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This activity uses a bar magnet, iron filings, and a clean white surface on which to watch the action of the magnet on the iron filings. The fact that a magnet attracts certain metallic objects is well known, but the magnetic field is invisible. This video shows how to use iron filings to reveal the shape and size of the magnetic lines of fiorce. The space around the magnet where its influence can be demonstrated, is callled the magnetic field. The demonstration shows some distinct characteristics - the lines of force attempt to form closed loop from pole to pole, they never intersect, and they're all the same strength. The concept of magnetic field strength is informally introduced as the number of lines per unit area. The video closes by asking about the Earth's magnetic field - do you have an idea how the field can be detected or demonstrated?