For the entire class:

• 1 laptop and projector (to show videos and images)

Each pair needs:

• 1 pencil
• 2 ring magnets

Each group needs:

• 1 piece of cardboard or cardstock (size depends on how large you want each train car to be AND how long your track is)
• 1 pair of scissors
• 4-6 pencils
• 5-7 pennies (or glass beads)
• 1 bar magnet with “North” and “South” labeled
• 5-7 disk magnets
• 2-4 ring magnets
• ½” or ¾” wide flexible magnet strips (Note: Make sure you get monopolar magnetic tape—that means only one side is N or S). 100 feet is how long the standard roll is cut into the lengths you want for your groups. If you have 1st hour, make the track the same, and then you can use the same track for all the rest of your classes. You could make enough for the number of groups yourself (8 if fewer than 32 students).
• 1 roll of masking tape or blue painter’s tape
• 1 Dixie-sized or smaller paper cup (~3 ounces)
• Maglev Engineering Design Worksheet (1 per student)
• Post-Assessment (1 per student)
• Optional: rulers (if you want to create guard rails for the train)