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This web page contain the lecture notes for a presentation to middle and high school teachers to help teach magnetism.  The lectures includes a brief history of the study of magnetism from its beginnings in ancient Greece and China to the present day, and three classroom demonstrations.
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Electricity & Magnetism
- Magnetic Fields and Forces
- High School
- Middle School
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- Physical Science
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© 1998 David Stern
Keywords:
currents, history of magnetism, lecture notes, lodestone, magnetism
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created September 30, 2005 by Henry Bradsher
Record Updated:
April 12, 2006 by Cathy Ezrailson
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September 14, 2004
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This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.


Topic: Magnetism and Magnetic Force
Unit Title: What is Magnetism?

This has a great lab or activity to use when demonstrating magnetic fields to your students.

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D. Stern, (1998), WWW Document, (http://www.phy6.org/earthmag/MagTeach.htm).
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D. Stern, Teaching About Magnetism (1998), <http://www.phy6.org/earthmag/MagTeach.htm>.
APA Format
Stern, D. (2004, September 14). Teaching About Magnetism. Retrieved December 7, 2024, from http://www.phy6.org/earthmag/MagTeach.htm
Chicago Format
Stern, David. Teaching About Magnetism. September 14, 2004. http://www.phy6.org/earthmag/MagTeach.htm (accessed 7 December 2024).
MLA Format
Stern, David. Teaching About Magnetism. 1998. 14 Sep. 2004. 7 Dec. 2024 <http://www.phy6.org/earthmag/MagTeach.htm>.
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@misc{ Author = "David Stern", Title = {Teaching About Magnetism}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {7 December 2024}, Month = {September 14, 2004}, Year = {1998} }
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%0 Electronic Source %A Stern, David %D September 14, 2004 %T Teaching About Magnetism %V 2024 %N 7 December 2024 %8 September 14, 2004 %9 text/html %U http://www.phy6.org/earthmag/MagTeach.htm


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