Method

First, I tested ways of moving a magnetic wheel. I used bar and horseshoe magnets. I connected the wheels with a rod and placed a thick platform on it to simulate weights of the car and people. This "Test vehicle 1" was tested several times. "Test vehicle 2" was my latest invention- a magnet super-glued to the back of a toy car. It was tested and worked surprisingly well. For "test vehicle 3" a "mag-lev train." Currently being made but my own creation. This was a model: it needed to be bigger to actually work. I glued small magnets to a wooden board- One row facing north and the other facing south. Then I attached walls and tested wood and metal platform-cars in different sizes.

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