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In this lesson you will learn about magnetism and electricity. Your objectives, skills and materials needed, as well as key words for this lesson are all listed on this page.

Objectives

Students will:

  1. Explain electromagnets.

Skills Needed

Students must be able to:

  1. A knowledge of magnetism and atoms.
  2. A knowledge of the basics of electricity.
  3. Studied the properties of batteries and electric circuits.

Materials Needed*

Students will need:

  1. 3 feet of bare wire
  2. tape
  3. Battery - 1.5 volt D-cell
  4. Large nail
  5. Small paper clips

*not needed for Independent Study (IS) or Credit Recovery (CR) courses