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Topic:
Magnetism
Grade Level: 9-12
Body:
Earth
Mission:
Earth Science Missions (Earth)
Science Education Standards: Inquiry, Magnetism, Astronomy, Earth, and Technology.
Short Description: Students use their "simple magnetometer" to measure the deflection of the magnetometer spot and by plotting the data, discover that magnetism follows an inverse-cube law of change.
Source: NASA GSFC