For Students

Armed with a heat gun, a middle schooler sets out to test the thermal expansion of copper.

Programs

Internships
Supervised by scientists, exceptional students conduct their own in-depth research at the MagLab.

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.

MagLab Summer Camp
The Magnet Lab Summer Science Camp is a hands-on summer camp run by The National High Magnetic Field Lab. The 1-week camp is for both boys and girls who will work collaboratively on engineering projects, field trips, and interaction with scientists and engineers.

Summer Energy Program
High school and middle school students, as well as 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 MagLab, 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.

No textbooks, just good reads in our Science in Literature collection.

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