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Living in a Bubble: Play with Magnets and Compasses

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Use a bar magnet to make a model of Earth's magnetic field and sketch its shape!

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Hints for uses in your library	Add an extra magnet and sketch the magnetic fields…have patrons compare results! This activity could also be done as a "station" along with other Sun-related activities: Tape the magnet to a large (poster-size) sheet of paper and have each participant add just one or more dots. Each participant only spends a few minutes on this activity, but everyone can see the results!
Related Links	Magneto Mini Golf NISE Network: Magnetic Fields Content Training Video What is the Solar Cycle? Space Place in a Snap! Is Earth's Magnetic Field Reversing? Earth's Magnetic Field Vibrates Like a Drum Earth's magnetic shield Magnetic Field of the Earth
Originating Source	L. Mayo, and Multiverse - UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab
Related Books [Suggest a book]	What Makes a Magnet? by Franklyn M Branley, True Kelley and Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano The New York Public Library incredible earth : a book of answers for kids by Ann-Jeanette Campbell Gravitational, Electric, and Magnetic Forces: An Anthology of Current Thought by L. C. Krysac Magnets and Electricity (Super Science Activities Series) by Ruth Young Magnets by Ed Catherall Magnets by Anne Schreiber (Also available in Braille )

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