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Magnet Lab

Test, attract, repel — hands-on magnetism

Ages
Ages 6–10
Verification
Verified Sep 30, 2026

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Virtual magnet playground for ages 6-10 teaching attraction, repulsion, and poles with accurate basic physics. Attract or Not? runs a predict-then-test loop over nine materials (iron, steel, and nickel attract; aluminum, wood, plastic, rubber, and copper do not). Pole Play lets kids flip bar magnets to see N-S attract and N-N/S-S repel. Compass Pal shows how a compass needle is a tiny magnet, plus accurate magnet fact cards. A fourth tab, Magnet 101, adds a guided four-step lesson on what magnets are, which materials are magnetic, the pole rule, and magnets in everyday life, ending in a five-question check-up quiz.

Subjects

  • Science (Developer disclosed)
  • Physics (Developer disclosed)

Skills

  • magnetism (Developer disclosed)
  • magnetic vs non-magnetic materials (Developer disclosed)
  • poles (Developer disclosed)
  • attraction and repulsion (Developer disclosed)
  • compass (Developer disclosed)

Standards

Not verified

Practical details

No adult setup

No accounts of any kind. Progress is session-only and resets when the page is reloaded.

Pricing notes: Free to use. No ads, no in-app purchases, no paid tiers.

Developer: Cogitare Labs

Browser or device

  • Modern web browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge) on desktop, tablet, or phone. No installation or download required.

Accountability

Material changes

No material public changes recorded.

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