STEM

DESIGN OF

PROJECT
USE OF MAGNETIC LEVITATION FOR AN ELEVATOR
MATERIALS
5 Wood Blocks, 5/8” x 1 3/8” x 6”
• 2 Large High Force Magnet Strips, 1/2” x 23
1/2”
• 2 Small High Force Magnet Strips, 1/2” x 5
7/8”
• 2 Large Simple Magnets, 1 3/4” x 1”
• 10 Simple Latch Magnets, 3/4” x 1”
• 4 Plastic Angles
• 30ml Contact Cement
• 1 Wooden Base
• 1 Compass
• 1 Silicone Tube
• 1 Ruler
• 1 Hand Saw
• 1 Utility Knife
 PROCEDURE
1. Two wooden blocks were attached to each other on ends with contact cement to
make one side of the elevator track.
2. Step #1 was repeated with two other wooden blocks to make the other side of the
elevator track.
3. The four plastic angles were attached to the sides of the elevator tracks, 5/8” away
from each other.
4. The hand saw was then used to cut the last wooden block in half and made into an
elevator shaft.
5. The two large and the two small magnetic strips were cut in half with the utility knife.
6. The compass was used to find the north and south poles of the magnetic strips.
7. The four large magnetic strips, with the south pole down, were then applied to the
plastic angles, on both tracks, with contact cement, 5/8” away from each other.
8. The four smaller magnet strips were attached to each side of the elevator with the
south side down, 5/8” away from each other.
9. The elevator tracks were then attached vertically with contact cement, to the wooden
base close enough so that the elevator could levitate.
10. Silicone was placed on each of the tracks for stability.
11. One small latch magnet was attached magnet to the bottom of the elevator with the
south side down.
12. One large magnet was attached to the base of he elevator track with the south side
down.
13. The elevator was then levitated in between the tracks.
14. The height of the elevator from the base magnet was then measured.
15. Step #14 was then repeated using different sizes and number of the magnets.
PROJECT DESIGN