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Serc: Investigating Magnetism: What Are Magnets and Why Do They Attract or Repel Lesson PlanSerc: Investigating Magnetism: What Are Magnets and Why Do They Attract or Repel Lesson Plan
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
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3rd - 5th
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Serc: Investigating Magnetism: What Are Magnets and Why Do They Attract or Repel

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In this magnetism activity, learners investigate why magnets attract certain objects and how the magnets can attract or repel each other by participating in a classroom activity. Students will observe, question, and investigate how the magnets interact with each other and the objects around them.

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Concepts

magnets, magnetism

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attract, pole, repel, investigating magnetism: what are magnets and why do they attract or repel?, magnetic field, electricity and magnetism

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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