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Subject: Make Your Own Compass

Date: Thu Jan 11 17:44

Author: Tonya (tonyamb@bellsouth.net)



Supplies needed: --sewing needle (1 inch long) --small bar magnet (refrigerator magnets MAY work) --small piece of cork --small glass or cup of water to float the cork & needle Your compass will work better if you first run a magnet over the needle a few times, always in the same direction. This action "magnetizes" it to some extent. Cut off a small circle from one end of the cork & drive the needle through it, from one end of the circle to the other, instead of through the exact middle. Float the cork & needle in your cup of water so the floating needle lies roughly parallel to the surface of the water. Place the compass on a still surface & watch what happens. The needle should come to point towards the nearest magnetic pole (north or south).

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