Magnetism and Nanotechnology

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Audience: Middle School, High School

Ferrofluid is a unique material that has both magnetic and liquid properties. It is a colloidal solution of nano-sized particle of magnetite suspended in a liquid. (Purchased). This activity will review what students know about magnetism and compares that knowledge to how ferrofluid behaves.

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Next Generation Science Standards for this lesson

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