Magnet and Compass
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Topics
- Magnetic Field
- Magnets
- Compass
Description
Ever wonder how a compass worked to point you to the Arctic? Explore the interactions between a compass and bar magnet, and then add the earth and find the surprising answer! Vary the magnet's strength, and see how things change both inside and outside. Use the field meter to measure how the magnetic field changes.
Sample Learning Goals
- Predict the direction of the magnet field for different locations around a bar magnet
- Relate magnetic field strength to distance quantitatively and qualitatively
- Describe how the earth's magnet field relates to a bar magnet
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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 |
Physics |
| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | Chemistry Earth Science Biology Physics |
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| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Earth Science Chemistry Physics Biology |
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| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
Other | Chemistry Physics Biology |
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| Magnets and Compasses | Simon Lees | HS | HW Lab Guided |
Physics | ||
| Magnet and Compass | Rebecca Jaronski | HS | Lab | Astronomy Physics |
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| Simulações no Ensino de Fisica | Carla Tavares | HS | MC Discuss Lab HW Demo Guided Other |
Astronomy Physics Earth Science |
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