Magnets and Electromagnets
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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
Version 2.07
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Magnets-Introduction (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | CQs Lab |
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Roberta Tanner | HS | CQs Lab |
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Trish Loeblein updated by Diana López | MS HS |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Biology Earth Science Physics Chemistry |
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MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
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Exploring EM Forces | Andy Nelsen | MS | Lab Guided HW |
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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 | Physics | ||
Experiments with Bar Magnets and Electromagnets | Maria Falbo | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
Magnetism | Travis Brown | HS | Lab | |||
Introducción a Magnetismo |
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José Orozco y Diana López | MS HS UG-Intro |
Remote Demo Guided Lab HW Discuss |
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PREPARATORIA: Alineación de PhET con programas de la DGB México (2017) |
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Diana López | HS UG-Intro |
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PRIMARIA: Alineación con programas de la SEP México (2011 y 2017) |
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Diana López | MS K-5 |
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UNIDAD3 S15 L1 Oersted | FRANCISCO CRUZ CANTU | HS | HW Guided Lab |
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