SHIMMERING BUTTERFLY | Gujarati
Channel: Arvind Gupta
Date: 25/12/2015

For making this magnetic toy you will need a 30-cm plastic scale, two pieces of rubber, five ring magnets and a thick cycle spoke. Stick the two rubber pieces with holes on the ends of the scale with rubber glue. Place five ring magnets inside the cycle spoke and hold it vertically. On giving the magnets a twirl they will start spinning and slowly descend. Now weave the spoke along with magnets in the two rubber pieces. There will be a small gap between the magnets and the plastic scale. The magnets will be able to spin and slide freely on the spoke. Apply rubber glue on a paper clip and stick to the back of a colorful paper butterfly. If you bring a magnet close by the butterfly will stick to the magnet. Place the butterfly on the right side of the scale. The magnets are to the left side and not touching the scale. Now give the magnets a small twirl and they will descend. Also the butterfly will come slowly down fluttering its wings. 

This work is supported by IUCAA (www.iucaa.ernet.in) and TATA Trust (www.tata.com/aboutus/sub_index/Tata-trusts)

Credits:,Ashok Rupner, Shivaji Mane, Jyoti Hiremath, Arvind Gupta, Vidula Mhaiskar TATA Trust: Education is one of the key focus areas for Tata Trusts, aiming towards enabling access of quality education to the underprivileged population in India. To facilitate quality in teaching and learning of Science education through workshops, capacity building and resource creation, Tata Trusts have been supporting Muktangan Vigyan Shodhika (MVS), IUCAA's Children’s Science Centre, since inception. To know more about other initiatives of Tata Trusts, please visit www.tatatrusts.org