This can be a both online and physical one day ( 6 hour) workshop or camp for students to have a hands-on learning experience on magnets and magnetism. This workshop is suitable for both juniors ( 9 – 12 years) and seniors ( 13 – 17) years old. The topics covered are
Introduction Session
Session 1 Magnets & Magnetic Poles
- Attraction & Repulsion of Magnets
- Behavior of Compass
- Behavior of Compass in the presence of a Magnet
Session 2 Magnetic Fields
- Vector and Scalar Quantities
- What are Fields?
- The Magnetic Field
- Observing the Magnetic Field with Iron Filings
- Observing the Magnetic Field with a Compass
Session 3 The Earth as a Magnet
- The Earth’s Magnetic Field
- Detecting the Earth’s Magnetic Field
Session 4 Electromagnetism
- Electricity & Magnetism are related
- Producing Magnetism from Electricity