Magnet and Compass

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Author:

Dubson, Michael, Harlow, Danielle, Malley, Chris, Paulson, Archie, Perkins, Kathy, Wieman, Carl

Subject:

Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology

Institution Name:

University of Colorado at Boulder

Collection:

PhET Interactive Simulations

Grade Level:

Primary, Secondary, Post-secondary

Grade Sub-Level:

Upper-Primary, Middle School, High School, Community College - Lower Division

Abstract:

Ever wonder how a compass worked to point you to the Arctic? Explore the interactions between a compass and bar magnet, and then add the earth and find the surprising answer! Vary the magnet's strength, and see how things change both inside and outside. Use the field meter to measure how the magnetic field changes.

Languages:

English, Albanian, Arabic, Basque, Cambodian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Laotian, Latvian Lettish, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Marathi, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Material Type:

Activities and Labs, Simulations

Media Format:

Text/HTML, Interactive

Conditions of Use:

http://phet.colorado.edu/en/about/licensing
This simulation is available under either a Creative Commons Attribution license or the GNU General Public License.

Copyright Holder:

University of Colorado