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Snacks tagged with "magnetic field"

Science activity that demonstrates a magnetic field created by electromagnet
Circles of Magnetism
Make a magnetic field that's stronger than Earth's.
Science activity that demonstrates the eddy current phenomenon
Eddy Currents
A magnet falls more slowly through a metallic tube than it does through a nonmetallic tube.
Science activity that models the motion of electrons
Electric Current Model
Use magnets to model the motion of electrons.
A science activity that makes the patterns of a magnetic field visible
Magnetic Lines of Force
Iron filings trace out magnetic field lines in three dimensions.
Science activity that explores magnetic lines of force
Magnetic Shielding
Magnetic lines stop here.
Science activity that demonstrates magnetic field coupling
Modulated Coil
Hear the magnet!
Science activity that reveals the earth’s magnetic field using hanging magnets
Where's North?
Hanging magnets reveal the earth’s magnetic field.

 

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