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Hi Anne,

Don't forget, the Earth and Sun are magnets too!  There are great, affordable demo models of the Earth's magnetic field available through Arbor Scientific:

	http://www.arborsci.com/prod-Magnetic_Globe-632.aspx 

(I believe the Exploratorium's Paul Doherty had a hand in these!)

The "probes" are useful too: http://www.arborsci.com/prod-Magnaprobe-664.aspx

We also made our own magnetic Suns with craft store (polystyrene?) balls and a few magnets to represent sun spots (yes, sun spots are actually north and south magnetic poles on the Sun!).  I can send you pictures if you'd like.

Finally, we have a great instructional video and more magnetism activities on our website:

	http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/cms/Programs/MorePrograms/MagneticManiaMagnetismonEarthandBeyond/tabid/301/Default.aspx

	http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/segwayed/lessons/exploring_magnetism/Exploring_Magnetism/index.html 

And in the past we've also worked with artists to find new ways to explore these topics - see: 

	http://www.semiconductorfilms.com/root/Magnetic_Movie/Magnetic.htm 

Enjoy!

Dan

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Date:    Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:12:33 -0500
From:    Anne Herndon <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Magnetism experiences

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Good day, all.  We are in the process of creating some experiences for guests around magnetism here at the museum in the next few weeks.  I'd like to ask for some of your favorite magnetism experiences on a couple levels.  

Level 1:  simple, elegant, cheap and with easy to acquire materials for a quick turn around into a hands-on exhibit space.

Level 2: if we want to create more permanent experiences, what has worked well at your institutions?

Best,
Anne


Anne Herndon
Director, School and Group Programs
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History 1600 Gendy Street Fort Worth, Tx  76107
817-255-9521    [log in to unmask]

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