Son's Science Project?

Question

My son just informed me that his science project is due on Tuesday. His project has to do with magnets. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I can do with magnets and where I can buys magnets cheap?

Answer 1

lowes hardware maybe...or a craft store.  if you look up Grade____ Magnets Science projects...or he could figure out how an etcha-sketch works? a magnet will always  have a negative and positive end no many how many times you break it. =]

Answer 2

If you move a magnet inside a coil of wire, you produce an electric current. I  found these instructions for a science project having to do with this principle online. (See below)

Answer 3

Make your own electricity generator - all u need is a coil of wire 2 magnets a small lamp or LED and a cyclinder - SEarch it up on yourube they have heaps of ways to make it

- it uses electromagnetic induction and the dynamo