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Whitman, Betsy Blizard – Learning, 1992
The article presents inexpensive activities to teach elementary school students about electromagnets. Students learn to make an electromagnet with a battery, nail, and wire, then different activities help them explore the difference between permanent magnets and electromagnets. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning
Blizard, Elizabeth B. – Learning, 1992
Presents low-cost learning activities to help teach elementary students about the earth's magnetic field. One project has students make a model of the earth's magnetic field. Another has them experiment with magnetism. (SM)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Earth Science, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
