direction of the magnetic field
Magnetic field Magnets can affect one another without there being any visible connection between them. In what follows, we will develop the idea that a magnet creates something in the space around it (called the magnetic field), which causes other magnets to turn and move.
| A compass points in the direction of the magnetic field |
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| Main pages in this section | Estimated time required | Link to activities in teacher manual |
| Exploring the compass | 30 minutes | - |
| Mapping the magnetic field | 45 minutes | -- |
| Mapping the magnetic field, continued | 30 minutes | - |
| Science content: about the magnetic field | 30 minutes | |
| Discussion of the magnetic field | 30 minutes |
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Why study the magnetic field?
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