The Magnetic Circus

Eli Whitney Museum

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Vacation Program

  • Monday, December 29, 2008
  • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • Designed for ages 7 to 11

To honor the A.C. Gilbert magnetic science kits, construct a one ring magnetic circus. Construct an electromagnet. Build clowns and acrobats, tigers and jugglers that spin, swing, flip and dance in the push and pull of magnetic fields. Learn classic Gilbert magnetic tricks. Invent your own.


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