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Fun Kids Magnetic Experiment: Kissing Fish


This is a fun science experiment to do with children to show them a magnetic experiment using two fish.

You will need:

  1. 1 sheet of card

  2. Outline of 2 fishes

  3. Scissors

  4. 2 pins

  5. Tape

  6. Magnet

  7. Water

  8. Plate

To do:

  1. Cut out two fish shapes

  2. Rub each pin with a magnet about 30 times

  3. Rub towards the nose of one fish towards the tail of the other

  4. Fill a plate with water and float the fish on top

  5. Attach the pins lengthwise along one side of each fish with a small piece of tape

Watch how the fishes move towards each other for fish kisses! Note: The opposite poles of two magnets attract each other, while the same poles push each other away

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