magnets

Provides instruction for a variety of projects demonstrating the properties and uses of magnets and electricity.

Photographs and simple text describe how magnets work and everyday uses for magnets. Includes a picture glossary, experiments, and ideas for parents and teachers.

Introduces magnetism, and provides instructions for an activity to demonstrate some of its characteristics.

Describes how magnets work and includes instructions for making a magnet and a compass.

The inhabitants of Mammoth Island explore how magnets work and the many ways in which they can be used.

DVD overview; quiz; glossary; video clips correlated to National Science Education Standards; interactive glossary viewing option; and DVD-ROM features with screensaver, printable teacher's guide, and weblinks.;Public performance rights. Explores the various places that magnets can be found, discusses the earth's magnetic field, and contains interactive glossaries, quizzes, and Spanish translation.

An introduction to magnets and how they work.

Describes how magnets act on objects and other magnets. Explains how Earth is a magnet. Identifies historical discoveries about magnetism. Explores the relationship between electricity and magnetism.

An exploration of magnets and electromagnetism that covers magnetic fields and poles, the many uses of magnets and electromagnetism, electromagnetic radiation, and other related topics.

Learn the characteristics and uses of magnets from a compass to a giant industrial magnet. Poles and magnetic fields are also introduced and explained.