Build a Compass Activity

Use this build a compass activity to demonstrate the magnetic field of the Earth! This activity can be done as a teacher demo OR as a quick and simple hands-on activity.

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Related Standards:

• NGSS MS-PS2-3: Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
• NGSS MS-PS2-5: Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.