making a compass

 Today we learned how to make a compass with everyday materials. the materials we used to make the compass work was: water, pin, magnet, leaf and an container. the first step was to fill your container 2 cm deep with water. second step was to put an leaf at the top of the water gently so it does not sinks. third step is to grab your magnet and your pin and scrap your pin aside the magnet not to hard tho for 3 minutes. then once the 3 minutes is done you take the pin and carefully place it on top of the leaf make sure it does not sink and wait till it has stopped moving then your done the compass should face to where north is