PASCO SE-8603 3-D MAGNETIC FIELD DEMONSTRATOR - Manual

Instruction Sheet
for the PASCO
Model SE-8603
3-D MAGNETIC FIELD DEMONSTRATOR
012-03430B
2/2001
$1.00
© 1987 PASCO scientific
Introduction
The PASCO Model SE-8603 Three Dimensional
Magnetic Field Demonstrator lets your students
observe magnetic field lines in three dimensions. The
clear acrylic vessel contained iron fillings suspended
in paraffin. One or two cylindrical bar magnets (not
included) can be inserted into the hole that runs
through the axis of the vessel. The fillings will then
line up along the field lines.
The magnets should be about 10mm on diameter and
4-5cm long.
Equipment
INCLUDED
• 3-D Magnetic Field Demonstrator
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED
• bar magnets
3-D Magnetic Field Demonstrator Usage
1. Shake the tank slowly and gently as shown in
Figure 1 to distribute the fillings evenly.
Vigorous shaking may produce bubbles in the
paraffin making it difficult to observe the fillings.
3-D Magnetic Field Demonstrator
Figure 1: Shake the Vessel to Distribute Fillings