Magnetism Kit

The trio and I finished the magnetism science kit. They enjoyed the first few experiments where they got to play with magnets. Magnets are fun to play with. Unfortunately the next experiment didn't work. The lodestone included in the kit was not magnetic as far as we could tell.

 Our homemade compasses worked. Rah! Rah!

The make your own Magnadoodle experiment was a bust. The iron filings didn't move easily enough through a layer of wax paper, so the trio got frustrated. I got frustrated trying to get the iron filings off the magnets.

All-in-all the magnetism kit did not impress me. If we purchased the $100 kit rather than the $10-$20 kits, would it be 5 to10 times better?