Magnets

Links verified 11/1/11

1. The Attraction is Obvious - answers to some commonly asked questions about magnets and magnetism
2. Cool Experiments with Magnets from Magnet Man - magnetism and the cool experiments you can do with permanent magnets and electro-magnets
3. Electricity and Magnetism - a series of experiments about electricity and magnetism designed for use in the fourth grade
4. Electricity and Magnetism Hotlist - list of links from Educational Technology Center - KSU
5. Electricity and Magnetism - an elementary WebQuest about how electricity and magnetism are related
6. Electricity and Magnetism Matchup - Repeat this activity several times, you'll see many new terms each time you try.
7. Electricity and Magnetic Fields Millionaire Game - a Quia quiz
8. Fun Magnet Facts for Kids - Use their magnet facts to start learning how magnets work.
9. How Electromagnets Work - from How Stuff Works
10. How Magnets Work - great images - More can be found at the Magnet Book main page.[These expired links are available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the pages doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
11. Magnetic Force - this BBC activity is followed by an interactive worksheet

    1. Quiz on Magnets and Springs
12. Magnetic Lines of Force - high quality transparency master
13. Magnets - Learn about the technical details of various types of magnets; characteristics, a magnetic glossary, electromagnets and more!
14. Magnet Madness - learn more about magnets
15. Magnets Millionaire game at Quia
16. Magnets Pop-up at Quia
17. Magnets WebQuest - WebQuest designed for 2nd grade
18. Physical Science for Children: All About Magnets - (grades K-4) a teacher's guide
19. More magnetism information can be found on the Physics page of Internet4Classrooms.
20. Physical Science Standards Resources - K | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th

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