Science Fair for Young Children Guided Experiments EXPERIMENT: 1 Title of the experiment Problem Aim/ Objective Hypothesis

: : : : Compass Does a compass pointing at same direction? To make a simple compass to identified direction. A compass will be always pointing at same direction (to North). Apparatus : Modeling clay, drinking glass, 2 bamboo skewers, rubber band, 1 long bar magnet, red nail polish, thread (15cm), graph paper, tape, 3 marker of different colours, ruler and map/ compass(optional). Variables : Identify which variables are fixed/ manipulated/ responding variables. Procedures : 1. Put a lump of modeling clay in a drinking glass. Stick a bamboo skewer upright in it. 2. Put another skewer across the top of the glass. Loop the rubber and around both skewers several times so they stay together, but the one resting on the drinking glass edge can still turn freely. 3. Stick the 3 bar magnets together so they make One long magnet (or use one long bar magnet). Put a dot of red nail polish at one end so you know which end is which. 4. Tie one end of the thread around the middle of the magnet. Tie the other end to the skewer. The magnet should hang level and balanced, and still able to swing freely. 5. Tape a sheet of graph paper to the table. 6. Set the glass on the paper, with its base centered at the left edge of the paper. 7. With the black marker, draw around the base of the glass. Keep the glass in this throughout the experiment.

Science Fair for Young Children Guided Experiments 8. Turn the skewer so it points in any direction over the paper. With the black marker held straight against the skewer, make two marks on the paper: one near the glass and one near the tip of the skewer. 9. With the ruler, connect the two black dots. This line shows where you pointed the skewer. 10. Let the magnet swing freely. When it stops, make a red mark on the graph paper under the red dotted end of the magnet. Make a green mark directly beneath the other end. Use the ruler and the red marker to connect the points with a straight line. Make an arrow point on the red dot end of the line. 11. Repeat steps 8 10 several times more, pointing the skewer in a different direction each time. You should end up with a black line and a red arrow for every trial of the experiment. 12. Try to figure out where your red arrows are pointing. Use a map or compass for help if you need to. Records / Data collecting : Summary should be written on the observation.

Calculation/ Graph (if have) : Result Conclusion : : Please state your observation. On your observation, based on relevant scientific theory. Life examples Acknowledgement References : : : In airplanes, ..