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    This document provides instructions for making a magnetic car out of simple household items like a matchbox, straws, and magnets. It explains that two magnets can attract or repel each other depending on whether their north or south poles are facing. The activity has children make a matchbox car with wheels and use the repelling force between two magnets to get the car to move without touching it. Safety scissors should be used carefully and possible follow up activities include designing other magnet-powered vehicles.

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    This document provides instructions for making a magnetic car out of simple household items like a matchbox, straws, and magnets. It explains that two magnets can attract or repel each other depending on whether their north or south poles are facing. The activity has children make a matchbox car with wheels and use the repelling force between two magnets to get the car to move without touching it. Safety scissors should be used carefully and possible follow up activities include designing other magnet-powered vehicles.

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    This document provides instructions for making a magnetic car out of simple household items like a matchbox, straws, and magnets. It explains that two magnets can attract or repel each other depending on whether their north or south poles are facing. The activity has children make a matchbox car with wheels and use the repelling force between two magnets to get the car to move without touching it. Safety scissors should be used carefully and possible follow up activities include designing other magnet-powered vehicles.

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    This document provides instructions for making a magnetic car out of simple household items like a matchbox, straws, and magnets. It explains that two magnets can attract or repel each other depending on whether their north or south poles are facing. The activity has children make a matchbox car with wheels and use the repelling force between two magnets to get the car to move without touching it. Safety scissors should be used carefully and possible follow up activities include designing other magnet-powered vehicles.

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    Magnetic Car

    EQUIPMENT

    Two magnets
    Empty match box
    Drinking straw
    Two cocktail sticks or toothpicks
    Card, scissors
    Sellotape
    Plasticine or Blu-tack
    Coin or compass

    PREPARATION

    Make sure that at least one of the magnets fits inside the matchbox

    BACKGROUND
    INFORMATION

    You can get the car to move without touching it.


    Two magnets can either attract or repel each other. If the North pole of the
    magnet in the car is facing the North pole of the other magnet the magnets will
    repel each other and the car will move. Similarly with the South poles facing each
    other.
    This is better on a smooth surface rather than a carpet.

    SKILLS

    Making, observing

    ACTIVITY

    Make the matchbox cars with the wheels and axles.


    Get them to move using the repelling force between the like poles of two
    magnets.
    The children may like to race the cars.

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    SAFETY

    General care with scissors

    FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES

    Design and make another moving vehicle based on the repelling force of magnets.

    Make a Magnetic Car


    1.

    Cut out four wheels from the card (you can use a 1 coin)

    2.

    Cut the straw into two pieces, making sure each piece is the same size as the width of the matchbox

    3.

    Tape the pieces of straw to the underside of the matchbox near each end.

    4.

    Push the cocktail sticks through the straw and fix the wheels to them.

    5.

    Put the Plasticine over the sharp points of the sticks.

    6.

    Firmly attach the little magnet to the inside of the tray of the matchbox and slide in the tray.

    7.

    Place the matchbox on a table top. Bring the other magnet close.

    8.

    If the like poles are facing each other the car should move away from the other magnet.

    Straw

    Put Plasticine
    over the sharp
    points

    61

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