Floating Forward: Magnetic Levitation
Physics and Astronomy
Layan Asal
Preslee Ashby
- Grade:
- 8
- Teacher:
- Jomaly Cotto
Students built a small model maglev train to test how magnetic repulsion strength affects levitation height. They made a cardboard track and attached identical magnets (like poles facing) to the track and the wooden‑block train, used non‑magnetic guides for stability, and measured how high the train floated with 1, 2, and 3 stacked magnets. Results showed levitation increased (≈0.5 cm, 1.0 cm, 2.0 cm), supporting the hypothesis that stronger magnetic fields raise levitation height, with notes about measurement and stability limits.
It was so exciting to see your model train actually lift higher as you added more magnets. You clearly put a lot of effort into building, testing, and explaining your project, and your results were presented in a really clear and confident way.