We are learning to make compasses in different ways.
On this Project we had to get a bowl but for us we had to use a tote tray and a couple of leaves. We also had to get a needle and a leaf then rub the needle onto the magnet so the needle can absorb the magnetism and follow the magnetic field around the earth. We wanted to test if it works so we put a magnet facing north and we wanted the leaf and the needle to work. The needle didn’t work and we thought it was because we didn’t have enough magnets on the leaf. So then we wanted to test if it was the difference between cold and hot water so we tested and still there were no results. For the next updates we will try to scratch as many magnets onto the needle.
