolysis, and proved that a changing magnetic field produces a current. In this...
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
The Solar Wind Tunnel
The winds of change are blowing in our very own solar system! But what makes some heavenly bodies more affected by solar winds than others? Pupils discover the concept of magnetic forces at work in space in this attractive interactive,...
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Utah Open Textbook: 5th Grade Science
How do Earth's changes affect humans? Pupils learn about physical and chemical changes on Earth and how they lead to erosion, earthquakes, and volcanoes. Using the text, they also explore the concepts of electricity and magnetism by...