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Homemade Compass

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Posted on December 1, 2016August 1, 2017 by Casey Hatfield

Homemade Compass

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Can you find north? Discover how to recreate the first manmade compass used over 1,000 years ago. Compasses find the Earth’s naturally occurring magnetic fields. With just a few materials you will be able to find north in no time.

Click here for a DeSTEMber activity!

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