Mysterious Magnetic Moments
Students explore how a magnet falls more slowly through a copper pipe than a PVC pipe due to magnetic fields and non-contact forces. They develop models to explain force interactions and electromagnetic effects. This lesson plan is designed for NGSS Standard MS-PS2-5.
Topics
- magnetic fields
- magnetic forces
- non-contact forces
- contact forces
- force interactions
- electromagnetism
- gravity and magnetism
- copper pipe
- PVC pipe
- induction currents
- motion and forces
- neodymium magnets
- experimental investigation
- MS-PS2-5