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Floating paperclip:  http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/floatingpaperclips.html


Flying paperclip:  http://www.wfyi.org/IndianaExpeditions/IDEXSeason1_2008/INEX103/TheFlyingPaperclip.pdf (and you can have them test different materials to pass in between the paperclip & the magnet to see if any of them "break" the magnetic field.


The tried and true "How many drops of water can you get on a penny?" experiment.


Paper chromatography (mmm...maybe....I would be a little concerned about inebriated people & this one, but it's worth a bit of a think)


That's what I could think of in a couple of minutes.  Hope it helps. :>)

Michelle

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