Lesson: Magnetic Fields Physics

Students will be able to

• recognize and draw the field lines of the magnetic field produced by a bar magnet,
• recall that the arrows on the field lines of magnetic fields point from the north pole to the south pole,
• recall that the strength of the magnetic field is indicated by how close together the field lines are,
• recall that the magnetic field is generally stronger closer to the magnet,
• recall that if a compass is placed in a magnetic field, it will align to the field lines, with the north end pointing in the direction of the arrows,
• recall that two wide, flat magnets both aligned the same way will produce a roughly uniform field between them,
• recognize the shape of the magnetic field between two wide, flat, antialigned magnets,
• identify the orientation of a magnet given its field lines.