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Topic:
Magnetism
Grade Level: 9-12
Body:
Earth
Mission:
Earth Science Missions (Earth)
Science Education Standards:
Science as Inquiry -- Content Standard A
Physical Science: Motion and Forces Content Standard -- B
Earth and Space Science -- Content Standard D
History and Nature of Science -- Content Standard G
Short Description: In this review of basic magnetism, students map field lines around bar magnets to visualize the magnetic dipole field, and create their own electromagnet using copper wire, a battery and a pencil to learn that electric currents create magnetic fields.
Source: The Center for Science Education, University of California at Berkeley