For Students

Programs

High School Externship
Supervised by scientists, exceptional high school students conduct their own in-depth research at the Mag Lab.

Middle School Mentorship Program
A partnership with the School of Arts & Sciences in Tallahassee.

SciGirls Summer Camp
A two-week, hands-on camp run by the Magnet Lab and WFSU that inspires girls to pursue careers in science.

Operation Filmmaker Goes Science
During this three-week summer camp, middle and high school students make a film about science from start to finish.

Summer Energy Program
High school students and teachers conduct research and learn about power grids, environmentally responsible power systems, renewable energy, and current and future power delivery systems. Hosted at Florida State University's Center for Advanced Power Systems and the Mag Lab, the program is part of an initiative by the Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center to help develop a diverse group of adaptive, creative, globally connected and innovative students for the workforce.

Activities

Try This at Home
Roll up your sleeves and explore electricity and magnetism with some simple activities you can do at home.

Interactive Electricity & Magnetism Tutorials
These Java applets depict numerous concepts, laws, tools and historical milestones associated with electricity and magnetism, letting you take a hands-on approach (virtually) to learning.

Activity Book
Elementary school kids will enjoy the word searches, coloring pages, mazes and cool magnet factoids found throughout this book.

Interactive Optics Tutorials
These Java tutorials explore light, microscopes and optics. Part of the Science, Optics & You curriculum.

Smoke Man
This version of Hang Man threatens you with death by smoke rather than noose should you fail to solve the puzzle. From the Science, Tobacco & You curriculum.

Virtual You
Experience the effects smoking would have on your body without actually subjecting yourself to that nasty stuff. From the Science, Tobacco & You curriculum.

Resources

Science in Literature
Students who love a good story can find plenty to choose from in this collection –– no textbooks allowed!

Web Resources for Kids
Your portal to dozens of kid-friendly Web sites dealing with electricity, magnetism and other sciences.