Magneto Bowling

Carefully position current-carrying wires to produce a magnetic field pattern to guide your proton bowling ball to knock down all the pins. No gutter balls allowed!

  • In Magneto Bowling, players explore electromagnetism and the motion of charged particles through seven unique games of bowling. Using a proton bowling ball, players arrange current-carrying wires to generate magnetic fields that guide the ball down various shaped lanes to knock over the pins.

    Players will:

    • Learn and apply principles of magnetic fields, current flow, and charged particle motion

    • Practice predicting outcomes, testing configurations, and reinforcing physics concepts in a game-based context

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  • Link to curriculum

  • Space Science Institute