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Lesson Plan
Grade: 6th-8th
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Making an electromagnet from a battery, nail, and wire is a classic science demonstration. But instead of just demonstrating this for your students, let them explore it themselves! In this lesson they will discover how different variables affect the strength of an electromagnet.
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NGSS Performance Expectations:
- MS-PS2-3. Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.






