How to Build a Simple Electromagnet

Next Generation Science

This educational video provides a clear, step-by-step demonstration of how to construct a simple electromagnet using everyday materials. Through clean 2D animation, viewers are introduced to the necessary components—a battery, wire with alligator clips, and a metal nail—and guided through the assembly process. The video illustrates the fundamental relationship between electricity and magnetism, showing how an electrical current flowing through a coiled wire creates a magnetic field capable of picking up metal objects like paper clips.