Astronomy Measure Magnetic Particles in Soil   Magnetic particles     Subject Physics, Space and astronomy Level Lower and upper secondary Language English Type Workshop, exercise, individual or team work       Learning objective   The pupils make experiments with magnetic soil. This will make it easier for them to understand the experiments with magnetic dust on Mars.     Didactical comments   Discovering magnetic minerals, making a map and wondering how the minerals were made. - Were they made by bacteria or not? - How did the minerals develop on Mars?     Suggestions for methodology   Implement the experiments in groups! And mail the photos of it to Denmark!     Contact details   Name Carsten Skovgard Andersen Email ca@bellahoj.dk       Last update: 5 June 2007 More Astronomy Teaching Ideas  •  Micro-Macro Cosmos Secret of heaven (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Science_on_Stage/SEMI4NC4VUE_0.html)  •  From Galileo to Fraunhofer (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Science_on_Stage/SEMZ0Y9RR1F_0.html)  •  Astrolabe (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Science_on_Stage/SEMZKC8OY2F_0.html) Download  •  Magnetic particles PDF (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/scienceonstage/Magnetic_particles_POS3.pdf)