MRI Technician

MRI Technician

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MRI Technicians scan people using MRI machines.

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Welcome to your first day on the job! Watch this video to see what a day in the life of a MRI technician is like.

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Create a mini-MRI machine!

You will need:

  • 3 strong round magnets
  • 2 small cardboard squares (~5in x 7in; cut up a cereal box)
  • 2 pencils, pens, popsicle sticks, or straws
  • tape
  • 5 metal paper clips
  • metal butter knife
  • Popsicle stick (or straw, plastic knife, etc.)

Here’s what to do:

  1. Put the 3 magnets together. 
  2. Make a sandwich with the cardboard squares and pencils: cardboard at the top and bottom / 2 pencils on the inside to give you something to hold
  3. Put the magnets on top of the cardboard sandwich. 
  4. Tape it all together.
  5. On a table, create a ‘body’ with the paperclips.
  6. Pass the mini-MRI (magnet and cardboard sandwich) over the ‘body’. 
  7. Experiment! 
    1. What happens when the magnet is closer to the paperclips? 
    2. Farther away? 
    3. Why? 

Share a picture or video of your mini MRI machine experiments in the Student Showcase to build your resume!