* Get a large, round piece of cardboard * Put a hole in the middle using a sharp pencil * Put the compass ticker in * Write on the directions * Place a layer of plastic/glass over the top
Did this at school http://www.madsci.org/experiments/archive/860218908.Es.html
They created their own compass with a rock and a leaf> Shince They created their own compass with a rock and a leaf> Shince
Rub the needle across a magnetic surface...always in the same direction, don't go back and forth. This will magnetise the needle. Then float the needle in a dish of water. And presto you have your own compass
well the first person to make the compass was the chinese.
sun dial + glass = compass
I used my compass to find my way out of the forest.
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A compass saw is used to make curved cuts
If your unable to figure out how to work a compass its probably best not to use it.
what the quartz means is the quartz nail. No, a quartz nail is not the most useful to make a compass. A small iron nail is useful to help make a simple compass
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