Ethan

=The levitating train floating away=

• can a magnetic platform travel you? • my platform is going to travel my lego guy

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• this how i made my magnetic train out of two magnetic strips they 24inches long 1/2 inch wide 1/8inch thick. With the north side facing up they are placed about 1/8 i inches from the edges by piece of 3/4 thick wood shelving with a wight melamine surface.base,24inches long and 4inches wide. Ends and a back wall are attached to the base, about 3inches tall. The front of the base has a Plexiglas wall attached to it, so that you can see the train platform float above the tracks. the train platform is made of foam-core board,3, 7/8 wide by On the bottom is a pair of magnet strips, about 6" long, 1/2" wide, 1/4" thick, with their North side facing doand 1/4" thick. They are placed about 1/8" in from the side edges.Attached to the ends of the base and to the ends of the train platform are smaller disk ceramic magnets, placed so that the North ends face each other so that they act as springs when the train reaches the end of the track. An extra strip of foam-core board was added to the top and bottom to provide a larger area to attach the end magnets.====== Along the side edges of the platform was placed a strip of Teflon tape. This provided a very smooth, slippery surface for the train to rub against as it travels down the track. The back wall and the Plexiglas front wall are needed to keep the platform centered above the tracks. What would happen if they weren't there?

• Procedures:

1.make sure that all your materials are in place.

2. Align the train to the platform correctly so that it will not fall of the side. Remember that the magnets are tricky sometimes, they don't want retract from each other at times.

3.See how far it can travel with a gentle push in one direction.

This is a list of the recycled materials I used:

1. old refrigerator magnets 2. old pins 3. Plexiglas

The rest of the materials used were simply a melamine board cut into pieces to build the frame. Screws to keep the boards together. Glue for the strip magnets. Teflon tape for smooth ride.

• Data Analysis: Describe the procedures you will use to analyze the data that answer research question or hypothesis: By gently bouncing the platform off of the side bumper I was able to get the platform to move while levitated about seven inches. I used a ruler to measure the distance the platform would travel and then averaged the amount of distance to get my answer. This proves my idea of whether magnets can move something without anything but magnets themselves. I found that this is possible and proves my hypothesis that magnets can power or move something purely by magnetism.

• Bibliography: List at five (5) major references (e.g. science journal articles, books, internet sites) from your literature review. If you plan to use vertebrate animals, one of these references must be an animal care reference.
 * Bibliography:**

__Magnetic Train Proposed: Detroit to Lansing Michigan__ by John Laumer

__How Maglev Trains Work__ By Kevin Bosner

__Magnetic Livitation Emerging Technologies__ By Nic Presson

__Science Fair Projects: Levitating Trains__ - The Mad Scientist

__Earth for Energy- How to Generate Electricity with Magnetic Power Generator__ - greenearthforenergy.com

=BY ETHAN RODRIGUEZ=