Pseudo magnetic monopoles made from a plurality of building blocks, each having one outer surface that is substantially a north magnetic pole and an opposing outer surface that is substantially a south magnetic pole. The building blocks are assembled to form a hollow object having an inner surface and an outer surface, with all of the north or south poles of the building blocks facing outwardly, such that entire outer surface of the object is substantially either north or south. The building blocks may be magnetized before or after they are assembled to form the hollow object. The hollow object may be a sphere. The building blocks may have tapered side surfaces to minimize gaps between the building blocks when they are assembled to form the hollow object. A plurality of the objects may be provided in kit form as a teaching tool.

Modular frames for instructional use that provide secure mounts for geometric solids are presented. Some contemplated modular frames can be assembled into three dimensional modular devices and are particularly suitable for instructional purposes. Modular devices comprising two or more frames could be coupled via a clip in two or more different configurations. Containers including conductive material and configured to provide a Faraday cage around their contents are also provided.

A mechanical analog of electronics configured to enable the construction of a mechanical equivalent of an electrical circuit, the mechanical analog of electronics, including two or more repositionable rotating members, each of rotating member representing a mechanical equivalent of a component of an electrical circuit, wherein the rotating members are operably coupled together by at least one of a chain, belt, string, or gear coupling.

A data processing method includes: outputting output information, the output information including coordinate system setting information to specify a correspondence between each of one or more coordinate axes of a coordinate system and each of attributes each of which is assigned to each of the one or more coordinate axes, thereby enabling an image generation device including a control unit to acquire the output information and to generate an image including a graph drawn in a coordinate system, which is set in accordance with the correspondence specified by the coordinate system setting information of the acquired output information, based on data on the attribute.

A carbon allotrope composite field effect artificial aurora generating device includes an extremely low frequency power supply cabinet, a carbon allotrope composite field effect device and a cuboid-shaped water tank. The carbon allotrope composite field effect device is formed by alternately and in parallel superimposing, in a form of parallel capacitors, a plurality of planar electrode plates made of a foamed nickel deposited with a carbon allotrope composite and a plurality of planar separators made of an insulating material. A first output wire of the extremely low frequency power supply cabinet is connected to odd-numbered planar electrode plates of the plurality of planar electrode plates through a first conductive rod, and a second output wire of the extremely low frequency power supply cabinet is connected to even-numbered planar electrode plates of the plurality of planar electrode plates through a second conductive rod.

Systems, kits, and methods for electromagnetic field visualization. The systems and kits may include at least one sensor, a sensor support to which the at least one sensor is mounted, a microprocessor configured to process data from the at least one sensor, and a software platform configured to perform computational enhancement of the data and subsequent augmented reality (AR) visualizations of a magnetic field of an electromagnetic source, such as one or more permanent magnets.

A method of producing a book with recessed page element adapted to movably house dimensional elements for teaching STEAM-related lessons to readers.

A multidimensional demonstration method and device for ferrofluid are provided. The device includes a container, a plurality of magnetic field generators, ferrofluid, and a transparent medium. The container is a closed structure with a hollow interior, and both the ferrofluid and the transparent medium are contained in the container. The container is a curved surface body with at least two planar outer walls, or a polyhedron, M magnetic field generators are installed on each at least two planar outer walls of the container, one side wall of a plurality of outer walls of the container without the magnetic field generators installed is set as an observation surface, the observation surface is made of a transparent material, where M is greater than or equal to 1. During operation, a magnetic field strength of the magnetic field generators is adjusted to control a motion of the ferrofluid in the container.

A circuit training apparatus for training students to understand electrical circuits includes a body member that includes a front face having a peripheral edge and a plurality of side walls defining an interior area and a dial opening. The apparatus includes a battery for powering the circuits. A circuit board is positioned in the body member, the circuit board having a plurality of circuit areas etched thereon and having a plurality of current lead lines electrically connecting the battery and circuit areas, respectively. A rotary selection device is electrically connected to the circuit board and battery and includes a dial indicative of a circuit selection coupled to an electrical switch for directing current from the battery to a respective current lead line associated with the circuit selection. The dial of the rotary selection device extends away from the circuit board and through the dial opening for accessibility to a user.

A system and method for both in person and/or remote science education, with a focus on systems and devices that enable hands-on experiments performance/measurement with remote student/teacher interaction exercises within a science educational environment. The system allows the real time streaming of educational material, data and the acquisition of the analytical data of the experiments in person and/or remote class sessions.