About Magnets and Electromagnets
Explore the interactions between a compass and bar magnet. Discover how you can use a battery and coil to make an electromagnet. Explore the ways to change the magnetic field, and measure its direction and magnitude around the magnet.
How to play Magnets and Electromagnets
Everything is hands-on: drag, click and experiment — the simulation reacts instantly. Explore the interactions between a compass and bar magnet.
Questions & answers
- What is Magnets and Electromagnets?
- Magnets and Electromagnets is a free interactive simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations (University of Colorado Boulder) that you can play right in your browser on crumble.lol — no downloads and no sign-up. Explore the interactions between a compass and bar magnet. Discover how you can use a battery and coil to make an electromagnet.
- What can kids learn from Magnets and Electromagnets?
- It helps kids explore: predict the direction of the magnetic field for different locations around a bar magnet and an electromagnet. relate magnetic field strength to distance quantitatively and qualitatively. describe how the earth's magnetic field relates to a bar magnet. compare and contrast bar magnets and electromagnets. identify the characteristics of electromagnets that are variable and what effects each variable has on the magnetic field's strength and direction.
- What age is Magnets and Electromagnets good for?
- It is designed for elementary school (roughly ages 5–10) up to university, and curious kids outside that range can absolutely enjoy poking around it too.
- Is Magnets and Electromagnets free to play?
- Yes — Magnets and Electromagnets is completely free on crumble.lol and runs fully in your browser on computers and tablets.