Magnets and Electromagnets
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About
Topics
- Magnetic Field
- Magnets
- Electromagnets
Description
Explore the interactions between a compass and bar magnet. Discover how you can use a battery and wire to make a magnet! Can you make it a stronger magnet? Can you make the magnetic field reverse?
Sample Learning Goals
- Predict the direction of the magnet field for different locations around a bar magnet and electromagnet
- Compare and contrast bar magnets and electromagnets
- Identify the characteristics of electromagnets that are variable and what effects each variable has on the magnetic field's strength and direction
- Relate magnetic field strength to distance quantitatively and qualitatively
For Teachers
Teacher Tips
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Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). |
Teacher-Submitted Activities
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| Magnets-Introduction (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Lab CQs |
| Fields - NGSS Aligned |
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Roberta Tanner | HS | Lab CQs |
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| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | |
| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | |
| Solenoids | Simon Lees | HS | Lab Guided HW |
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| Exploring EM Forces | Andy Nelsen | MS | HW Lab Guided |
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| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
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| Magnets, Electromagnets and Ohm's Law Lab! | Jamie Schoenberger | MS | Lab Guided |
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| Magnetic Field Investigation | Andrzej Sokolowski | HS | Lab | ||
| Experiments with Bar Magnets and Electromagnets | Maria Falbo | HS | Lab | ||
| Magnetism | Travis Brown | HS | Lab | ||
| Μαγνήτες,μαγνητικό πεδίο. | Παναγιώτης Αρφάνης | HS | Demo Other |
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| Simulações no Ensino de Fisica | Carla Tavares | HS | MC HW Demo Guided Discuss Lab Other |
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| : Manifestaciones de la | rosa elena rodriguez villalba | HS | Demo |
Translations
Software Requirements
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Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later
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OS 10.5 or later Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later
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Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later
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Credits
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