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Magnets and Compasses
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| Title | Magnets and Compasses |
| Description | This allows students to explore how a magnet affects a compass; determining how magnetic field strength changes with distance; linking bar magnets fields to the Earth. |
| Subject | Physics |
| Level | High School |
| Type | Guided Activity, Homework, Lab |
| Duration | 30 minutes |
| Answers Included | No |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | Magnet; magnetic fields; magnetic field strength; compass; Earths magnetic field |
| Simulation(s) | Magnet and Compass |
| Author(s) | Simon Lees |
| Contact Email | slees@sthildas.qld.edu.au |
| School / Organization | St Hildas |
| Date submitted | 3/2/17 |
| Date updated | 3/2/17 |
