Pancake Particles

This lesson plan outlines an activity that teaches students about subatomic particles and the roles they play in our daily lives.

Polar Putty

Magnets come in all shapes and sizes. Find out how to make magnetic Silly Putty at home using a few simple ingredients.

Seeing is believing. In these animations, we show you what electricity and magnetism might look like if they weren't invisible.

Wale Akinfaderin explains how a legendary free kick netted him another important goal: a career in physics.

The interplay of magnetic and electric forces can shrink a U.S. quarter to the size of a dime – in one millionth of a second.

When it comes to learning about electricity and magnetism, there are no better tools than your right and left hands. Read more.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging machines are powered by strong superconducting magnets. Find out what makes them tick.

In 1876, Sir Humphry Davy saw light jump across a gap in a circuit. One of the first electrical lights, the arc light, was born.

A MAGNET
If your knowledge of magnets ends with posting a to-do list on the fridge, add this to the list: Learn more about magnets! Read more
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
They don't call it super for nothing. Once you get a superconductor going, it'll keep on ticking like the Energizer Bunny, only a lot longer. Read more
AN MRI MACHINE
Come peek inside one of these amazing machines — and learn how they help doctors peek inside their patients. Read more
CRYOGENICS
Samuel Taylor Coleridge lends a hand as we explore cryogenics — the art and science of how to get things fantastically frigid. Read more
MASS SPECTROMETRY
Not only do mass spectrometers accurately weigh molecules — they do it while those tiny particles are careening by faster than Jeff Gordon on steroids. Read more