If you have not experimented with magnets since grade school, you have got a lot to learn. The 40 demonstrations outlined in "Mondo Magnets" detailed and explained by magnet expert Fred Jeffers, produce surprising and seemingly impossible effects but are all based on real magnetic physics. You will: *Create a 3D image using a common refrigerator magnet. *Float both a magnet and a carbon sheet in midair. *Repel ordinary tap water using a magnet. *Balance a nail on its point. *Build a miniature mountain range from a featureless field of gray powder. *Watch a pointy "hedgehog" form in a pool of black liquid. *Learn how some bacteria always "swim" parallel to the earth's magnetic field. The step-by-step instructions and diagrams accompanying each experiment will help illustrate important concepts in this little understood field. The science behind the tricks and demonstrations are relatively simple to understand once the secret is revealed. Even the most experienced science teacher or at-home tinkerer will find dozens of new tricks in this amazing collection.
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ISBN UPC: |
9781556526305 |
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Format: |
Book |
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Cover: |
Softcover |
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Author: |
Fred Jeffers |
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Copyright: |
2007 |
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Length: |
152 pages |