Investigating Magnetism: What are Magnets and Why Do They Attract or Repel? part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a classroom lab in which students observe and investigate how magnets interact with each other and the objects around them.

Investigating with magnets: attraction and repelling part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This is a classroom activity where students create magnetic cats and see what occurs when the cats are placed next to each other. Students will be informally investigating magnetic attraction and repelling.

Exploring Magnetism: Investigating the forces of magnets part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a classroom and lab investigation of magnetism. Students gather results of experiments involving the forces of magnets. They use this data to develop their own experiments to test properties of magnets.

Magnets: What "sticks" part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a discovery lab where students will discover what does and does not stick to a magnet.

Discovering the "Hidden" Properties of Magnets part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Students will become familiar with the properties of magnets. They will design a data collection sheet to show where magnets are hidden in a closed box with their explanation of their findings. They will also design a game or activity using magnets and present their activity to the class.

Mother Nature's Funnest Play Things: Magnets part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
These two activities are just a small part of overall fun students will have in discovering the wonders of magnets and how they apply to us every day.

Magnets and Electricity - Creating Magnetism with Electricity part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This cooperative classroom activity will allow students to apply their knowledge of magnetism and electricity. The students will create a circuit that lights a flashlight bulb and simultaneously practice the skills of prediction, observation, inferrence, recording, investigation and communication.

Investigating Magnetism part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a lab investigation where students work in groups to develop their own electromagnets.

Magnet Attraction part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a magnet science center. Young students learn about magnets through safe, hands on experiences.

Detect a Magnet's Field part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a physics lab to detect a magnet's field.