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No GPS allowed! High school scientists continue to explore magnetic fields with a hands-on activity. After mapping the ambient magnetic field in the classroom and completing data analysis, they write about the similarities and differences in magnetoreceptors and the compass developed by the Chinese.
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- Use with high schoolers or advanced middle schoolers
Classroom Considerations
- Comes with the previous lesson in the series
- The activity is part 16 in a series of 18
Pros
- Biology connection to magnetic navigation in animals
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- None