[Nfb-science] experiment with magnets

[Shanthala]

Lowering makes it move again!

-----Original Message-----
From: Kelly Thornbury [mailto:kthornbury at bresnan.net] 
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 7:27 PM
To: Shanthala; NFB Science and Engineering Division List
Subject: Re: [Nfb-science] experiment with magnets

Once it settles lower it onto a desk top. 

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> On Dec 18, 2014, at 06:50, Shanthala via Nfb-science
<nfb-science at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> My student and I are conducting few science experiments these days and
this
> week the topic is magnetism. We want to do the experiment where the magnet
> when suspended freely comes to rest in north-south direction.
> 
> My question to you all is whether there is a way to find out how the
magnet
> is aligned when it comes to rest. We cannot touch it since it starts
moving
> the moment we touch. How can the student know the alignment without
touching
> it?
> 
> Thanks much,
> Shanthala
> 
> 
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