Science Trek

Magnets: An Invisible Force

Special | 4m 55s

Magnetism is a force of nature, like gravity. You can’t see it, but you can see what it does. We use magnets in lots of everyday devices. We even live on a giant magnet: the Earth! Learn more about magnets and magnetism.

Aired: 10/01/19 | Rating: TV-G

Major Funding by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and the Idaho National Laboratory. Additional Funding by 360 Immersive, the Friends of Idaho Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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• Magnets: Four Poles not Two

  Clip: Special | 1m 6s

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