Do you think you can balance a pencil using only magnets and tape? Discover how you can make a pencil stand on its tip by harnessing the power of magnets! Magnets are either attracted to each other (that’s how they hold things up on a refrigerator!) or repel each other. Arrange the magnets so that they repel each other and make your pencil spin!
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How far do you think you can launch a marshmallow across the room? Use your knowledge of potential and kinetic energy to make your own marshmallow slingshot!
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Have you ever gone to an amusement park and wanted to experience the slingshot cage ride? The cage is stretched to the ground for passengers to be harnessed in; then the tension is released and the cage goes flying. Explore how potential and kinetic energy make this exhilarating and terrifying ride possible as you create your own human slingshot prototype!
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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.
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