A maglev train is a train that travels on a series of magnets. There are magnets on the train and the tracks that repel each other to make the train float in the air. When magnets are facing the same poles they repel. On the bottom of the train and the top of the track there are magnets that have the same poles and are facing each other. Because it floats there is no friction and the train can travel at very high speeds.

Our group’s design was to put three magnet strips on the track and five disc magnets on the train. The train kept banking to the side. That was a problem.

Our group worked well together. We had a fun time. We did not argue about the idea or where we should position the magnets on the train. We will change our next design and continue to persevere.