A magnet (It can be a flat refrigerator magnet or a more powerful magnet, such as a rare earth magnet—the most common type is made of neodymium—which can be purchased at many hardware stores. A ...

At some point during our primary school careers, most of us probably constructed a simple compass, often by floating a magnetized needle on a cork in a cup of water. The water in such a ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow)- Dr.V and Taizo Braden are back at the Honolulu Theater for Youth. Let's see how a compass works and how you can make one. Fill your glass bowl with water. Run the magnet over ...

Here's how to make a magnetic compass that points north using the amazing invisible force of magnetism. And there are only a few things that we need:A long large needle, a piece of cork carefully ...

Introduction Have you ever wondered how a compass works? Traditional compasses (not the digital kind found in smart phones and other devices) are tools that take advantage of a natural feature of ...