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Hi Anne,

If you're looking for a cheap, quick, facilitated activity, homopolar motors
are lots of fun:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homopolar_motor

If you want more of a stand alone permanent exhibit, eddy current damping of
non-ferrous metal's motion is fun. There are lots of ways you can implement
it. Swinging metal that stops without touching anything, an aluminum saw
that you push and pull through the gap of a large permanent magnet, drop
tubes and falling magnets, etc.

If any of those sound interesting to you, I'd be happy to talk more about
them.

Luke Donev, Ph.D.

On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Anne Herndon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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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
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