Find out how humans discovered the magnetic lodestone as well as the attracting properties of amber. Advanced societies, in particular the Chinese and the Europeans, exploited the properties of magnets in compasses, a tool that makes possible exploration of the seas, new worlds, and the nature of Earth's magnetic poles.

Concepts

electromagnetism

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Additional Tags

loadstone, electricity and magnetism, magnet lab, magnet lab: timeline of electricity and magnetism: 600 bc- 1599, magnetic pole

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)