Magnets are at all times enjoyable when utilized in science experiments and demonstrations. They’re pretty cheap to purchase and can be utilized in plenty of artistic methods. We nonetheless play with our magnet automobiles years after making them!
This straightforward dancing magnet exercise makes use of a fundamental body to carry a magnet in place whereas different magnets make it dance.
You may want
6 robust paper straws
Elastic bands
String
Directions
Create a pyramid body with the straws and magnets.
Tie a chunk of string to at least one magnet and grasp it from the centre of the body.
Place one other magnet below the hanging magnet and watch it transfer.
Place magnets elsewhere across the body and watch your swinging magnet dance.
Check out my different magnet experiments to study extra about magnetism.
Fast magnet abstract
Magnetism is an invisible discipline. We will not see it, however we are able to really feel it when magnets are positioned shut to one another.
Magnets have two ends referred to as poles. A north pole and a south pole.
When you put two poles which are the identical collectively, you possibly can really feel them pushing one another aside ( they repel one another ). Two completely different poles appeal to one another.
Kinds of magnets
Everlasting magnets
These are created from a magnetised materials and have a everlasting magnetic discipline.
Electromagnet
Magnets may also be created utilizing electrical energy. Any such magnet is known as an electromagnet. The magnetic discipline solely exists when an electrical present is flowing. Electromagnets are useful because the magnetic impact may be turned on and off.
Uncommon Earth Magnets
These are very robust magnets created from uncommon earth components resembling neodymium and samarium.
Final Up to date on September 17, 2025 by Emma Vanstone
