Flying Magnetic Art Kit

Grab the magnet (the black circle/disc) inside your kit and explore the different objects it sticks to in your home. What happens? Did the magnet stick to the wall? What about the refrigerator? What did you notice about the items the magnet stuck to? Were they all made of a similar material?

Magnets are attracted to special metals (typically metals with iron in them). Did you notice that as your magnet got closer to different objects it felt like the object was pulling you toward it? Try it out!

Magnets, just like the Earth – which is actually a giant magnet- have two poles. A north pole and a south pole. These poles push and pull towards each other. The pull from the north pole of the magnet and the south pole of the magnet create a magnetic field (an area where magnetic objects are pulled toward the magnet).

In your project you have a metal paper clip (a magnetic object) that is attracted (pulled toward) your magnet. Because the magnet’s field is bigger than the magnet itself, if you put the paper clip on the outside of the magnetic field (using the fishing line) the magnet will pull the paperclip so that it looks like it is flying!