NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, IMAGE Science Center
Doi
Abstract
In this two-part activity, students learn about electromagnetism by constructing electromagnets and observing their behavior. They will discover that there is a close relationship between electricity and magnetism in that moving magnets can induce electric currents and that electric currents can cause magnetism. They also learn that electric current flowing in a wire creates a magnetic field around it. Educational levels: Middle school
