The Mega Magnet Book contains 39 simple experiments and 1 Mega Magnet that clearly demonstrate the Mega-Magnet's amazing properties. -- Students can test the Mega-Magnet's strength by seeing how many decks of cards it is able to penetrate and still pick up a paper clip; create a penny pyramid; find out if their cereal contains iron or if the soil is magnetic; distort a television screen or erase a Backstreet Boyz tape (thank you). 43 pp., softcover. -- If the one that comes with the book won't be enough for your class, then get another! The Mega-Magnet (made from Neodymium - a rare Earth metal) is one of the world's most powerful solid state magnets, capable of performing feats of magnetism that would repulse ordinary magnets. |
