David C Cook COVID-19 Response

Mighty Power

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A magnet is a very powerful object that uses magnetic forces to move objects either toward or against the force being used. The following video seems like a magic trick but is actually the science of magnetic power. Let’s take a look.

Play the following video for your students [0:59]: How to Build Simple Magnetic Levitation Device | Magnet Tricks 

  • What surprised you about this video? (Invite students to share. Most students will be surprised that the magnets attached seemed to fly or levitate and that even when the magnetic pull seemed to be broken up or was interrupted, they continued to spin and float.)
  • How powerful do you think this magnetic pull was? (Answers will vary.) 

The trick we saw demonstrated in the video is called magnetic levitation. “Magnetic levitation…is a method by which an object is suspended with no support other than magnetic fieldsMagnetic force is used to counteract the effects of the gravitational acceleration and any other accelerations.” In addition to looking really cool, magnetic levitation is used in real-world technology. One example of this is in high-speed trains that use the power of magnets to propel the trains forward.

  • Other than magnets, what other types of powerful forces do we see examples of on Earth? (Answers will vary but may include answers such as hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, floods, solar power, wind power, splitting atoms, etc.)

A magnetic force is powerful, but it’s nothing compared to the power we are going to talk about today—the power of Christ. His power is unlike anything we have seen on Earth. Jesus performed miracles that made people stop and watch His power in motion. Let’s learn more about Christ’s power and how, as believers, we can have His power in us.

Looking for Steps 2 & 3?

You can find Steps 2 and 3 in your teacher’s guide. To purchase a teacher’s guide, please visit: Bible-in-Life or Echoes.

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