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Magnets

Magnets, with their invisible fields are fun to play with and interesting to learn about. Here are some ideas for magnet experiments.

How to Make a Compass
Experiments with Compasses
Magnets and Temperature

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Earth's Magnetic Field
Interesting Websites
Magnets and Lodestones
Magnets and Temperature

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How to make a compass

Materials - bowl, water, pin, magnet, cork

Hold one end of the pin, and wipe the magnet along the pin. When you get to the end of the pin, lift the magnet off and move it back to the top of the pin. Do NOT wipe the magnet back up the pin. Repeat at least 20 times.
Push the pin through the cork.
Fill the bowl with water. Put the pin and the cork on the water.

The pin will rotated and line up along the north south axis.

Hints

Make sure there the bowl isn't made of metal and there is no metal around the bowl (like a knife or pair of scissors).
Move your compass away from other magnetic fields, like the TV.

Experiments with Magnets and Compasses

While a compass will do its best to point to magnetic north, there are many things that can interfere with it (like the strong magnetic field that can be produced by a TV screen or computer monitor).

Try bringing a compass near a TV and see what happens. Does it make a difference if the TV is turned off?
What happens if a piece of iron or steel comes close to the compass?
What happens if a strong magnet is moved around the outside of the compass?

Experiment with temperature and Magnets

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