This is our final design.

When we were trying to put beads on our Maglev train we improved our train by putting double strip magnets on each side of the track. We knew we had to do that because we did a experiment before this that showed that it would levitate higher with extra magnets on the bottom, and lower with extra magnets on the top, but if we did both it would be the same, but it would waste materials.

For our Final Maglev Train design we put one strip magnet on the left side of the train and the track and one on the right. To help carry the beads we doubled the strips on the track. We also made sure the train’s magnets and the track’s were lined up perfectly. We made like poles facing each other.

I learned that maglev trains are complicated and a learned a lot about magnets. I also learned that working with groups can be hard but if you want to accomplish anything in a group you have to try not to argue.

A maglev train is a train that uses magnets to help it operate or move along the tracks. It uses magnets to levitate over the track. Both the train and the track have magnets with the same poles facing each other. My group’s idea for the train was to attach strip and ring magnets to both the train and the track with the same poles facing each other, but our first idea did not work. But scientists test stuff and take multiple tries, right?

One thing that failed was that it stuck to the track and fell straight down and did not move a inch. It did not even levitate. What worked well was that we learned from our mistakes and will use that to help design our next maglev train.

My experience working with my group was O.K, but we had a few disagreements, but we worked it out in the end. Next time we will try to work together better because that is important in a group project.

This is our failed attempt