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INTRO- This Project is for High School students primarily in Physics class and General Science. The project utilizes magnets that are interactive and subtly move in seemingly unpreditcable ways . The student will understand basics of magnetism and will apply this knowledge and analyze the motion of the whales.Additionally, he will be able to learn to use basic shop equipment such as drill press,saws,wire cutters, safe use of glue and paint and safe handling of high strength magnets.Finally he can be creative and suspend the whales in positions that will be of a novel dancing [swimming?] activity.
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Materials list- See the drawing of materials.
The stand was made from scrap wood.Any type will do since all you are making is a scafold to suspend the Ocras .
We used some wood dowels here since we had them from another project.Also they can be cut to any length.1/4 dia.x 12 in..
To mount them on a stick we used a piece of wood and drilled two holes and 6-32 machine screws 1 in. lg. to hold the rods.You can create your own suspension if you have materials available.A large card-board box can be used with rods inserted at the top.
The base an be 1/4 in. ply wood to which is mounted an upright rod about 8 in. high. This can be any length you like after experimenting around with heights. .
Clips-any strong clips with a flat jaws to grab the string. Can also use your own creative way to attach .
Orca whales- See picture of Singing Magnets. two type sizes were purchased at a local Dollar store. or see Noveltyinc.com,Greenfield,IN. They come as a pair.
1.5 and 2.5 inches long are available. The 2.5 in. .magnets are of different higher magnetic strength so they will interact in surprising ways with the small babies.Be alert to their snappy action.They can come together at high speed and can pinch the fingers.
Mounts- The whales,painted on the bottom with white model paint . are mounted using small paper clips formed as shown. then glued. Keep them well separated so they wont attract and smear the drying glue.E6000 or Goop glue is used in a well ventilated area. Dry time is about 1 hour. Attachment at top of wire can be a closed loop.
Tails- black plastic or electrical tape. 1/2 in x 1.5 in long and formed around the body. We used glass re-enforced tape .Spot glue.
String- We broke out our fishing equipment and found some spools of .01 nylon string. Stretch string also works here as it gives the whale vertical movement as well as horizontal movements. We had two of them with stretch-string as purchased in a Micheals Art and Craft store. Price about $2.00 for 15 feet of .5mm. size to 1mm. size. You will notice a different activity with these size.
Paint- White paint. for the belly and eyes.Ventilated area is used for Model builders paints.We used water based paint also.
Sharpy pen- used to preform the wire loop .Body diameter slightly smaller than the Orca magnets.
The stand was made from scrap wood.Any type will do since all you are making is a scafold to suspend the Ocras .
We used some wood dowels here since we had them from another project.Also they can be cut to any length.1/4 dia.x 12 in..
To mount them on a stick we used a piece of wood and drilled two holes and 6-32 machine screws 1 in. lg. to hold the rods.You can create your own suspension if you have materials available.A large card-board box can be used with rods inserted at the top.
The base an be 1/4 in. ply wood to which is mounted an upright rod about 8 in. high. This can be any length you like after experimenting around with heights. .
Clips-any strong clips with a flat jaws to grab the string. Can also use your own creative way to attach .
Orca whales- See picture of Singing Magnets. two type sizes were purchased at a local Dollar store. or see Noveltyinc.com,Greenfield,IN. They come as a pair.
1.5 and 2.5 inches long are available. The 2.5 in. .magnets are of different higher magnetic strength so they will interact in surprising ways with the small babies.Be alert to their snappy action.They can come together at high speed and can pinch the fingers.
Mounts- The whales,painted on the bottom with white model paint . are mounted using small paper clips formed as shown. then glued. Keep them well separated so they wont attract and smear the drying glue.E6000 or Goop glue is used in a well ventilated area. Dry time is about 1 hour. Attachment at top of wire can be a closed loop.
Tails- black plastic or electrical tape. 1/2 in x 1.5 in long and formed around the body. We used glass re-enforced tape .Spot glue.
String- We broke out our fishing equipment and found some spools of .01 nylon string. Stretch string also works here as it gives the whale vertical movement as well as horizontal movements. We had two of them with stretch-string as purchased in a Micheals Art and Craft store. Price about $2.00 for 15 feet of .5mm. size to 1mm. size. You will notice a different activity with these size.
Paint- White paint. for the belly and eyes.Ventilated area is used for Model builders paints.We used water based paint also.
Sharpy pen- used to preform the wire loop .Body diameter slightly smaller than the Orca magnets.
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