Magnetic Tiles

Physical concept: Magnetism

Age Group: 8 and Up

What is it?

This toy is a set of tessellation tiles that are large enough for a child to be unable to place them in their mouth. The tiles are weak magnets that can be used on fridges or a large magnetic board that comes with them. 

Inspiration

  I got the idea for this from the tessellation tiles I used to play with as a kid. I remember spending hours on them and I wanted to adapt them to demonstrate a physics concept somehow. Magnetism was the simplest way to make this toy more physics based.