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Q:
How do you make a compass?
- Cristian
Talbot Hill Elementy School, Renton,WA
A:
Christian -
There is a good page that explains how to make a magnetic compass
here.
There is also a nice page on how to make a compass rose
here. This isn’t a magnetic compass - it’s a way to figure out the directions using the sun! (Of course, this doesn’t work so well on a cloudy day.)
Finally, to find out more about how compasses work, check out the answer to the question
The Compass Points North.
-Tamara
(published on 10/22/2007)
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