Pencils used for the Floating Magnet Experiment
The Floating Magnet experiment is fun activity to try with any school age child. Tools necessary for this experiment are very simple, and can provide a great deal of entertainment. The Floating Magnet trick uses the basic principal of polar attraction and opposite. Magnets have a field with the strongest magnetic force at its poles, with two poles usually presented in each magnet.
Instructions
Assembly
1. Ring magnet
To discover the different poles on the magnet, hold the pencil upright, place one of the ring magnets onto the pencil. Follow the first magnet with the second one, until the two magnets attract or repel to each other.
2. If the magnet repelled when pushed towards the other magnet, remove fingers and the magnet will float above the bottom one. If the magnet doesn't repel, slide it off the pencil, flip it over and place back onto pencil, sliding it down until the repel force is felt.
3. Holding the pencil steady, and the bottom magnet in place with your finger, remove your hand from the top magnet. The top magnet will "float" above the bottom one.
4. Place more magnets onto the pencil in the same manner, using as many magnets as desired, and all of them will float above the one below it.
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