A maglev train is a train that levitates above the track. It contains magnets on the bottom of the train and on top of the track. The magnets repel which allows the train to levitate above the track. My group is going to put one disc magnet in each corner under the train. We are going to put 2 strip magnets on each side of the track and hopefully the train will levitate above the track.

When I did it with my group nothing worked. The magnets were not repelling they were attracting. Also when my group and I tested the train it flipped the magnets on the track over. That’s how I knew that my group and I didn’t put enough tape to hold the magnets tight against the track.

The one thing that was challenging was figuring out which pole is the south pole and which pole is the north pole. It was even more challenging because we didn’t have one magnet that was labeled north and south. I never really hang out with the people in my group, so I think it is a good time to bond with them.