Pome hoe 3 Magnets 2 Base Pieces CES Step 1: Stick the three magnets together. ‘Step 2: Bring one end of the stacked magnets toward the compass. If the arrow points away from the ‘magnets, tum the stack around. Step 3: Place an N sticker on the magnet Make the most of your magnetic field! facing farthest away from the compass. Separate and place this ‘magnet on the table. Repeat with the remaining magnets. Step 4: Turn the base pieces so that you can read the letters N, S and W, E, Place the flat centers of the base pieces back-to-back. Snap the two base pieces together. Do not separate the base pieces ‘once snapped together as this may break the connecting nubs. Step 5: Align the slot on the post with the notch inside the center of the base. Push the post into place. Step 5 WAT SCENE Ue) Step 1: Thread the string through the post. Attach the two Mad Science stickers to the end of the string. This will stop the string from slipping through the hole, Fit two magnets onto the ends of the t-bar with the N stickers pointing toward the N on the base. Place the compass on the table away from the magnets. Rotate the compass so that the needle's arrow lines up with the Nv. Lift the Magnet Lab by the string. Touch the Magnet Lab to stop it from spinning, and hold it an arms length away from the compass Compare the directions of the N on the Magnet Lab and compass. You built a compass! A compass has a magnetized needle. It points to any magnet's north, The Magnet Lab magnets are lke the needle on a compass. There is a magnetic \ field we cannot see. It surrounds magnets. - The inside of Earth contains metals. These metals create @ magnetic field. It forms around the Earth, This means the Earth is a giant magnet! The compass points to a magnet's North Pole. It points to Earth's North Pole if there are no magnets nearby. fe —~ LY ee Gin Paste Maglev trains do not have wheels! They float above the track with magnets, They also move with magnets! Gun Pacts Lodestones are magnets. They are from nature. These rocks contain a magnetite mineral.Cont (ses Three-Ring Circus Perform tricks with your magnet rings! Steel and iron magnetize when a magnet touches them! Stack your magnets to preserve their magnetism. oR) reins Step 1: Remove the string and magnets from the post. Step2: Slide one magnet with the sticker side up, down the post. Step3: Slide the second magnet with the N sticker side down, down the post. Step 4: Slide the third magnet with the N sticker side up, down the post. Step 5: Push the top magneto the bottom of the post. Release the magnet. What happens? Step 6: Try making the magnets bounce several times in a row. Can you get the top magnet to spring offthe post? 1 Built Magnet Lab What's Going On? You created a magnetic levitation tower! cade ‘A magnet is a special metal It attracts m & certain metals. Magnets have north and Step 5 Step 3¥ south poles. Opposite poles such as north and south, attract. They pull toward each other. Like poles such as north and north repel. They push away from each other. The N stickers mark the north poles on your magnets. The magnets’ like poles face each other on the post. The like poles repel so much that they float along the post! Trae Magnets in Motion Make the moves with your magnet! PT Gun Facts The metal in some meteorites attracts magnets! Step 1: Remove the magnets and post from the base. Flip the base upside-down on a table. Step 2: Fit a magnet with the N sticker facing up onto each green foot on the base. Step 3: Slide the third magnet with the N sticker facing down onto the longer end of the post. Step 4: Move the magnet on the post towards a magnet on the base. Move the magnet on the post towards the other magnet on the base. What happens? Step 5: Use the magnet on the post to make the magnets on the base tum in a circle! 1 Built Magnet Lab Step 2 and 3 Step 4 and 5 Wer es ‘Amagnet's north and south poles have a space between them. The space contains a magnetic. field. The magnetic fields repel at ike poles. The magnets on the base and post have like poles that face each other. The base spins as the magnets on the base repel. They push away from the magnet on the post. liom # 8P00%6 © 2009 The Mad Science Group. Allights reserved.