| There are a lot of quick and easy science fair projects | | | | tape in such a way that the same poles face outward. |
| around these days. However, this is a kind of project | | | | Now for the tracks - make a latitudinal section of the |
| that is in reality very simple, but it is also quite attractive | | | | cardboard case. Only one half shall be used for the |
| and out of the ordinary. This particular project involves | | | | experiment. It should have the same width as that of |
| magnetism. You just need to arrange for the magnets. | | | | the toy cars, and be around a couple of meters in |
| The rest of the items are quite easily available. Look | | | | length. Now arrange them at a slight angle |
| around the house and you will find plenty of them. | | | | (approximately 3~5 degrees) to the horizontal plane |
| The ingredients needed for performing it are as | | | | using the thermocol. Attach a block of thermocol at |
| follows: | | | | the bottom as a dead end. At the top, leave around |
| - A few toy cars - preferably four toy cars made of | | | | thirty centimeters of the track parallel to the horizontal |
| plastic. | | | | plane. Line up the cars one by one. Place blocks of |
| - Donut magnets - get double the number of donut | | | | thermocol at regular intervals along the track in order |
| magnets as the number of cars that are being used. In | | | | to provide support to the entire set up. Also, make |
| fact, the more magnets you use, the better the results | | | | sure that the sides are vertical. Otherwise, the cars |
| are going to be. | | | | might fall over. |
| - Elongated cardboard case, preferably the type used | | | | Now roll one car at a time to the track and release it. |
| to hold tubelights. | | | | They will reach the bottom. However, adjacent cars |
| - Cellophane tape and scissors. | | | | would never touch due to the repulsive force created |
| - Thermocol. | | | | by the similar poles of the magnet, and you will |
| - Colored paper and other toys for decorating the | | | | observe a spring-like effect each time a car |
| set-up. | | | | approaches the previous one. |
| The first step is to find out which poles of the donut | | | | This quick and easy science fair project can be |
| magnets are similar poles by bringing each magnet | | | | decorated using the colored paper and toys. It |
| close to one magnet set as a standard. Once you | | | | illustrates the fact that the like poles of two magnets |
| have located the same pole in every donut magnet, | | | | repel one another. |
| fasten the magnets to the toy cars using cellophane | | | | |