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Learners use shop tools and various materials to construct a magnetic spinner and a compass.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore the relationship between electric charges and magnetic fields.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this interdisciplinary activity, learners create a Space Weather Action Center (SWAC) to monitor solar storms and develop real SWAC news reports.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity, learners build edible models of Jupiter and Earth to compare their sizes and illustrate the planets' internal layers.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a seesaw powered by magnets.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a cool floating animal using the science of magnetism. Learners discover what happens when a piece of magnetic metal enters a magnet's field.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity related to magnetism and electricity, learners observe as two parallel, current-carrying wires exert forces on each other.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity related to magnetism and electricity, learners create a magnetic field that's stronger than the Earth's magnetic field.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, teams of learners study magnetic fields at four separate stations: examining magnetic fields generated by everyday items, mapping out a magnetic field using a compass, creating model

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Using indirect observational methods, learners distinguish between charged and uncharged objects.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners build magnetic towers to explore the forces and properties of magnets.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 4 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners build an electromagnet using a nail, a cork, a battery, and electrical wire. Use this activity to demonstrate how electric currents produce magnet fields.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 11 30 to 45 minutes