Robin Wilson & Patrick Riley: Magic Penny Magnet Kit
Wilson, Robin L. & Patrick Riley: Magic Penny Magnet Kit
©1995 Dowling Magnets, Sonoma, CA
Softcover, saddle-stitched, 53 pages

Comments: Illustrated by Daniel Harris. This is a booklet that came with a set of magnets and some British pennies. I believe the book was originally "Investigating Magnetism".

Contents:

I Get to Know Your Magic Pennies!: about the British Pennies included in the kit
1 Smile, Sparkle and Have Fun!: introduction
2 Why? What? When? Where? Which? How?: a little about magnets
3 The Magic Penny Magnet - What is Special About It?: how it is constructed
4 Investigations: contents
5 1. Mind Your Fingers!: safety
6 2. Push, Pull, Twist And Roll: investigating the magnets
8 3. Search For The North Pole
10 4. Penny Hoover: which coins are magnetic?
12 5. Cutting Edge Of Magnetism: magnetising a knife
14 6. Wakey-Wakey Magic Penny: getting a penny to stand on end
16 7. Rim-Standing Sculptures: stacking pennies on their edges
18 8. Pyramid With A Hole: puzzle
19 9. Fancy A Sandwich?: more patterns
20 10. Let Your Imagination Fly: coin bridges
21 11. Nodding Bird: another coin pattern
22 12. Rocket Launcher: magnetic experiment
23 13. Dangling And Swinging: coins dangle without apparent adhesion
24 14. Hanging Around: some sculptures
26 15. Blow Spinning Olympics: spinning the hanging coins
28 16. Like A Rolling Cog: experiment with rolling coins
29 17. Paradoxical Gears: another experiment
30 18. Penny Balloons: levitating a penny on a string
32 19. Bean Can with Earrings: experiment with a metal can
34 20. Latin Dancing: a stack of coins on their edges dance
36 21. On the Wire: coins on a coat hanger wire
38 22. Up Ramps over Bridges: another experiment with the coat hanger
40 23. Chain Fences and Walls: making a wall of pennies
42 24. Levitating Pyramid: wall stays suspended

44 Notes and Answers: through page 53


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