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Magnets for beginners

United States, 1965

Film
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Shows what materials magnets attract, what a magnetic field is, what poles are, and how magnetic force can pass through objects. Uses iron filings suspended in glycerine to show magnetic fields in three dimensions.

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Credits

production company

Coronet Films

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1965

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

502434

Language

English

Subject categories

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Magnetic fields

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Magnetism

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Magnets - Juvenile films

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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